124th MAINE LEGISLATURE
		LD 1016		LR 1885(01)
	An Act To Amend the Laws Governing Campaign Finance Reports and the Maine Clean Election Act
	Preliminary Fiscal Impact Statement for Original Bill
	Sponsor: Sen. Sullivan of York
	Committee: Legal and Veterans Affairs
	Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Preliminary Fiscal Impact Statement
State Mandate - Unfunded
State Mandates
	Required Activity				Unit Affected	Local Cost
	For municiaplities with a population of 15,00 or more, receive filing reports from political action committees				Municipality Other	Insignificant limited scope
	The required local activities in this bill may represent a State mandate pursuant to the Constitution of Maine.  Unless General Fund appropriations are provided to fund at least 90% of the additional costs or a Mandate Preamble is amended to the bill and two-thirds of the members of each House vote to exempt this mandate from the funding requirement, municipalities may not be required to implement these changes.
Fiscal Detail and Notes
	Additional costs to the Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election Practices can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources.