124th MAINE LEGISLATURE
		LD 1725		LR 2540(02)
	Resolve, Regarding Legislative Review of Portions of Section 10: Stream Crossings within Chapter 305 Permit by Rule Standards, a Major Substantive Rule of the Department of Environmental Protection
	Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment "   "
	Committee: Natural Resources
	Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
Current biennium cost increase - Other Special Revenue Funds Minor cost increase - General Fund Minor cost increase - Highway Fund
			2009-10	2010-11	Projections 2011-12	Projections 2012-13
Revenue
	Other Special Revenue Funds		$0	$0	$3,250	$3,250
Fiscal Detail and Notes
	Requiring stream crossing maintenance activities to proceed under a permit-by-rule process will result in 50 estimated applications per year commencing in fiscal year 2011-12, with an anticipated $3,250 in additional annual revenue (50 applications at $65 each).  Additional costs to the Departments of Environmental Protection, Transportation, Inland Fisheries and Wildlife and Marine Resources associated with conducting meetings with municipal public works officials to provide training information and opportunities can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources.