125th MAINE LEGISLATURE
		LD 879		LR 1486(03)
	An Act To Ensure Adequate Landfill Capacity in the State for Solid Waste
	Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment "   "
	Committee: Environment and Natural Resources
	Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
Minor cost increase - Other Special Revenue Funds
Fiscal Detail and Notes
	The bill prohibits the Department of Environmental Protection from acting on an application for a new or expanded solid waste disposal facility unless a substantial public interest determination has been made.  The Department of Environmental Protection may incur a minor increase in costs due to an increase in required public meetings; these costs can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources.