125th MAINE LEGISLATURE
		LD 1324		LR 472(02)
	An Act To Create Consistency and Fairness in Maine's Bottle Bill
	Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment "   "
	Committee: Environment and Natural Resources
	Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
			FY 2011-12	FY 2012-13	Projections  FY 2013-14	Projections  FY 2014-15
Net Cost (Savings)
	General Fund		$640,000	$640,000	$640,000	$640,000
Revenue
	General Fund		($640,000)	($640,000)	($640,000)	($640,000)
Correctional and Judicial Impact Statements
	Increases the number of civil suits. The collection of additional fines may also increase General Fund revenue by minor amounts.
Fiscal Detail and Notes
	Removing the requirement that 50% or more of like beverages for which deposits are initiated in the state must be covered in a commingling agreement will result in a General Fund revenue loss of $640,000 per fiscal year starting in fiscal year 2011-12.
	Additional costs to the Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources associated with rulemaking can be absorbed with existing staff and within existing budgeted resources.