125th MAINE LEGISLATURE
LD 1383 LR 1897(02)
An Act To Improve the Process by Which Logging Contractors Hire Legal Foreign Workers
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment "   "
Committee: Labor, Commerce, Research and Economic Development
Fiscal Note Required: Yes
             
Fiscal Note
Minor cost increase - General Fund
Correctional and Judicial Impact Statements
General Fund revenue from the Judicial Department will be reduced as fines currently collected by the Judicial Department will be collected by the Department of Labor under this bill.
Fiscal Detail and Notes
This legislation will increase General Fund revenue from fines collected by the Department of Labor.  The amount will depend on the number of fines assessed but is not anticipated to be significant different.
Additional costs to the Bureau of Labor Standards and the Bureau of Employment Services within the Department of Labor to implement the provisions of this legislation can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources.
Additional costs to the Department of Conservation, the Department of Education, the Maine Community College System and the University of Maine System associated with serving on the Logging Industry Advisory Group can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources.