125th MAINE LEGISLATURE
LD 1869 LR 2762(02)
An Act To Establish the Dairy Improvement Fund
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment "   "
Committee: Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry
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 $0 ($402,413) ($205,231) ($209,335)
Appropriations/Allocations
Other Special Revenue Funds $0 $0 $205,231 $209,335
Revenue
General Fund $0 $402,413 $205,231 $209,335
Other Special Revenue Funds $0 $402,413 $410,462 $418,670
Fiscal Detail and Notes
This legislation dedicates until July 1, 2013, 1% of the Oxford Casino net slot income to the dairy farm stabilization program and starting July 1, 2013, .5% to both the dairy farm stabilization program and the Dairy Improvement Fund, a new fund created within the Finance Authority of Maine to provide loans to assist dairy farmers in making capital improvements.  These provisions will increase General Fund revenue and Other Special Revenue Funds revenue to the Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources by $402,413 in fiscal year 2012-13.  This amount is based upon the March 2012 revenue forecast.
Since the provisions in this legislation allow for the Fund to cover the costs associated with administering the Dairy Improvement Fund, the Finance Authority of Maine will require no additional General Fund appropriations.