129th MAINE LEGISLATURE
		LD 855		LR 537(02)
	An Act To Strengthen the Maine Uniform Building and Energy Code
	Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment " "
	Committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety
	Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
State Mandate - Exempted
			FY 2019-20	FY 2020-21	Projections  FY 2021-22	Projections  FY 2022-23
Appropriations/Allocations
	Other Special Revenue Funds		$204,649	$178,036	$183,220	$188,560
Revenue
	Other Special Revenue Funds		$203,280	$203,280	$203,280	$203,280
State Mandates
	Required Activity				Unit Affected	Local Cost
	Requires municipalities to assess, collect and remit fees associated with new construction and renovation projects subject to the Maine Uniform Building and Energy Code.				Municipality	Moderate limited scope
	Pursuant to the Mandate Preamble, the two-thirds vote of all members elected to each House exempts the State from the constitutional requirement to fund 90% of the additional costs.
Fiscal Detail and Notes
	The bill transfers administration of code enforcement officer training from the Department of Economic and Community Development to the Department of Public Safety and establishes a surcharge on building permits.  The bill includes Other Special Revenue Funds allocations of $234,649 in fiscal year 2019-20 and $208,036 in fiscal year 2020-21 to the Department of Public Safety for one Public Safety Inspector III, one Public Safety Inspector II and related costs to coordinate and administer code enforcement training.  Other Special Revenue Funds revenue to the Department of Public Safety will increase by $203,280 beginning in fiscal year 2019-20 from the surcharge on new construction and renovation.
	This bill also includes Other Special Revenue Funds deallocations of $30,000 per year beginning in fiscal year 2019-20 to the Community Development Block Grant Program within the Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD) due to the responsibility of adminstering the Maine Code Enforcement Training and Certification Fund being transferred from DECD to the Department of Public Safety.