131st MAINE LEGISLATURE
		LD 1787		LR 2075(02)
	Resolve, Directing the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry to Convene a Stakeholder Group Tasked with a Comprehensive Overhaul and Modernization of the State Subdivision Statutes
	Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment " "
	Committee: Housing
	Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
Legislative Cost/Study
			FY 2023-24	FY 2024-25	Projections  FY 2025-26	Projections  FY 2026-27
Net Cost (Savings)
	General Fund		$0	$36,000	$0	$0
Appropriations/Allocations
	General Fund		$0	$36,000	$0	$0
Legislative Cost/Study
	The general operating expenses of this study are projected to be $1,400 in fiscal year 2024-25 and $1,400 in fiscal year 2025-26. The Legislature’s budget for the 2024-2025 biennium includes $14,500 in each of fiscal years 2023-24 and 2024-25 for the costs of legislative studies, as well as $38,909 of balances carried over from prior years for this purpose. Whether these amounts are sufficient to fund all studies will depend on the number of studies authorized by the Legislative Council and the Legislature. The additional costs of providing staffing assistance to the study during the interim can be absorbed utilizing existing budgeted staff resources.
Fiscal Detail and Notes
	The Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry has indicated that its current staff capacity in the Land Use Planning Commission program is insufficient to complete this bill's requirements.  The bill includes a one-time General Fund appropriation of $36,000 to ACF in fiscal year 2024-25 for contracted legal and facilitation services.
	Any additional costs to the Department of Environmental Protection or the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife to participate in the stakeholder group are anticipated to be minor and can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources.