121st Maine Legislature
		Office of Fiscal and Program Review
		LD 154
		An Act to Provide a Sales Tax Exemption for Nonprofit Organizations That Provide Food and Lodging for Family Members of Patients in Hospitals
		LR 0043(01)
		Fiscal Note for Original Bill
		Sponsor: Sen. Davis
		Committee: Taxation
		Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
					Projections	Projections
			2003-04	2004-05	2005-06	2006-07
Net Cost (Savings)
	General Fund		$338	$493	$513	$533
Revenue
	General Fund		($338)	($493)	($513)	($533)
	Other Special Revenue Funds		($19)	($27)	($28)	($29)
Fiscal Detail and Notes
	Expanding a sales and use tax exemption to certain nonprofit organizations will decrease sales and use tax collections by an estimated $357 in fiscal year 2003-04 and $520 in fiscal year 2004-05.  The decrease in these tax collections will decrease the amounts transferred to the Local Government Fund for state-municipal revenue sharing by $19 in fiscal year 2003-04 and $27 in fiscal year 2004-05.  The resulting net decrease in General Fund revenue is estimated to be $338 and $493.