121st Maine Legislature
		Office of Fiscal and Program Review
		LD 322
		An Act To Set Limits on Fines That May Be Assessed for Nonhabitual Offenders under Maine's Truck Weight Laws
		LR 0847(01)
		Fiscal Note for Original Bill
		Sponsor: Rep. Mills
		Committee: Transportation
		Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
	Minor revenue decrease - General Fund
Current biennium revenue decrease - Highway Fund
Undetermined current biennium cost increase - Highway Fund
Correctional and Judicial Impact Statements
	Sets limits for overweight violations
					Projections	Projections
			2003-04	2004-05	2005-06	2006-07
Net Cost (Savings):
	Highway Fund		$5,045	$6,727	$6,727	$6,727
Revenue
	Highway Fund		($5,045)	($6,727)	($6,727)	($6,727)
Fiscal Detail and Notes
	Setting a limit on certain overweight truck fines will decrease Highway Fund revenue by $5,045 and by $6,727 in fiscal years 2003-04 and 2004-05, respectively.  In addition, the Department of Transportation estimates that accelerated pavement damage will occur from more overweight trucks and that the cost of repairing this damage could be as much as $8,400,000 to the Highway Fund each year; the exact cost can not be determined at this time.