121st Maine Legislature
		Office of Fiscal and Program Review
		LD 1435
		An Act to Clarify Immunity and Workers' Compensation for Search and Rescue Volunteers
		LR 1892(04)
	Fiscal Note for Senate Amendment "A" to Committee Amendment "A"
		Sponsor: Sen. Cathcart
		Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
					Projections	Projections
			2003-04	2004-05	2005-06	2006-07
Net Cost (Savings)
	General Fund		($8,000)	($8,000)	($8,000)	($8,000)
Appropriations/Allocations
	General Fund		($8,000)	($8,000)	($8,000)	($8,000)
	Other Special Revenue Funds		$8,000	$8,000	$8,000	$8,000
Revenues
	Other Special Revenue Funds		$8,000	$8,000	$8,000	$8,000
Fiscal Detail and Notes
	As amended, this bill includes Other Special Revenue Funds allocations for the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife for the costs of buying workers compensation coverage for search and rescue workers; the amounts are $8,000 beginning in fiscal year 2003-04. The department will be billing the Maine Emergency Management Agency within the Department of Defense, Veterans and Emergency Management for the costs of the workers compensation coverage.  The Maine Emergency Management Agency will be using the proceeds of certain federal grants to pay this allowable expense.