121st Maine Legislature
		Office of Fiscal and Program Review
		LD 1790
		An Act To Reduce Contamination of Breast Milk and the Environment from the Release of Brominated Chemicals in Consumer Products
		LR 2478(01)
		Fiscal Note for Original Bill
		Sponsor: Rep. Pingree of North Haven
		Committee: Natural Resources
		Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
					Projections	Projections
			2003-04	2004-05	2005-06	2006-07
Appropriations/Allocations
	Other Special Revenue Funds		$0	$33,000	$46,500	$21,000
Fiscal Detail and Notes
	Regulating the sale of products containing brominated chemicals will require allocations for the Solid Waste Management Fund in the Department of Environmental Protection in the amounts of $33,000 in fiscal year 2004-05, $46,500 in fiscal year 2005-06, $21,000 in fiscal year 2006-07 and approximately $13,000 annually thereafter.  These allocations will provide funds for consulting services to handle the report required in section 2, rulemaking expenses, fee collection expenses and other personnel-related regulatory expenses.  Funding for these allocations will come from fees that will be established pursuant to rulemaking effective July 1, 2005.  There is adequate funding in the fund to cover the allocation in fiscal year 2004-05 until the fees begin the following year.  The annual collection of fees is expected to be sufficient for the required annual costs thereafter.