121st Maine Legislature
		Office of Fiscal and Program Review
		LD 1831
		Resolve, Regarding Legislative Review of Portions of Chapter 360: Responsibilities of Manufacturers, Distributors, Dealers and Redemption Centers under the Returnable Beverage Container Law, a Major Substantive Rule of the Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources
		LR 2703(02)
		Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment " "
		Committee: Business, Research and Economic Development
		Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
					Projections	Projections
			2003-04	2004-05	2005-06	2006-07
Revenue
	Other Special Revenue Funds		$251,598	$263,813	$277,004	$290,854
Fiscal Detail and Notes
	PL 2001, c.661 authorizes the Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources to establish a fee structure, through the adoption of rules, to provide necessary revenues to the Beverage Container Enforcement Fund to cover its anticipated expenses.  Accordingly, as modified by the amended resolve, portions of Chapter 360, a major substantive rule of the department, establish fees which will generate an estimated $251,598 and $263,813 in Other Special Revenue Funds revenues for fiscal years 2003-04 and 2004-05, respectively.