121st Maine Legislature
		Office of Fiscal and Program Review
		LD 1939
		An Act To Decrease Insurance Fraud in This State
		LR 2673(01)
		Fiscal Note for Original Bill
		Sponsor: Rep. Bunker of Kossuth Township
		Committee: Insurance and Financial Services
		Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
					Projections	Projections
			2003-04	2004-05	2005-06	2006-07
Appropriations/Allocations
	Other Special Revenue Funds		$0	$370,947	$357,747	$357,747
Revenue
	Other Special Revenue Funds		$0	$370,947	$357,747	$357,747
Fiscal Detail and Notes
	The fiscal note assumes the new Insurance Fraud Investigative Unit in the Bureau of Insurance will require the creation and funding of two Fraud Investigator positions and one Attorney position in the Bureau, and assumes funding to cover the expenses of one Assistant Attorney General.  Assessment revenue authorized in the bill will generate sufficient revenue to fund the new Unit.