123rd MAINE LEGISLATURE
		LD 1737		LR 2051(02)
	An Act To Amend the Conservation Easement Laws
	Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment "     "
	Committee: Judiciary
	Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
			2007-08	2008-09	Projections 2009-10	Projections 2010-11
Appropriations/Allocations
	Other Special Revenue Funds		$3,060	$3,060	$3,060	$3,060
Revenue
	Other Special Revenue Funds		$3,060	$3,060	$3,060	$3,060
Fiscal Detail and Notes
	This bill proposes to require a holder of a conservation easement that is doing business in the State to annually report to the State Planning Office for each conservation easement that it holds.  Each annual filing must be accompanied by a $30 fee in addition to any other fees prescribed by law.   The fees established in the bill must be held by the State Planning Office in a nonlapsing , Other Special Revenue Funds account to be used to defray the costs of maintaining the registry.  The projected increase in Other Special Revenue Funds is $3,060 annually and an allocation of $3,060 to the State Planning Office is included in the bill.