123rd MAINE LEGISLATURE
		LD 1918		LR 2692(03)
	An Act To Ensure Adequate Funding for the Oversight of Spent Nuclear Fuel Storage in Maine
	Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment "     "
	Committee: Utilities and Energy
	Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
			2007-08	2008-09	Projections 2009-10	Projections 2010-11
Appropriations/Allocations
	Other Special Revenue Funds		$0	$15,000	$10,000	$10,000
Revenue
	Other Special Revenue Funds		$0	$15,000	$10,000	$10,000
Fiscal Detail and Notes
	The Office of the Public Advocate within the Executive Department will receive an additional assessment of $15,000 in fiscal year 2008-09 and $10,000 annually thereafter to pay for expenses associated with coordinating oversight review activities and report requirements. The bill includes an Other Special Revenue Funds allocation to the Office of the Public Advocate of $15,000 in fiscal year 2008-09 and will require additional allocations of $10,000 in subsequent years for the above mentioned expenses.
	The additional costs to the Department of Public Safety, the Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Environmental Protection related to attending meetings and preparing reports can be absorbed within existing resources.