124th MAINE LEGISLATURE
		LD 220		LR 112(02)
	An Act To Increase the Availability of Solar and Wind Power
	Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment "   "
	Committee: Utilities and Energy
	Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
			2009-10	2010-11	Projections 2011-12	Projections 2012-13
Appropriations/Allocations
	Other Special Revenue Funds		$0	$250,000	$500,000	$500,000
	Federal Expenditures Fund ARRA		$500,000	$500,000	$0	$0
Revenue
	Other Special Revenue Funds		$0	$250,000	$500,000	$500,000
	Federal Expenditures Fund ARRA		$500,000	$500,000	$0	$0
Fiscal Detail and Notes
	This bill directs the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) to add $500,000 of federal funds allowable under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to the Solar and Wind Energy Rebate Program in FY 2009-10 and FY 2010-11.  The bill also extends the Solar and Wind Energy Rebate Program from its current sunset date of December 31, 2010 to December 31, 2015 and provides allocations of $250,000 for half of FY 2010-11 and $500,000 annually thereafter to continue the program through December of 2015.  Additional costs to the PUC associated with producing a report, amending rules, modifying the rebate application and processing additional rebate applications can be absorbed within existing resources.