| 124th MAINE LEGISLATURE | ||||||
| LD 328 | LR 73(01) | |||||
| An Act To Require Economic Research Organizations To Report Financial Matters to the Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election Practices | ||||||
| Preliminary Fiscal Impact Statement for Original Bill | ||||||
| Sponsor: Rep. Tuttle, Jr. of Sanford | ||||||
| Committee: Legal and Veterans Affairs | ||||||
| Fiscal Note Required: Yes | ||||||
| Preliminary Fiscal Impact Statement | ||||||
| 2009-10 | 2010-11 | Projections 2011-12 | Projections 2012-13 | |||
| Net Cost (Savings) | ||||||
| General Fund | $20,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | ||
| Appropriations/Allocations | ||||||
| General Fund | $20,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | ||
| Fiscal Detail and Notes | ||||||
| The Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election Practices will require a one-time General Fund appropriation of $20,000 in fiscal year 2009-10 to modify the electronic filing system to accommodate report filing by these entities. $5,000 of this appropriation will be used to modify the public disclosure website. Although the legislation does not specifically include public disclosure of the reports, this public disclosure is consistent with the Commission's purpose. | ||||||