124th MAINE LEGISLATURE
		LD 1133		LR 1894(01)
	An Act To Implement the Recommendations of the Commission To Study the Protection of Farms and Farmland
	Preliminary Fiscal Impact Statement for Original Bill
	Sponsor: Sen. Nutting of Androscoggin
	Committee: Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry
	Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Preliminary Fiscal Impact Statement
			2009-10	2010-11	Projections 2011-12	Projections 2012-13
Net Cost (Savings)
	General Fund		$32,772	$25,694	$25,694	$25,694
Appropriations/Allocations
	General Fund		$32,772	$25,694	$25,694	$25,694
	Other Special Revenue Funds		$500	$500	$500	$500
Fiscal Detail and Notes
	The Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources will require a General Fund appropriation of $29,772 in fiscal year 2009-10 and $25,694 in fiscal year 2010-11 for a Planning and Research Associate I position (520 hours annually) and related administrative costs to administer the pilot program and review the applications received for potential impact on farmland.  The Farmland Preservation Fund within the department is established with base allocations of $500 to receive funds from any source to acquire farmland or interest in farmland.  The Department of Environmental Protection will require a one-time General Fund appropriation of $3,000 in FY 2009-10 for rulemaking costs associated with the bill.
	The additional costs to Maine Revenue Services associated with monitoring federal estate tax changes can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources.
	The additional costs to the State Planning Office associated with assisting municipalies and other duties can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources.
	Additional costs to the State Board of Education associated with rulemaking can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources.