124th MAINE LEGISLATURE
LD 1134 LR 1930(01)
An Act Regarding the Maximum Fee for Processing an Environmental License Application
Preliminary Fiscal Impact Statement for Original Bill
Sponsor: Rep. Duchesne of Hudson
Committee: Natural Resources
Fiscal Note Required: Yes
             
Preliminary Fiscal Impact Statement
Potential future biennium revenue increase - Other Special Revenue Funds
Fiscal Detail and Notes
The Department of Environmental Protection  (DEP) is required to continue the maximum threshold of $250,000 in Environmental License application fees. The limit on the application fee was scheduled to decrease to $75,000 beginning September 1, 2009.  The $250,000 fee would apply only to one-of-a-kind projects which would cover the extraordinary costs the State would incur in processing the application.  The license application fees are calculated to cover actual department costs with a maximum of $250,000. There have been only two circumstances in the past ten years where the magnitude of the proposed project merited the higher application fee. At this time, it is not possible to predict when another large scale project might occur requiring extensive work in processing the application.