124th MAINE LEGISLATURE
		LD 1793		LR 2575(01)
	An Act To Stabilize Funding for Hazardous Material Emergency Response by the Department of Environmental Protection and Enhance Response Efforts of the Maine Emergency Management Agency
	Preliminary Fiscal Impact Statement for Original Bill
	Sponsor: Rep. Perry of Calais
	Committee: Natural Resources
	Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Preliminary Fiscal Impact Statement
			2009-10	2010-11	Projections 2011-12	Projections 2012-13
Appropriations/Allocations
	Other Special Revenue Funds		$0	$350,000	$700,000	$700,000
Revenue
	Other Special Revenue Funds		$0	$600,000	$1,200,000	$1,200,000
Transfers
	Other Special Revenue Funds		$0	$0	$0	$0
Fiscal Detail and Notes
	This legislation is expected to increase revenue deposited to the Emergency Response Commission Fund in the Maine Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) under the Department of Defense, Veterans and Emergency Management through increased enforcement by the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) of the requirement for facilities with hazardous materials to register and pay a fee and through a new fee assessed on natural gas pipelines not to exceed 2 cents per 5,000 cubic feet of gas transported.  In fiscal year 2010-11 these fees will increase Other Special Revenue Funds revenue by $600,000 and beginning in fiscal year 2011-12 revenues will be increased by $1,200,000.  In fiscal year 2010-11 $350,000 of these fees will be transferred to the DEP and in subsequent years $700,000 will be transferred.
	Authorizing MEMA to transfer funds from the Emergency Response Commission Fund to the DEP will provide 1) $250,000 in fiscal year 2010-11 and $500,000 annually after that to the Maine Hazardous Waste Fund for personnel, equipment and training for reponse to discharge of hazardous material, and; 2) $100,000 in fiscal year 2010-11 and $200,000 annually after that to the Uncontrolled Sites Fund to oversee the cleanup of uncontrolled hazardous substance sites.