126th MAINE LEGISLATURE
LD 1772 LR 2797(03)
Resolve, Regarding Legislative Review of Chapter 200: Metallic Mineral Exploration, Advanced Exploration and Mining, a Late-filed Major Substantive Rule of the Department of Environmental Protection
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment " "
Committee: Environment and Natural Resources
Fiscal Note Required: Yes
             
Fiscal Note
Potential current biennium revenue increase - Other Special Revenue Funds
Potential current biennium cost increase - Other Special Revenue Funds
Fiscal Detail and Notes
This bill adopts Chapter 200: Metallic Mineral Exploration, Advanced Exploration and Mining, a rule relating to metallic mineral mining, only if certain grammatical and other edits are made to the rule. This bill will result in potential revenue to the Metallic Mining Fund within the DEP from a processing fee of $500,000 and an annual license fee of between $20,000 and $50,000. All costs to the DEP to administer these rules will be funded by the Metallic Mining Fund within the DEP. The fund has sufficient resources to cover these costs from transfers made to it from Public Law 2011, Chapter 653.