128th MAINE LEGISLATURE
LD 586 LR 24(02)
An Act To Implement the Recommendations of the Commission To Study the Public Reserved Lands Management Fund
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment " "
Committee: Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry
Fiscal Note Required: Yes
             
Fiscal Note
FY 2017-18 FY 2018-19 Projections  FY 2019-20 Projections  FY 2020-21
Appropriations/Allocations
Other Special Revenue Funds $203,250 $215,000 $0 $0
Fiscal Detail and Notes
The bill requires the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry (ACF) to conduct a detailed forest inventory of the State's public reserved lands and public nonreserved lands by March 15, 2021 and every 5 years thereafter, to provide educational grants to certain educational programs related to logging and to develop a statewide priority list of projects under the federal Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 for the State's public reserved lands. In fiscal year 2017-18 the bill allocates Other Special Revenue Funds to the Public Reserved Lands Management Fund within ACF of $150,000 for educational grants, $50,000 for conducting recreational infrastructure projects related to the federal Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and $3,250 for other related costs. In fiscal year 2018-19 the bill allocates Other Special Revenue Funds to the Public Reserved Lands Management Fund within ACF of $65,000 for the forest inventory and $150,000 for educational grants. The Public Reserved Lands Management Fund has sufficient resources to cover these expenditures.