130th MAINE LEGISLATURE
		LD 991		LR 1628(02)
	Resolve, Directing the Department of Transportation To Complete a Feasibility Analysis To Initiate a Commuter and Passenger Train Service between Portland and the Lewiston and Auburn Area
	Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment " "
	Committee: Transportation
	Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
			FY 2021-22	FY 2022-23	Projections  FY 2023-24	Projections  FY 2024-25
Appropriations/Allocations
	Other Special Revenue Funds		$180,000	$0	$0	$0
Fiscal Detail and Notes
	This bill  includes a one-time allocation to the Multimodal - Passenger Rail (MPR) account in the Department of Transportation in fiscal year 2021-22 for an economic evaluation study for commuter and passenger train service between Portland and the Lewiston and Auburn area.  Ten percent of the cost of the study must be provided by municipalities that would be directly impacted by the train service with the remaining cost provided by the MPR account.
	The bill specifies that 10% of the cost of the study must be provided by municipalities that would be impacted by the expansion of passenger rail.