123rd MAINE LEGISLATURE
LD 30 LR 196(01)
Resolve, To Decrease Landfill Costs and Protect the Environment through a Beverage Container Reuse Program
Fiscal Note for Original Bill
Sponsor: Rep. Faircloth of Bangor
Committee: Business, Research and Economic Development
Fiscal Note Required: Yes
             
Fiscal Note
2007-08 2008-09 Projections 2009-10 Projections 2010-11
Net Cost (Savings)
General Fund $20,000 $0 $0 $0
Appropriations/Allocations
General Fund $20,000 $0 $0 $0
Fiscal Detail and Notes
This bill will require a one-time General Fund appropriation to the State Planning Office of $20,000 in fiscal year 2007-08.  This appropriation will provide funds for contractual services to assist with the study and meet the January 5, 2008 report requirement.  The additional costs to the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Environmental Protection and the Department of Health and Human Services to assist in the review can be absorbed utilizing existing budgeted resources.