127th MAINE LEGISLATURE
		LD 1291		LR 1769(02)
	An Act To Promote Food Self-sufficiency for the People of the State
	Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment " "
	Committee: Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry
	Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
			FY 2015-16	FY 2016-17	Projections  FY 2017-18	Projections  FY 2018-19
Net Cost (Savings)
	General Fund		$42,140	$22,960	$23,806	$24,686
Appropriations/Allocations
	General Fund		$42,140	$22,960	$23,806	$24,686
	Other Special Revenue Funds		$251	$335	$335	$335
Fiscal Detail and Notes
	The bill requires the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry (ACF) to maintain an agricultural jobs network linking farms and facilities processing agricultural products grown in the State with available workers. This bill requires ACF to conduct an educational marketing campaign to promote food self-sufficiency and engage in the use of social media, radio advertising, posters, brochures and publicly accessible department websites. The bill includes a one-time General Fund appropriation of $25,000 in fiscal year 2015-16 to conduct a statewide radio campaign, create posters and brochures and provide funds for website costs and General Fund appropriations of $17,140 in fiscal year 2015-16 and $22,960 in fiscal year 2016-17 for one part-time Planning and Research Assistant position to assist the project, as well as communicate and educate constituents.
	Any additional costs to the Department of Health and Human Services, the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, the Maine Community College System, the Department of Labor, the Department of Education and the Department of Economic and Community Development to implement the requirements of this bill are expected to be minor and can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources.