121st Maine Legislature
		Office of Fiscal and Program Review
		LD 684
		An Act To Provide Health Coverage for Smokers Who Suffer from Smoking-related Illnesses
		LR 1094(01)
		Fiscal Note for Original Bill
		Sponsor: Rep. Joy of Crystal
		Committee: Health and Human Services
		Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
					Projections	Projections
			2003-04	2004-05	2005-06	2006-07
Net Cost (Savings)
	General Fund		$27,392,564	$41,655,619	$41,292,096	$40,933,535
Appropriations/Allocations
	General Fund
	Federal Expenditures Fund
	Other Special Revenue Funds		$27,392,564	$41,655,619	$41,292,096	$40,933,535
Revenue
	General Fund		($27,392,564)	($41,655,619)	($41,292,096)	($40,933,535)
	Federal Expenditures Fund
	Other Special Revenue Funds		$27,392,564	$41,655,619	$41,292,096	$40,933,535
Fiscal Detail and Notes
	This bill dedicates 40% of the cigarette and tobacco tax revenue to the Smoker Illness Fund.  This will reduce General Fund revenue by an estimated $27,392,564 in fiscal year 2003-04 and $41,655,619 in fiscal year 2004-05 and increase Other Special Revenue to the Smoker Illness Fund by the same amounts, based on an October 1, 2003 effective date.  The Department of Human Services will incur additional administrative and program costs to establish and administer programs under the smoker illness fund.  State costs are assumed to be limited to funds available in the fund but may also generate federal matching funds.