121st Maine Legislature
Office of Fiscal and Program Review
LD 1153
An Act To Make Allocations from Maine Turnpike Authority Funds for the Maine Turnpike Authority for the Calendar Year Ending December 31, 2004    
LR 1777(01)
Fiscal Note for Original Bill
Sponsor: Rep. Usher of Westbrook
Committee:  Transportation
Fiscal Note Required: Yes
   
             
Fiscal Note
Current biennium cost increase - Maine Turnpike Authority
Fiscal Detail and Notes
This bill makes allocations from the Maine Turnpike Authority funds of $31,100,531 for the authority's operating expenses for the calendar year ending December 31, 2004. Maine Turnpike Authority revenues of $69,772,324 are budgeted to fund those allocations.  Included in the budgeted revenues but not allocated is $2,466,290 required to pay off bonds authorized by the Legislature for specified Department of Transportation projects.  These bonds were issued by the Maine Turnpike Authority pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 23, section 1968, subsection 2-A.  This bill also includes budgeted revenues of $14,000,000 for the Reserve Maintenance Fund, $19,884,152 for the Debt Service Fund and $2,321,351 for capital improvements at new interchanges.  The funds that are not allocated in the bill are not subject to the transfer limitations in section 2 of the bill.