122nd MAINE LEGISLATURE
		LD 842		LR 1171(01)
	An Act To Prevent Price Gouging and To Stabilize Prices in the Sale of Milk
	Fiscal Note for Original Bill
	Sponsor: Sen. Mills of Somerset
	Committee: Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry
	Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
					Projections	Projections
			2005-06	2006-07	2007-08	2008-09
Net Cost (Savings)
	General Fund		$9,000,000	$12,000,000	$12,000,000	$12,000,000
Appropriations/Allocations
	General Fund		$9,000,000	$12,000,000	$12,000,000	$12,000,000
	Highway Fund
	Federal Expenditures Fund
	Fund for a Healthy Maine
	Other Special Revenue Funds
	Federal Block Grant Funds
	Other Funds
Revenue
	General Fund
	Highway Fund
	Federal Expenditures Fund
	Fund for a Healthy Maine
	Other Special Revenue Funds
	Federal Block Grant Funds
	Other Funds
Transfers
	General Fund
	Highway Fund
	Federal Expenditures Fund
	Fund for a Healthy Maine
	Other Special Revenue Funds
	Federal Block Grant Funds
	Other Funds
Correctional and Judicial Impact Statements
Bond Issues		Term(years)	Principal	Rate (%)	Interest	Total Cost
	General Fund - Non-taxable	10		3.7%	$0	$0
Referendum Costs		Month/Year	Election Type	Question	Length
		Nov-05	General	Referendum	Standard
		Jun-05	Special	Initiated Bill	Lengthy
	The Secretary of State's budget includes sufficient funds to accommodate one ballot of average length for the general election in November. If the number or size of the referendum questions increases the ballot length, an additional appropriation of $8,000 or more may be required.  A special election would require an additional appropriation of $121,392.
Fiscal Detail and Notes
	The Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources will require additional General Fund appropriations of $9,000,000 and $12,000,000 in fiscal years 2005-06 and 2006-07, respectively, for the cost of a monthly dairy stabilization subsidy which will be paid to dairy farmers.