| 122nd MAINE LEGISLATURE | |||||||||
| LD 870 | LR 0774(01) | ||||||||
| An Act to Increase Access to Information Regarding Referendum Questions | |||||||||
| Fiscal Note for Original Bill | |||||||||
| Sponsor: Rep. Makas of Lewiston | |||||||||
| Committee: Legal and Veterans Affairs | |||||||||
| Fiscal Note Required: Yes | |||||||||
| Fiscal Note | |||||||||
| Potential current biennium revenue increase - General Fund | |||||||||
| Current biennium revenue increase - Other Special Revenue Funds | |||||||||
| Minor cost increase - General Fund | |||||||||
| Projections | Projections | ||||||||
| 2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-08 | 2008-09 | ||||||
| Appropriations/Allocations | |||||||||
| Other Special Revenue Funds | $500 | $500 | $500 | $500 | |||||
| Fiscal Detail and Notes | |||||||||
| Beginning in fiscal year 2005-06, the bill includes annual Other Special Revenue Funds allocations of $500 for the newly established Public Comment Publication Fund within the Department of the Secretary of State. The amounts of revenue that will be collected for the fund will be determined by the number of individuals registering to file certain public comments for publication and can not be determined at this time. Also, if annual revenues for the fund exceed $5,000, anything over that amount must be transferred to the General Fund; the amounts of any such transfers can not be determined at this time. | |||||||||