| 122nd MAINE LEGISLATURE | |||||||||
| LD 936 | LR 1879(02) | ||||||||
| An Act to Amend the Maine Tort Claims Act | |||||||||
| Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment " " | |||||||||
| Committee: Judiciary | |||||||||
| Fiscal Note Required: Yes | |||||||||
| Fiscal Note | |||||||||
| Potential future biennium cost increase - All Funds | |||||||||
| Potential current biennium cost increase - Other Special Revenue Funds | |||||||||
| Minor cost increase - General Fund | |||||||||
| Correctional and Judicial Impact Statements: | |||||||||
| The additional workload and administrative costs associated with the minimal number of new cases filed in the court system can be absorbed within the budgeted resources of the Judicial Department. | |||||||||
| Fiscal Detail and Notes | |||||||||
| Eliminating discretionary function immunity for vehicle accidents could result in additional costs estimated to be as high as $200,000 annually to the Risk Management Division of the Department of Administrative and Financial Services. As claims occur, the Risk Management Division will review rates charged to state agencies to determine if they need to be adjusted for the effects of this bill. Should future rate increases be needed, state agencies will require additional General Fund, Highway Fund and Other Special Revenue Funds resources to pay the premiums. | |||||||||