122nd MAINE LEGISLATURE
LD 1220 LR 0752(01)
An Act To Improve the Process for Reporting Accidents Involving Off-road Vehicles
Fiscal Note for Original Bill
Sponsor: Rep. Smith of Monmouth
Committee: Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
Fiscal Note Required: Yes
   
             
Fiscal Note
Undetermined current biennium cost increase - Highway Fund
Minor cost increase - General Fund
Minor revenue increase - General Fund
Correctional and Judicial Impact Statements
Establishes a new Class E crime.
The collection of additional fines may increase General Fund revenue by minor amounts.
Fiscal Detail and Notes
As presently drafted, this bill appears to require that the Department of the Secretary of State will have the same set of responsibilities for accidents involving operators of snowmobiles and ATVs as it currently does for accidents involving motorists.  If the department is made responsible for this new category of accidents, the department will incur significant additional Highway Fund costs to administer this new responsibility; the amounts can not be determined at this time.