122nd MAINE LEGISLATURE
		LD 2044		LR 3140(02)
	An Act To Enhance the Protection of Maine Families from Terrorism and Natural Disasters
	Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment "   "
	Committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety
	Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
Current Costs - Legislative Study
Potential Transfers to Budget Stabilization Fund
					Projections	Projections
			2005-06	2006-07	2007-08	2008-09
Net Cost (Savings)
	General Fund		$0	$0	$0	$0
	Highway Fund		$0	$0	$0	$0
	Fund for a Healthy Maine		$0	$0	$0	$0
Appropriations/Allocations
	General Fund
	Highway Fund
	Federal Expenditures Fund
	Fund for a Healthy Maine
	Other Special Revenue Funds		$0	$3,860	$0	$0
	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		$0	$0	$0	$0
	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		4.1%	$0	$0
Referendum Costs		Month/Year	Election Type	Question	Length
		Nov-06	General	Referendum	Standard
		Jun-06	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.
Legislative Study
	This legislation includes an Other Special Revenue Funds allocation to the Legislature of $3,860 in fiscal year 2006-07 for two additional meetings of the Task Force to Study Maine's Homeland Security Needs. Also included is authorization for a one-time Other Special Revenue Funds transfer of $3,860 in fiscal year 2006-07 from the Maine Emergency Management Agency within the Department of Defense, Veterans and Emergency Management to the Legislature to cover the costs of this study.
Fiscal Detail and Notes
	This legislation transfers 45% of the rental income collected by the Department of Administrative and Financial Services , Bureau of General Services to an Other Special Revenue Funds account within the Department of Defense, Veterans and Emergency Management for disaster assistance.  Beginning in fiscal year 2007-08, this authorization will result in an annual transfer of $1,086,525 from the Bureau of General Services to the Disaster Assistance program within the Department of Defense, Veterans and Emergency Management.
	This bill requires that the balance of the Disaster Relief Fund may not exceed $3,000,000 and that any amount in excess of that threshold must be transferred to the Budget Stabilization Fund within the Department of Administrative and Financial Services.  The extent to which this transfer is triggered will depend on the level of expenditures from the Disaster Relief Fund for emergencies of a significant magnitude which can not be predicted at this time.
	The Maine Emergency Management Agency within the Department of Defense, Veterans and Emergency Management will be able to absorb the tasks of staffing the Homeland Security Advisory Council and other minor tasks described in the bill within existing budgeted resources.
	Any additional costs to the Department of Education and the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention in the Department of Health and Human Services in implementing this bill is expected to be minor and can be absorbed utilizing existing budgetary resources.