| 122nd MAINE LEGISLATURE | |||||||||
| LD 2089 | LR 3230(01) | ||||||||
| An Act To Require Registration by Residential Construction Contractors | |||||||||
| Fiscal Note for Original Bill | |||||||||
| Sponsor: Rep. Smith of Monmouth | |||||||||
| Committee: Business, Research and Economic Development | |||||||||
| Fiscal Note Required: Yes | |||||||||
| Fiscal Note | |||||||||
| Potential current biennium cost increase - General Fund | |||||||||
| Projections | Projections | ||||||||
| 2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-08 | 2008-09 | ||||||
| Appropriations/Allocations | |||||||||
| Other Special Revenue Funds | $0 | $198,238 | $182,876 | $174,599 | |||||
| Revenue | |||||||||
| Other Special Revenue Funds | $0 | $0 | $230,000 | $207,500 | |||||
| Transfers | |||||||||
| Other Special Revenue Funds | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |||||
| Correctional and Judicial Impact Statements | |||||||||
| Establishes a new civil violation and Class D crimes. | |||||||||
| The collection of additional fines may also increase General Fund revenue by minor amounts. | |||||||||
| Fiscal Detail and Notes | |||||||||
| The Office of Licensing and Registration within the Department of Professional and Financial Regulation will require additional Other Special Revenue Funds allocations of $198,238 in fiscal year 2006-07 for one Clerk IV position and one Staff Attorney position and related all other costs associated with the required registration of residential construction contractors. This estimate assumes an April 1, 2007 start date for the two positions. | |||||||||
| This bill establishes an annual registration fee of $100 as well as a complaint or other filing fee of $10. Although the number of potential residential construction contractors is unknown, this fiscal note assumes the registration of 2000 persons in fiscal year 2006-07 which will result in $200,000 in dedicated revenues. Actual dedicated revenues from registration fees will be higher or lower depending on the actual number of registrants. A General Fund appropriation may be required if sufficient dedicated revenues are not received to support the on-going operation of the registration program. | |||||||||
| Because sufficient dedicated funds will not be available to support the costs of the initial programming and set-up work that must be done in order for the registration process to be conducted electronically, the Office of Licensing and Registration may require a one-time General Fund appropriation of $200,000 in fiscal year 2006-07. An alternative to a General Fund appropriation may be to amend the bill to direct the Office of Licensing and Registration to assess its Other Special Revenue Funds licensing programs $200,000 and to use those funds for the initial support of the program. This language should also specify that these funds are to be paid back to the existing boards by January 1, 2008. | |||||||||