122nd MAINE LEGISLATURE
LD 2107 LR 3147(01)
An Act to Establish a Food Policy for Maine
Fiscal Note for Committee Bill
Committee: Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry
Fiscal Note Required: Yes
   
             
Fiscal Note
Current Costs - Legislative Study
Current biennium revenue increase - Other Special Revenue Funds
Current biennium cost increase - Other Special Revenue Funds
Minor cost increase - General Fund
Legislative Study
The projected cost for four legislators to serve as members of the ongoing Maine Food Policy Council is $1,680 annually beginning in fiscal year 2006-07.  The Legislature's budget includes $20,000 in fiscal year 2006-07 for legislative studies.  Whether that amount is sufficient to fund all studies will depend on the number of studies authorized by the Legislative Council and the Legislature.
Fiscal Detail and Notes
The establishment of an Other Special Revenue Funds account within the Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources may result in increased revenue collected by the department as well as increased expenditures; the amounts will depend on any funds collected from public and private sources and can not be determined at this time.