123rd MAINE LEGISLATURE
LD 2038 LR 3030(02)
An Act To Facilitate the Timely Reopening of Closed Clam Flats
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment "     "
Committee: Marine Resources
Fiscal Note Required: Yes
             
Fiscal Note
2007-08 2008-09 Projections 2009-10 Projections 2010-11
Net Cost (Savings)
General Fund $0 $80,671 $206,619 $210,831
Appropriations/Allocations
General Fund $0 $80,671 $206,619 $210,831
Fiscal Detail and Notes
The bill includes a General Fund appropriation of $80,671 to the Department of Marine Resources in fiscal year 2008-09 to implement the recommendations from the November 28, 2007 review of  the Department's Shellfish Sanitation Program conducted pursuant to Resolve 2007, chapter 82, and to undertake two or more projects where a municipality contracts with a private lab, certified by the Department, to conduct water quality testing.  Costs and expenses associated with the Shellfish Advisory Council are minor and can be absorbed within existing resources.