123rd MAINE LEGISLATURE
		LD 2038		LR 3030(09)
	An Act To Facilitate the Timely Reopening of Closed Clam Flats
	Fiscal Note for House Amendment "     " to Committee Amendment "A"
	Sponsor: Rep. Gerzofsky of Brunswick
	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
	This amendment removes the appropriation of funds to the Department of Marine Resources and results in a General Fund savings in fiscal year 2008-09 of $80,671.  Additional costs to the Department of Marine Resources associated with developing a plan for implementing the recommendation requiring additional staffing for compliance with model ordinance requirements can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources.
	This amendment also increases by six months the time the Department of Marine Resources has to undertake 2 or more projects in which a municipality contracts with a private laboratory, certified by the Department, to conduct water quality tests.  The Department feels that the additional six months will allow these projects to be conducted within existing staffing levels.  However, since these projects have not been performed previously, it is possible that once they are undertaken, it could be determined that they require more resources than anticipated, thus requiring resources to be shifted from existing programs and services.