123rd MAINE LEGISLATURE
LD 2157 LR 3444(01)
An Act To Implement the Recommendations of the Joint Standing Committee on Insurance and Financial Services Regarding Reporting on Lyme Disease and Other Tick-borne Illnesses
Fiscal Note for Original Bill
Sponsor: Sen. Sullivan of York
Committee: Insurance and Financial Services
Fiscal Note Required: Yes
             
Fiscal Note
2007-08 2008-09 Projections 2009-10 Projections 2010-11
Net Cost (Savings)
General Fund $0 $23,497 $24,114 $24,750
Appropriations/Allocations
General Fund $0 $23,497 $24,114 $24,750
Fiscal Detail and Notes
The Bureau of Health in the Department of Health and Human Services will require an appropriation of $23,497 in 2008-09 for the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention costs of researching and compiling the required annual Lyme disease and other tick-borne illnesses report to the Legislature, including the costs of a 0.25 FTE Planning and Research Associate I position and a 0.10 FTE Research Assistant position.  
Any additional costs to the Bureau of Insurance in the Department of Professional and Financial Services can be absorbed by the bureau utilizing existing budgeted resources.