123rd MAINE LEGISLATURE
LD 2218 LR 3102(01)
An Act To Protect Children from Hazardous Lead-based Paint
Fiscal Note for Original Bill
Sponsor: Speaker Cummings of Portland
Committee: Health and Human Services
Fiscal Note Required: Yes
             
Fiscal Note
2007-08 2008-09 Projections 2009-10 Projections 2010-11
Appropriations/Allocations
Other Special Revenue Funds $0 $97,925 $99,532 $104,794
Revenue
Other Special Revenue Funds $0 $97,925 $99,532 $104,794
Fiscal Detail and Notes
This bill will require an Other Special Revenue Funds allocation from the Maine Environmental Protection Fund of the Department of Environmental Protection of $97, 925 in fiscal year 2008-09, $99,532 in fiscal year 2009-10 and $104,794 in fiscal year 2110-11.  This allocation will provide funds for an Environmental Specialist III position to carry out the purposes of this bill..  Per a Memorandum of Understanding with the Maine Department of Environmental Protection , the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention will transfer sufficient funds from the Lead Poisoning Prevention Fund for deposit in the Maine Environmental Protection Fund to cover the costs associated with this position.
Additional costs to the Department of Environmental Protection, the Department of Health and Human Services, the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention and the Maine State Housing Authority associated with conducting the required review and preparing the required report can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources.