124th MAINE LEGISLATURE
		LD 229		LR 250(02)
	An Act To Promote Clean Waters in the State
	Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment "   "
	Committee: Natural Resources
	Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
State Mandate - Exempted
			2009-10	2010-11	Projections 2011-12	Projections 2012-13
Appropriations/Allocations
	Other Special Revenue Funds		$0	$98,684	$100,563	$51,241
Revenue
	Other Special Revenue Funds		$0	$99,267	$196,524	$196,524
Transfers
	Other Special Revenue Funds		$0	$0	$0	$0
State Mandates
	Required Activity				Unit Affected	Local Cost
	Requiring a municipality or public utility to implement a procedure, which may include creating a master plan and associated engineering designs, to cease discharge of untreated sewage, may be a mandate under the Consitituion of Maine.				Public Utility Municipality	Significant statewide
	Pursuant to inclusion of the mandate preamble, a 2/3 vote of each House exempts the State from the requirement that it fund 90% of the cost of the mandated activities.
Fiscal Detail and Notes
	This bill prohibits the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) from issuing a license to discharge untreated sewage to any water of the State beginning January 1, 2013. Any Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) municipality must meet the new deadline or lose state-municipal revenue sharing funds. In order for the DEP to provide the anticipated intensive assistance needed by the local units of government to comply with the deadline a limited period full time position and associated costs will be required. It is anticipated that municpalities or public utilities will borrow funds to finance the sewage treatment upgrades from the State Revolving Fund.  The DEP receives a fee of 3.5% of the annual debt service related to those loans. The DEP will transfer funds for certain indirect costs from the program to DEP's administrative account.  Any additional costs to the Office of the State Treasurer associated with the Clean Water Act can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources.