| 124th MAINE LEGISLATURE | ||||||
| LD 1151 | LR 1253(01) | |||||
| An Act To Prohibit the Use of Engine Brakes on All State Roads under Certain Circumstances | ||||||
| Preliminary Fiscal Impact Statement for Original Bill | ||||||
| Sponsor: Rep. Strang Burgess of Cumberland | ||||||
| Committee: Transportation | ||||||
| Fiscal Note Required: Yes | ||||||
| Preliminary Fiscal Impact Statement | ||||||
| Current biennium cost increase - General Fund Current biennium cost increase - Highway Fund Minor revenue increase - General Fund |
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| Correctional and Judicial Impact Statements | ||||||
| Increases the
number of traffic infractions. The collection of additional fines may also increase General Fund revenue by minor amounts. |
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| Fiscal Detail and Notes | ||||||
| The State Police within the Department of Public Safety will see increases in violations due to this legislation, potentially resulting in additional court time for State Police troopers. If the court time falls on a scheduled day off, the trooper would be paid overtime for at least four hours. No estimate is made at this time of the number of new violations or of how much additional overtime may be incurred. | ||||||