| 124th MAINE LEGISLATURE | ||||||
| LD 1269 | LR 1285(01) | |||||
| An Act To Clarify the Laws Regarding Significant Groundwater Wells | ||||||
| Preliminary Fiscal Impact Statement for Original Bill | ||||||
| Sponsor: Rep. Hill of York | ||||||
| Committee: Natural Resources | ||||||
| Fiscal Note Required: Yes | ||||||
| Preliminary Fiscal Impact Statement | ||||||
| 2009-10 | 2010-11 | Projections 2011-12 | Projections 2012-13 | |||
| Revenue | ||||||
| Other Special Revenue Funds | $25,000 | $50,000 | $50,000 | $50,000 | ||
| Fiscal Detail and Notes | ||||||
| This bill expands the definition of groundwater wells and adds dewatering of a mining operation to the definition. The expansion of the definition allows for additional permitting by the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), resulting in Other Special Revenue Funds revenue of $50,000 to be collected annually beginning in 2010-11. As the rulemaking necessary for this additional permitting will not be completed until December 2009, additional permit fees collected in FY 2009-10 will be $25,000. Additional costs to the DEP and Land Use Regulation Commission associated with rulemaking and issuing of the permits can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources. | ||||||