124th MAINE LEGISLATURE
		LD 1332		LR 537(01)
	An Act To Continue Coverage of Oil Clean-up Costs and Improve Administration of the Ground Water Oil Clean-up Fund
	Preliminary Fiscal Impact Statement for Original Bill
	Sponsor: Rep. Duchesne of Hudson
	Committee: Natural Resources
	Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Preliminary Fiscal Impact Statement
			2009-10	2010-11	Projections 2011-12	Projections 2012-13
Appropriations/Allocations
	Other Special Revenue Funds		($5,000,000)	($5,000,000)	($500,000)	($5,000,000)
Fiscal Detail and Notes
	This bill requires an annual deallocation of $5 million from the Ground Water Oil Clean-up Fund.  Costs of various contamination projects previously paid from the Fund through a voluntary response action plan will no longer be eligible for payment from the Fund. Eliminating coverage of voluntary responses action plans is estimated to reduce expenses approximately $3 million annually. The provision to exclude motor carriers from coverage under the Fund is estimated to save $500,000.  Other efforts to reduce spills and narrowing of eligibility for coverage of cleanup costs under the Fund will produce savings of approximately $1.5 million. The original bill contains a sunset clause of December 31, 2010 which is being eliminated.