124th MAINE LEGISLATURE
		LD 1693		LR 2339(01)
	An Act To Protect the Environment and Natural Resources of the State by Regulating the Discharge of Certain Substances into the Environment
	Preliminary Fiscal Impact Statement for Original Bill
	Sponsor: Rep. Flaherty of Scarborough
	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		$0	$67,175	$111,769	$116,107
Revenue
	Other Special Revenue Funds		$0	$121,000	$121,000	$121,000
Correctional and Judicial Impact Statements
	Establishes new civil violations. The collection of additional fines may also increase General Fund revenue by minor amounts.
Fiscal Detail and Notes
	This bill prohibits ocean-going vessels from discharging ballast water containing any detectable living organisms into Maine coastal waters after January 1, 2021, with interim standards from January 1, 2011 until that date which will allow such discharge pursuant to a Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) permit process.  Violations of DEP rules made pursuant to this measure will give rise to civil penalties between $1,000 and $10,000.  An Environmental Services Specialist III will be needed to operate the program called for by this bill.  DEP anticipates that by charging the 557 vessels expected to be subject to the new rules $217 per arrival the permit fees will generate $121,000 to fund the program.