124th MAINE LEGISLATURE
		LD 1719		LR 2121(02)
	An Act To Encourage Tourism by Ensuring the Safety, Accessibility and Availability of Highway Rest Stops and Scenic Overlooks
	Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment "   "
	Committee: Transportation
	Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
			2009-10	2010-11	Projections 2011-12	Projections 2012-13
Net Cost (Savings)
	Highway Fund		$0	$227,300	$227,300	$227,300
Appropriations/Allocations
	Highway Fund		$0	$227,300	$227,300	$227,300
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
	The bill includes a Highway Fund allocation in fiscal year 2010-11 to the Department of Transportation to reopen and maintain the rest area in Pittsfield and to maintain for public use the Medway scenic overlook on a year-round basis.
	Additional costs to the Department of Transportation and the Maine Turnpike Authority associated with posting of the loitering prohibition at all rest areas can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources.