125th MAINE LEGISLATURE
		LD 781		LR 1564(01)
	An Act To Establish Flushability Standards for Consumer Products Advertised as Flushable
	Preliminary Fiscal Impact Statement for Original Bill
	Sponsor: Rep. Innes of Yarmouth
	Committee: Environment and Natural Resources
	Fiscal Note Required: No
Preliminary Fiscal Impact Statement
Minor cost increase - General Fund Minor revenue increase - General Fund Minor cost increase - Other Special Revenue Funds
Correctional and Judicial Impact Statements
	Increases the number of civil violations. The collection of additional fines may also increase General Fund revenue by minor amounts.
Fiscal Detail and Notes
	Requiring the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to adopt rules prohibiting the packaging or labeling of consumer products sold in the state stating that the product is flushable or safe for sewer and septic systems unless the product meets criteria in the Guidance Document for Assessing the Flushability of Nonwoven Consumer Products published by the Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry in effect on January 1, 2011 may result in minor additional costs that the DEP can absorb within existing budgeted resources.