125th MAINE LEGISLATURE
		LD 1538		LR 2112(05)
	An Act To Amend the Laws Governing the Maine Turnpike Authority and To Implement Certain Recommendations of the Government Oversight Committee in the Office of Program Evaluation and Government Accountability Report Concerning the Maine Turnpike Authority
	Fiscal Note for Bill as Engrossed with: C "A" (H-354) S "A" (S-271) to C "A" (H-354)
	Committee: Transportation
Fiscal Note
Current biennium savings - Highway Fund Current biennium cost increase - Maine Turnpike Authority
Fiscal Detail and Notes
	This legislation requires the Maine Turnpike Authority to allocate at least 5% of operating revenues, based upon a 3-year rolling average, on an annual basis for Department of Transportation-related projects.  The department and the authority will mutually agree on the projects based upon the criteria in the bill.  For the 2012-2013 biennium, the authority has projected 5% of revenues at $12.3 million and department-related projects meeting the criteria listed in the bill at $22.6 million.