125th MAINE LEGISLATURE
		LD 1602		LR 2506(02)
	An Act To Remove the $100 Reporting Fee for Fertilizer and Agricultural Liming Materials Sold
	Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment "   "
	Committee: Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry
	Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
			FY 2011-12	FY 2012-13	Projections  FY 2013-14	Projections  FY 2014-15
Appropriations/Allocations
	Other Special Revenue Funds		$0	$121,987	$124,015	$126,105
Fiscal Detail and Notes
	The bill includes an Other Special Revenue Funds allocation to the Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources of $121,987 in fiscal year 2012-13 for one Consumer Protection Inspector position and related costs to administer the commercial fertilizer sampling program.  The bill changes the fertilizer and agricultural liming material reporting fee from $1 per ton or $100 for each brand or grade, whichever is more, to $1 per ton.  This change is not expected to significantly affect revenue to the department.
	Additional costs to the Departments of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources and Environmental Protection related to performing the review described in the legislation and reporting the results can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources.