125th MAINE LEGISLATURE
LD 1819 LR 2771(01)
Resolve, Regarding Legislative Review of Chapter 26: Producer Margins, a Major Substantive Rule of the Maine Milk Commission 
Preliminary Fiscal Impact Statement for Original Bill
Sponsor: Rep. Edgecomb of Caribou
Committee: Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry
Fiscal Note Required: Yes
             
Preliminary Fiscal Impact Statement
FY 2011-12 FY 2012-13 Projections  FY 2013-14 Projections  FY 2014-15
Net Cost (Savings)
General Fund $7,729,584 $27,283,448 $27,565,868 $27,565,868
Appropriations/Allocations
Other Special Revenue Funds $7,729,584 $27,283,448 $27,565,868 $27,565,868
Revenue
General Fund ($7,729,584) ($27,283,448) ($27,565,868) ($27,565,868)
Other Special Revenue Funds $7,729,584 $27,283,448 $27,565,868 $27,565,868
Fiscal Detail and Notes
This legislation proposes to adopt the Maine Milk Commission rule which creates a 4-tiered system and updates target prices for each tier based upon the breakeven cost of production used to make payouts through the Dairy Stabilization Program and the Maine Milk Income Loss Contract.  It would result in a decrease in General Fund revenue of $7,729,584 in fiscal year 2011-12 and $27,283,448 in fiscal year 2012-13 and a corresponding increase in Other Special Revenue Funds revenue to the Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources.  The department would require a corresponding increase in Other Special Revenue Funds allocation in order to make increased payouts through the program.