127th MAINE LEGISLATURE
		LD 186		LR 378(02)
	An Act To Reverse Jail Consolidation
	Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment " "
	Committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety
	Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
			FY 2015-16	FY 2016-17	Projections  FY 2017-18	Projections  FY 2018-19
Net Cost (Savings)
	General Fund		$2,465,896	$2,465,896	$2,465,896	$2,465,896
Appropriations/Allocations
	General Fund		$2,465,896	$2,465,896	$2,465,896	$2,465,896
	Other Special Revenue Funds		$0	$0	$0	$0
Fiscal Detail and Notes
	The bill includes allocations to reflect transfer of the funding in the enacted version of the 2016-2017 biennial budget for the State Board of Corrections to the Department of Corrections, County Jail Operations Fund.  It also provides a General Fund appropriation of $2,465,896 beginning in fiscal year 2015-16 to increase the amount of funds available for the county and multicounty jails.
	The Department of Corrections has also indicated a need for General Fund appropriations of $625,516 in fiscal year 2015-16 and $614,479 in fiscal year 2016-17 and for Financial and Personnel Services Fund allocations of $201,588 in fiscal year 2015-16 and $199,914 in fiscal year 2016-17 to support additional staff and related costs associated with returning the operation of county and multicounty jails to the Department of Corrections.  This bill does not include these amounts.