127th MAINE LEGISLATURE
		LD 365		LR 1218(04)
	An Act To Provide a Tax Reduction for Modifications To Make a Home More Accessible for a Person with a Disability
	Fiscal Note for Senate Amendment " " to Committee Amendment "A"
	Sponsor: Sen. Hamper of Oxford
	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		($50,000)	($93,250)	($25,625)	($10,425)
Appropriations/Allocations
	General Fund		($50,000)	($22,000)	$22,000	$0
Revenue
	General Fund		$0	$71,250	$47,625	$10,425
	Other Special Revenue Funds		$0	($3,750)	($7,875)	($9,675)
Fiscal Detail and Notes
	This amendment changes the effective date from tax years beginning on or after 1-1-16 to tax years beginning on or after 1-1-17.  It moves the General Fund appropriation of $22,000 in fiscal year 2016-17 to the Department of Administrative and Financial Services to fiscal year 2017-18.  It also eliminates the General Fund and Local Government Fund revenue reductions in fiscal year 2016-17 of $71,250 and $3,750, respectively.
	The amendment eliminates the $50,000 General Fund appropriation in fiscal year 2015-16 to the Maine State Housing Authority.  As amended, this bill includes General Fund appropriations of $50,000 per year beginning in fiscal year 2016-17 to a newly created Home Modification Certification program within the Maine State Housing Authority for the cost of making the required certification.