127th MAINE LEGISLATURE
		LD 370		LR 1383(02)
	An Act To Amend the Lobbyist Disclosure Procedures Law
	Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment " "
	Committee: Veterans and Legal Affairs
	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		$59,900	$65,600	$59,900	$65,600
Revenue
	General Fund		($59,900)	($65,600)	($59,900)	($65,600)
	Other Special Revenue Funds		$59,900	$65,600	$59,900	$65,600
Fiscal Detail and Notes
	The bill directs that 100% of registration fees from lobbyists and lobbyist associates be deposited into an Other Special Revenue Funds account within the Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election Practices (Commission). Under current law, 50% of these fees goes into the Commission's Other Special Revenue Funds account and 50% goes to the General Fund. This will reduce General Fund undedicated revenue and increase Other Special Revenue Funds revenue credited to the Commission by an estimated $59,900 in fiscal year 2015-16 and $65,600 in fiscal year 2016-17.