127th MAINE LEGISLATURE
		LD 407		LR 1623(02)
	An Act To Buy American-made Products
	Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment " "
	Committee: State and Local Government
	Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
Potential current biennium cost increase - All Funds
			FY 2015-16	FY 2016-17	Projections  FY 2017-18	Projections  FY 2018-19
Net Cost (Savings)
	General Fund		$70,282	$85,949	$88,286	$90,693
Appropriations/Allocations
	General Fund		$70,282	$85,949	$88,286	$90,693
Fiscal Detail and Notes
	This bill includes a General Fund appropriation of $70,282 in fiscal year 2015-16 and $85,949 in fiscal year 2016-17 for one Management Analyst II position within the Department of Administrative and Financial Services to comply with the Maine Buy America Act.  Requiring all iron, steel and manufactured goods used or supplied in state public works projects be manufactured in the United States could increase the cost of such projects.  The amount of any increase cannot be estimated until bids for specific projects are received.