127th MAINE LEGISLATURE
LD 693 LR 488(03)
An Act To Amend the Military Bureau Laws
Fiscal Note for Bill as Engrossed with:
C "A" (S-97)
Committee: Veterans and Legal Affairs
             
Fiscal Note
Potential current biennium revenue increase - Other Special Revenue Funds
FY 2015-16 FY 2016-17 Projections  FY 2017-18 Projections  FY 2018-19
Appropriations/Allocations
Other Special Revenue Funds $500 $500 $500 $500
Fiscal Detail and Notes
This legislation allows the Department of Defense, Veterans and Emergency Management to receive seized money and assets for counter-drug activities and could result in increased revenue to the department. The bill includes an Other Special Revenue Funds allocation to the department of $500 beginning in fiscal year 2015-16 to allow the expenditure of any monies received. Any assets or proceeds received must be used to support counter-drug activities. The amount received in any given year will depend on the frequency and nature of the cases that arise and cannot be predicted at this time.