127th MAINE LEGISLATURE
LD 791 LR 1614(01)
An Act To Amend the Laws Governing Wind Energy Development Permitting
Preliminary Fiscal Impact Statement for Original Bill
Sponsor: Rep. Gideon of Freeport
Committee: Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry
Fiscal Note Required: Yes
             
Preliminary Fiscal Impact Statement
Current biennium cost increase - General Fund
Fiscal Detail and Notes
The bill changes the laws governing the expedited permitting of grid-scale wind energy development and allows the Maine Land Use Planning Commission (LUPC) within the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry to add and remove specific locations to the designated wind energy permitting area under certain circumstances. The LUPC will require a one-time General Fund appropriation of $2,500 in fiscal year 2015-16 for rulemaking related to these changes in law.