127th MAINE LEGISLATURE
LD 1168 LR 373(01)
An Act To Prohibit the Use of Eminent Domain in Certain Public-private Partnerships and To Prohibit the Use of Eminent Domain by a Private Business Entity in a Public-private Partnership
Preliminary Fiscal Impact Statement for Original Bill
Sponsor: Sen. Davis, Sr. of Piscataquis
Committee: Judiciary
Fiscal Note Required: Yes
             
Preliminary Fiscal Impact Statement
Potential current biennium cost increase - Highway Fund
Fiscal Detail and Notes
Prohibiting the use of eminent domain for all aspects of a transportation facility as a public-private partnership project could increase the cost of such projects.  Since there are currently no projects in process which meet this definition, no estimate of the increased cost can be made.