127th MAINE LEGISLATURE
		LD 1244		LR 540(02)
	An Act To Amend Environmental Permitting Standards
	Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment " "
	Committee: Environment and Natural Resources
	Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
Current biennium revenue increase - Other Special Revenue Funds
Fiscal Detail and Notes
	The bill requires individuals filing a petition or request to establish a water level regime to pay a licensing fee of no more than $20,000 to the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to cover the costs of any adjudicatory hearing. The amount of savings will depend on the number of adjudicatory hearings held and their costs. No estimate is made at this time of the number or cost of future adjudicatory hearings, although DEP anticipates no more than two water level regime adjudications per year.