127th MAINE LEGISLATURE
		LD 1331		LR 1662(02)
	An Act To Provide Enhanced Enforcement of the Laws Governing Alcoholic Beverages
	Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment " "
	Committee: Veterans and Legal Affairs
	Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
			FY 2015-16	FY 2016-17	Projections  FY 2017-18	Projections  FY 2018-19
Net Cost (Savings)
	General Fund		$307,523	$407,605	$422,914	$438,835
Appropriations/Allocations
	General Fund		$307,523	$407,605	$422,914	$438,835
Fiscal Detail and Notes
	The bill requires, by July 1, 2016, the Bureau of Alcoholic Beverages and Lottery Operations (BABLO) within the Department of Administrative and Financial Services to hire 5 additional Liquor License Inspector positions, 3 of which must be trained as law enforcement officers. This bill includes General Fund appropriations of $7,500 in fiscal year 2015-16 for costs to train at the Maine Criminal Justice Academy and $300,023 and $407,605 in fiscal year 2015-16 and 2016-17, respectively, for the establishment of 5 Liquor License Inspector positions and related costs. This fiscal note assumes that these Liquor License Inspector positions are eligible under the 1998 special retirement plan under Title 5, Section 17851-A.