128th MAINE LEGISLATURE
		LD 203		LR 1392(02)
	An Act To Opt Out of Federal Daylight Saving Time and To Ask the United States Secretary of Transportation To Place the State in the Atlantic Time Zone
	Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment " "
	Committee: State and Local Government
	Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
Contingent current biennium cost increase - General Fund
Referendum Costs			Month/Year	Election Type	Question	Length
			Nov/Contingent	General	Referendum	Standard
	If Massachusetts and New Hampshire adopt placement in the Atlantic Standard Time Zone, the question would be placed on the subsequent November ballot. The Secretary of State's budget includes sufficient funds to accommodate one ballot of average length for the general election in November.  If the number or size of the referendum questions requires production and delivery of a second ballot, an additional appropriation of $107,250 may be required.
Fiscal Detail and Notes
	Any additional costs to the Department of Secretary of State associated with monitoring legislative activities in Massachusetts and New Hampshire and requesting the United States Secretary of Transportation to place Maine in the Atlantic time zone can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources.