128th MAINE LEGISLATURE
		LD 1713		LR 2748(02)
	An Act To Improve Housing Support in the Bridging Rental Assistance Program
	Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment " "
	Committee: Health and Human Services
	Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
			FY 2017-18	FY 2018-19	Projections  FY 2019-20	Projections  FY 2020-21
Net Cost (Savings)
	General Fund		$0	$1,542,416	$1,542,416	$1,542,416
Appropriations/Allocations
	General Fund		$0	$1,542,416	$1,542,416	$1,542,416
Fiscal Detail and Notes
	The bill includes General Fund appropriations to the Department of Health and Human Services of $1,542,416 beginning in fiscal year 2018-19 to allow a participant in the Bridging Rental Assistance Program to contribute the same amount toward rent that is required of a participant in the housing voucher program administered by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development under the United States Housing Act of 1937, Public Law 75-412, 50 Stat. 888, Section 8. Currently, participants contribute more than what is required in the federal program and reducing the participant share will require the State to make up the difference.