130th MAINE LEGISLATURE
		LD 174		LR 1083(02)
	An Act To Implement the Recommendations of the Ending Hunger by 2030 Advisory Group
	Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment " "
	Committee: Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry
	Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
			FY 2021-22	FY 2022-23	Projections  FY 2023-24	Projections  FY 2024-25
Net Cost (Savings)
	General Fund		$0	$783,246	$597,628	$616,599
Appropriations/Allocations
	General Fund		$0	$783,246	$597,628	$616,599
Fiscal Detail and Notes
	This bill provides an ongoing General Fund appropriation of $603,246 in fiscal year 2022-23 to the Office of Policy Innovation and the Future in the Executive Department for one Public Service Coordinator II position, 3 Public Service Coordinator I positions and related All Other costs to design and implement a strategic plan to end hunger in the State and to establish and support an advisory committee to guide implementation of the plan.  The bill also provides a one-time General Fund appropriation of $180,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 to the Office of Policy Innovation and the Future for the design and implementation of a communications campaign for the strategic plan.
	Any additional costs to the Departments of Health and Human Services, Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry and Transportation to implement the provisions of this bill are expected to be minor and can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources.