130th MAINE LEGISLATURE
		LD 910		LR 284(04)
	An Act To Amend the General Assistance Laws Governing Reimbursement
	Fiscal Note for Senate Amendment " " to Original Bill
	Sponsor: Sen. Breen of Cumberland
	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		($1,685,442)	($1,685,442)	($1,685,442)	($1,685,442)
Appropriations/Allocations
	General Fund		($1,685,442)	($1,685,442)	($1,685,442)	($1,685,442)
	Other Special Revenue Funds		$0	$10,000,000	$0	$0
Transfers
	General Fund		$0	$0	$0	$0
	Other Special Revenue Funds		$0	$0	$0	$0
Fiscal Detail and Notes
	This amendment strikes the General Fund appropriation from the bill and replaces it with a one-time Other Special Revenue Funds allocation to the Department of Health and Human Services of $10,000,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 for supplemental payments to municipalities for the unanticipated fiscal and operational costs of the general assistance program related to the COVID-19 pandemic. It also includes a transfer of $10,000,000, by June 30th, 2022, from the Liquor Operation Revenue Fund within the Maine Municipal Bond Bank to the unappropriated surplus of the general fund and a transfer of $10,000,000 by June 30th 2022, from the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund to the General Assistance - Reimbursement to Cities and Towns, Other Special Revenue Fund.