130th MAINE LEGISLATURE
		LD 1046		LR 1706(02)
	An Act To Create an Income Tax Return Checkoff for Hunger Prevention
	Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment " "
	Committee: Taxation
	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	$0	$0	$0
Appropriations/Allocations
	General Fund		$0	$14,855	$3,855	$3,855
	Other Special Revenue Funds		$500	$500	$500	$500
Revenue
	General Fund		$0	$14,855	$3,855	$3,855
Fiscal Detail and Notes
	This bill includes ongoing Other Special Revenue Funds allocations of $500 starting in fiscal year 2021-22 to establish the Emergency Food Assistance Program Fund within the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry (ACF) to be used to support emergency food assistance administered by the ACF. Funding will come from an income tax checkoff and from any grants, gifts, bequests and donations that might be available. The bill includes a General Fund appropriation to the Department of Administrative and Financial Services of 14,855 in fiscal year 2022-23 to cover the costs of creating and administering the income tax checkoff. The General Fund can be reimbursed for these costs from revenue collected from the checkoff. The checkoff must generate at least $25,000 annually after the first year to continue to be available.