130th MAINE LEGISLATURE
LD 1591 LR 42(02)
Resolve, Directing the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry To Identify Places with Offensive Names and Methods of Changing Those Names
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment " "
Committee: Judiciary
Fiscal Note Required: Yes
             
Fiscal Note
Minor cost increase - General Fund
Fiscal Detail and Notes
Any additional costs to the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry and the Permanent Commission on the Status of Racial, Indigenous and Maine Tribal Populations from convening a working group to review state law regarding offensive place names, establish a process for renaming places with offensive names and exploring methods to identify entities that profited or benefitted from the global economy of enslavement are anticipated to be minor and can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources.