130th MAINE LEGISLATURE
		LD 1979		LR 2167(03)
	An Act To Sustain Good-paying Jobs in the Forest Products Industry by Ensuring Consistency between Comprehensive River Resource Management Plans and State Water Quality Standards
	Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment " "
	Committee: Environment and Natural Resources
	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	$507,511	$531,759	$335,036
Appropriations/Allocations
	General Fund		$0	$507,511	$531,759	$335,036
	Other Special Revenue Funds		$0	$19,170	$19,170	$15,336
Fiscal Detail and Notes
	This bill modifies the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry (ACF) criteria used to develop comprehensive river resource management plans. The bill includes appropriations of $485,811 beginning in fiscal year 2022-23 for one Chief Planner position, two Senior Planner positions and two limited-period Senior Planner positions with an end date of June 30, 2024.  The bill also includes appropriations of $21,700 and allocations of $19,170 also beginning in fiscal year 2022-23 for technology and all other costs associated with the positions.