131st MAINE LEGISLATURE
		LD 2		LR 345(03)
	An Act to Address Maine's Housing Crisis
	Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment " "
	Committee: Housing
	Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
			FY 2023-24	FY 2024-25	Projections  FY 2025-26	Projections  FY 2026-27
Net Cost (Savings)
	General Fund		$132,292	$278,429	$11,067,207	$11,493,074
Appropriations/Allocations
	General Fund		$132,292	$278,429	$286,920	$295,683
	Other Special Revenue Funds		$500	$1,000	$10,780,787	$11,197,891
Revenue
	General Fund		$0	$0	($10,780,287)	($11,197,391)
	Other Special Revenue Funds		$0	$0	$10,780,287	$11,197,391
Fiscal Detail and Notes
	This bill includes General Fund appropriations to the Department of Health and Human Services of $132,292 in fiscal year 2023-24 and $278,429 in fiscal year 2024-25 to establish one Public Service Manager II position and one Social Services Program Manager position beginning January 1, 2024 to provide initial planning and administration for the delivery of support and stabilization services to residents of properties established or developed to provide permanent housing to end chronic homelessness in the State. The bill also includes an Other Special Revenue Funds base allocation of $500 in fiscal year 2024-25  to a newly created Housing First Program account within the Department of Health and Human Services to facilitate the delivery of stabilization and supplemental services to residents of properties established or developed to provide permanent housing to persons who have been chronically homeless.
	The bill also includes an Other Special Revenue Funds base allocation of $500 per year beginning in fiscal year 2023-24 to a newly created Housing First - MSHA program account within the Maine State Housing Authority to authorize expenditures of funds transferred from the Department of Health and Human Services to be used to provide technical assistance with capital and planning issues associated with developing properties consistent with the housing model described by the Housing First Program and to develop affordable housing projects consistent with that model.