131st MAINE LEGISLATURE
LD 1752 LR 933(02)
Resolve, to Prepare Preapproved Building Types
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 $0 $350,000 $0 $0
Appropriations/Allocations
General Fund $0 $350,000 $0 $0
Fiscal Detail and Notes
This bill includes one-time General Fund appropriations of $350,000 to the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry in fiscal year 2024-25 for contracted consulting services related to the creation of a catalog of building types that municipalities may adopt as preapproved building types in order to reduce the cost and time associated with processing building permit applications. 
Additional costs to the Department of Public Safety associated with working with a consultant developing preapproved building types to ensure compliance with applicable codes are expected to be minor and can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources. Additional costs to certain post-secondary institutions to provide input to the Bureau of Resource Information and Land Use Planning can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources.