131st MAINE LEGISLATURE
LD 2266 LR 3157(02)
An Act Regarding Offshore Wind Terminals Located in Coastal Sand Dune Systems
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment " "
Committee: Environment and Natural Resources
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 $1,000,000 $0 $0
Appropriations/Allocations
Other Special Revenue Funds $0 $1,000,000 $500 $500
Transfers
General Fund $0 ($1,000,000) $0 $0
Other Special Revenue Funds $0 $1,000,000 $0 $0
Fiscal Detail and Notes
This bill establishes the Coastal Sand Dune Restoration and Protection Fund within the Department of Environmental Protection and provides for a one-time transfer of $1,000,000 from the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund to the fund on or before September 1, 2024. The bill includes an allocation of the same amount to authorize expenditures of the transferred funds for projects that meet specific criteria and restore, protect, conserve, nourish or revegetate coastal sand dune systems in the State.