132nd MAINE LEGISLATURE
		LD 407		LR 102(02)
	An Act to Prohibit the Use of Aqueous Film-forming Foam at the Former Brunswick Naval Air Station
	Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment " "
	Committee: Environment and Natural Resources
	Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
Quasi-independent entity costs not a mandate Minor cost increase - General Fund
Fiscal Detail and Notes
	This resolve requires the Midcoast Regional Redevelopment Authority (MRRA) to deactivate and remove aqueous film-forming foam (AFFF) from fire suppression systems on its properties by December 31, 2025; acquire sufficient funding by July 1, 2026, to fully purge those systems by December 31, 2026. No appropriations or allocations are provided for this purpose. Any enforcement costs to the Department of Environmental Protection are expected to be minor and absorbable within existing resources.
	In the Preliminary Fiscal Impact Statement (PFIS) for this bill, it was identified as a Potential State Mandate - Unfunded. The committee reviewed the PFIS and determined that the mandate funding requirements did not apply to MRRA because of its quasi-independent status, and this bill was not a mandate. As the committee included this exception in the summary of the committee amendment, the Potential State Mandate - Unfunded language was removed from the fiscal note for the committee amendment