132nd MAINE LEGISLATURE
		LD 646		LR 889(05)
	Resolve, Establishing the Commission to Study Unmanaged Storm Water Pollution
	Fiscal Note for Bill as Engrossed with: C "A" (H-98) S "A" (S-715) to C "A" (H-98)
	Committee: Environment and Natural Resources
Fiscal Note
Legislative Cost/Study
Legislative Cost/Study
	The general operating expenses of this study are projected to be $3,750 in fiscal year 2026-27. The Legislature’s budget for the 2026-2027 biennium includes $7,253 in fiscal year 2025-26 and $17,696 in fiscal year 2026-27 for the costs of legislative studies, as well as $41,338 of balances carried over from prior fiscal years for this purpose. Whether these amounts are sufficient to fund all studies will depend on the number of studies authorized by the Legislative Council and the Legislature. The additional costs of providing staffing assistance to the study during the interim can be absorbed utilizing existing budgeted staff resources.
Fiscal Detail and Notes
	Additional costs for the departments of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, Marine Resources and Transportation and for the municipality representative to participate in the work of the commission are assumed to be minor and can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources.