132nd MAINE LEGISLATURE
LD 692 LR 1567(06)
An Act to Increase Support for Statewide Emergency Broadcast Messaging
Fiscal Note for Bill as Engrossed with:
C "A" (S-107)
S "A" (S-458)
Committee: Education and Cultural Affairs
             
Fiscal Note
FY 2025-26 FY 2026-27 Projections  FY 2027-28 Projections  FY 2028-29
Net Cost (Savings)
General Fund $0 $0 $0 $0
Appropriations/Allocations
General Fund $250,000 $250,000 $0 $0
Transfers
General Fund $250,000 $250,000 $0 $0
Private Trust Funds ($250,000) ($250,000) $0 $0
Fiscal Detail and Notes
This bill includes one-time General Fund appropriations of $250,000 in fiscal years 2025-26 and 2026-27 only to the Maine Public Broadcasting Corporation to align state funding more closely with the statutory requirement to provide emergency broadcast messaging for public safety. This bill also requires the State Controller to transfer $250,000 in fiscal year 2025-26 and fiscal year 2026-27 from the Office of the Attorney General Settlement Account, Private Trust Funds account to offset the cost of the bill.