132nd MAINE LEGISLATURE
LD 698 LR 205(05)
An Act to Sustain Emergency Homeless Shelters in Maine
Fiscal Note for Senate Amendment " " to Original Bill
Sponsor: Sen. Rotundo of Androscoggin
Fiscal Note Required: Yes
             
Fiscal Note
FY 2025-26 FY 2026-27 Projections  FY 2027-28 Projections  FY 2028-29
Net Cost (Savings)
General Fund ($5,000,000) ($5,000,000) ($5,000,000) ($5,000,000)
Appropriations/Allocations
General Fund ($527,000) ($5,000,000) ($5,000,000) ($5,000,000)
Other Special Revenue Funds ($4,473,000) $0 $0 $0
Revenue
General Fund $4,473,000 $0 $0 $0
Other Special Revenue Funds ($4,473,000) $0 $0 $0
Fiscal Detail and Notes
This amendment eliminates the ongoing General Fund appropriations in the bill of $5,000,000 per year beginning in fiscal year 2025-26 and instead provides a one-time General Fund appropriation of $4,473,000 in fiscal year 2025-26 only.  It also requires the State Controller to deposit into the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund $1,491,000 in revenue that would have been transferred into the Housing First Program within the Department of Health and Human Services and $2,982,000 in revenue that would have been transferred into the Housing Opportunities for Maine Fund within the Maine State Housing Authority in fiscal year 2025-26 as a result of the increase in the Real Estate Transfer Tax enacted in Public Law 2025, chapter 388, Part V.