132nd MAINE LEGISLATURE
		LD 785		LR 235(02)
	An Act to Enact the Remaining Recommendations of the Task Force on Changes to the Maine Indian Claims Settlement Implementing Act
	Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment " "
	Committee: Judiciary
	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		$0	$317,144	$568,485	$520,133
Appropriations/Allocations
	General Fund		$0	$272,494	$107,735	$116,383
Revenue
	General Fund		$0	($44,650)	($460,750)	($403,750)
	Other Special Revenue Funds		$0	($2,350)	($24,250)	($21,250)
Fiscal Detail and Notes
	The bill provides an ongoing appropriation of $103,987 in fiscal year 2026-27 to the Legislature for the costs of an additional Legislative member representing the Mi'kmaq Nation. The bill also provides an appropriation of $80,047 in fiscal year 2026-27 for the one-time cost of adding an additional member including chamber renovations, systems modifications and programming changes.
	This bill would result in a revenue decrease to the General Fund of $44,650 in fiscal year 2026-27, $460,750 in fiscal year 2027-28 and $403,750 in fiscal year 2028-29 from changes to state tax law affecting the Wabanaki Nations resulting in a loss in individual income tax and sales tax revenue. The bill would result in a revenue decrease to the Local Government Fund and would result in increased costs in future years from increasing reimbursements paid to municipalities for property tax exemptions. The bill also includes a one-time General Fund appropriation to the Department of Administrative and Financial Services, Bureau of Revenue Services of $88,460 in fiscal year 2026-27 for administrative costs.