132nd MAINE LEGISLATURE
LD 1213 LR 1440(03)
An Act Regarding Apportionment of Stipends to Agricultural Fairs
Fiscal Note for Bill as Engrossed with:
C "A" (S-135)
Committee: Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry
             
Fiscal Note
Changes fund distribution criteria
Minor cost increase - Other Special Revenue Funds
Fiscal Detail and Notes
This bill changes the criteria used to determine distributions from the Stipend Fund within the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry (DACF) to all eligible licensees after the distributions to fair licensees that conduct pari-mutuel racing and the distributions to fair licensees that did not conduct pari-mutuel racing but did meet other criteria have been distributed. These changes will modify the distribution ratio within the remaining funding but will not increase the amount available to distribute. Any additional costs to the DACF to implement the provisions of this bill are expected to be minor and can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources.