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132nd MAINE LEGISLATURE |
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LD 1270 |
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LR 1752(02) |
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An Act to
Establish the Department of Energy Resources |
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Fiscal Note for
Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment " " |
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Committee: Energy, Utilities and Technology |
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Fiscal Note Required: Yes |
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| Fiscal Note |
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| Legislative Cost |
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FY 2025-26 |
FY 2026-27 |
Projections FY 2027-28 |
Projections FY 2028-29 |
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(Savings) |
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General Fund |
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$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
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| Appropriations/Allocations |
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General Fund |
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$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
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Federal Expenditures Fund |
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$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
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Other Special Revenue Funds |
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$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
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| Legislative
Cost/Study |
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This bill
requires the Office of Policy and Legal Analysis and the Office of the
Revisor of Statutes to work with the
Department of Energy Resources to review those parts of the Maine Revised
Statutes governing the administration and activities of the Governor's Energy
Office to develop legislation to effect the transition of responsibilities to
the Department of Energy Resources.
This work can be absorbed within existing staff and budget resources
but it will likely delay the completion of other work normally performed by
those offices when the Legislature is not in session. |
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| Fiscal Detail
and Notes |
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This bill
eliminates the Governor’s Energy Office (GEO), establishes the Department of
Energy Resources (DER), and transfers the GEO’s staff and duties to DER. The
reorganization will result in the following net-neutral budget adjustments in
fiscal year 2025-26: |
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Elimination of
funding to the GEO includes: |
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General
Fund deappropriations |
$2,461,149 |
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Federal
Expenditures Fund deallocations |
$4,680,902 |
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Other
Special Revenue Funds deallocations |
$418,180 |
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Corresponding
adjustments to the newly created Department of Energy will include |
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General
Fund appropriations |
$2,461,149 |
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Federal
Expenditures Fund allocations |
$4,680,902 |
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Other
Special Revenue Funds allocations |
$418,180 |
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Any additional
costs to the Office of Policy Innovation and the Future from the provisions
of this bill are expected to be minor and can be absorbed within existing
budgeted resources. |
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The
appropriations and allocations in this bill are also included in Part A of
the proposed biennial budget. If they are enacted through the budget, the
appropriations and allocations in this bill will no longer be necessary. |
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