132nd MAINE LEGISLATURE
LD 1433 LR 1344(02)
Resolve, to Establish a Working Waterfront Infrastructure Engineer Corps Pilot Program and to Conduct a Feasibility Study of a Higher Education Service Corps Program
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment " "
Committee: Education and Cultural Affairs
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 $150,000 $150,000 $0
Appropriations/Allocations
General Fund $0 $150,000 $150,000 $0
Fiscal Detail and Notes
This bill includes a General Fund appropriation of $150,000 in fiscal year 2026-27 to the University of Maine System to support the first year of a 2-year Working Waterfront Infrastructure Engineer Corps Pilot Program established to provide expertise in engineering, planning and permitting to restore and protect the State's working waterfront and other vulnerable infrastructure. The University of Maine System will require an additional General Fund appropriation of $150,000 in fiscal year 2027-28 to support the second year of the pilot program.
Additional costs to the Maine Commission for Community Service, the Maine Community College System, the University of Maine System and Maine Maritime Academy to collaborate to conduct the feasibility study can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources.