132nd MAINE LEGISLATURE
		LD 1804		LR 1627(02)
	An Act Concerning Funding and Oversight of Transportation Matters
	Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment " "
	Committee: Transportation
	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	$0	$157,657,264	$158,575,609
	Highway Fund		$0	$0	($117,664,751)	($118,583,096)
Appropriations/Allocations
	General Fund		$0	$0	$34,873,115	$35,791,460
	Highway Fund		$0	$0	($34,873,115)	($35,791,460)
Revenue
	General Fund		$0	$0	($122,784,149)	($122,784,149)
	Highway Fund		$0	$0	$82,791,636	$82,791,636
	Other Special Revenue Funds		$0	$0	$39,992,513	$39,992,513
Fiscal Detail and Notes
	Under current law, revenue from the contract for wholesale spirits activities and marketing is distributed with the first $7,000,000 deposited into the General Fund and the remaining revenue, currently estimated at $59,000,000 annually, deposited into the Highway Fund.
	This bill repeals that distribution and directs that all proceeds from the contract be deposited into the General Fund. This change would result in the removal of $7,000,000 in revenue from the General Fund and approximately $59,000,000 in revenue from the Highway Fund.  Instead, all contract revenue, approximately $66,000,000 annually, would be deposited into the General Fund.
	Additionally, the bill increases the percentage of auto sales tax revenue transferred from the General Fund to the Highway Fund from 40% to 100% beginning in fiscal year 2027-28.
	The net effect of these changes is an annual General Fund revenue decrease of $122,784,149 with a corresponding annual Highway Fund revenue increase of $82,791,636 beginning in fiscal year 2027-28.
	Beginning in fiscal year 2027-28, the bill transfers funding for the State Police and State Police - Support programs from the Highway Fund to the General Fund.  In fiscal year 2027-28, the Department of Public Safety would see an increase in General Fund appropriations of $34,873,115 with a corresponding decrease in Highway Fund allocations.