132nd MAINE LEGISLATURE
LD 2115 LR 2820(02)
An Act to Protect Private Wells from Hazardous Substances
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment " "
Committee: Environment and Natural Resources
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 $1,000,000 $1,000,000 $1,000,000
Appropriations/Allocations
General Fund $0 $1,000,000 $1,000,000 $1,000,000
Fiscal Detail and Notes
This bill establishes the Well Contamination Response Fund within the Department of Environmental Protection and provides an ongoing General Fund appropriation of $1,000,000 beginning in fiscal year 2026-27. The funds may be used for the investigation, sampling, monitoring, abatement, remediation, or mitigation of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances contamination in soil and groundwater, including contamination affecting private drinking water wells.
Any additional costs to the Department of Environmental Protection to implement the provisions of this bill are expected to be minor and can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources.