121st Maine Legislature
		Office of Fiscal and Program Review
		LD 62
		An Act to Promote Equity Among Health Care Clinics
		LR 0073(01)
		Fiscal Note for Original Bill
		Sponsor: Rep. Kane
		Committee: Taxation
		Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
					Projections	Projections
			2003-04	2004-05	2005-06	2006-07
Net Cost (Savings)
	General Fund		$142,609	$209,718	$220,204	$231,214
Revenue
	General Fund		($142,609)	($209,718)	($220,204)	($231,214)
	Other Special Revenue Funds		($7,822)	($11,504)	($12,079)	($12,683)
Fiscal Detail and Notes
	This bill expands the sales tax exemption to include all nonprofit health care centers.  This change will reduce sales and use tax collections by an estimated $150,431 in fiscal year 2003-04 and $221,222 in fiscal year 2004-05.  The reduction of these tax collections will decrease the amounts transferred to the Local Government Fund for state-municipal revenue sharing in those years by $7,822 and $11,504.  The resulting net reduction of General Fund revenue is estimated to be $142,609 in fiscal year 2003-04 and $209,718 in fiscal year 2004-05, based on an effective date of October 1, 2003.