121st Maine Legislature
		Office of Fiscal and Program Review
		LD 947
		An Act to Create the Cable Television Franchise Board
		LR 1345(01)
		Fiscal Note for Original Bill
		Sponsor: Rep. Glynn
		Committee: Utilites and Energy
		Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
					Projections	Projections
			2003-04	2004-05	2005-06	2006-07
Appropriations/Allocations
	Other Funds		$150,000	$200,000	$200,000	$200,000
Revenue
	Other Funds		$150,000	$200,000	$200,000	$200,000
Correctional and Judicial Impact Statements
	Establishes a new civil violation
Fiscal Detail and Notes
	This bill establishes an independent 7 member "Cable Television Franchise Board" to regulate the franchising of cable television companies.  The board will operate utilizing revenue derived from an assessment on every cable television company licensed by the board.  This funding is capped at $200,000 annually.  The specific costs associated with required positions, administrative expenses, consulting fees, board expenses and other operating expenses can not be determined at this time.