121st Maine Legislature
		Office of Fiscal and Program Review
		LD 985
		An Act To Improve the State's Returnable Bottle Law and Adjust Handling Fees
		LR 1324(10)
						Fiscal Note for Senate Amendment " " to Committee Amendment "A"
		Sponsor: Sen. Gagnon
		Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
Significantly reduces current biennium revenue increase - General Fund
Reduces current biennium revenue increase - Other Special Revenue Funds
Fiscal Detail and Notes
	This amendment exempts beverage containers from the requirement that unclaimed deposits will be deposited into the General Fund.  This exemption will eliminate much of the revenue that would have been collected for the General Fund by the bill as amended by Committee Amendment "A".  The overall effect of the bill as amended is a minor increase in revenue to the General Fund.
	Delaying the date by which the reimbursement fees for returned containers are increased will reduce the anticipated increase in Other Special Revenue Funds revenue collected by the Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources in fiscal year 2003-04; the amounts can not be determined at this time.
	This amendment also exempts certain breweries and bottlers from the increased handling fees. The net effect of this Other Special Revenue Funds revenue reduction is likely to be insignificant.