121st Maine Legislature
		Office of Fiscal and Program Review
		LD 1325
		An Act To Encourage and Support Maine Owner-operated Small Businesses
		LR 1593(02)
		Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment " "
		Committee: Business, Research and Economic Development
		Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
					Projections	Projections
			2003-04	2004-05	2005-06	2006-07
Net Cost (Savings)
	General Fund		$0	$840	$840	$840
Appropriations/Allocations
	General Fund		$0	$840	$840	$840
Fiscal Detail and Notes
	Adding the House and Senate Chair of the Joint Standing Committee on Business, Research and Economic Development as members to the Maine Small Business and Entrepreneurship Commission will require ongoing General Fund appropriations to the Legislature of $840 annually beginning in fiscal year 2004-05.  This appropriation will provide funds for the per diem and expenses for the two legislators on an ongoing basis.
	Additional costs to the Department of Economic and Community Development associated with providing live on-line assistance to address questions concerning the establishment of a business in the State can be absorbed utilizing existing budgeted resources.
	Additional costs to the Department of Economic and Community Development, the Department of Administrative and Financial Services, the Department of Human Services, Maine Revenue Services, and the Department of Labor associated with working with InforME to include the on-line application and submission of forms for licensure as a business as part of its services by January 1, 2006 can be absorbed utilizing existing budgeted resources.