121st Maine Legislature
		Office of Fiscal and Program Review
		LD 1723
		An Act To Establish a Monitoring Program of Maine Lakes Identified as Having Invasive Aquatic Species
		LR 2359(01)
		Fiscal Note for Original Bill
		Sponsor: Sen. Martin of Aroostook
		Committee: Natural Resources
Fiscal Note
Current biennium cost increase - Other Special Revenue Fund
Correctional and Judicial Impact Statements:
	Establishes new Class E crimes
Fiscal Detail and Notes
	The Department of Environmental Protection and the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife will use existing budgeted resources of the Lake and River Protection Fund established pursuant to 12 MRSA section 13058 to establish a monitoring program of Maine lakes identified as having invasive aquatic species. Since the bill limits the level of funding within the Lake and River Protection Fund to no more than 20% of the total annual revenues collected, it is anticipated that funding to implement this program will not exceed approximately $228,000 annually.