121st Maine Legislature
		Office of Fiscal and Program Review
		LD 1912
		An Act To Implement the Recommendations of the Governor's Task Force on ATV Issues
		LR 2788(02)
		Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment " "
		Committee: Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
		Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
					Projections	Projections
			2003-04	2004-05	2005-06	2006-07
Net Cost (Savings)
	General Fund		$0	($27,009)	($38,628)	($35,102)
Appropriation/Allocations
	General Fund		$0	($94,619)	($129,620)	($133,544)
Revenue
	General Fund		$0	($67,610)	($90,992)	($98,442)
	Other Special Revenue Funds		$0	$102,141	$137,779	$141,819
Correctional and Judicial Impact Statements:
	Establishes new civil violations.
Fiscal Detail and Notes
	This fiscal estimate assumes an effective date of August 1, 2004.  The bill includes a General Fund appropriation to the Judicial Department of $10,504 in fiscal year 2004-05, $11,706 in fiscal year 2005-06 and $11,998 in fiscal year 2006-07 to provide funds for the additional costs associated with Assistant Clerks processing new ATV related cases.  The bill also increases General Fund revenue for increased ATV fines by $93,000 in fiscal year 2004-05 and $115,000 annually thereafter.
	Changing the fund classification of certain revenues will result is a loss of $105,123 in General Fund revenues and an increase of the same amount in Other Special Revenue Funds revenues collected by the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife in fiscal year 2004-05.  The bill includes a General Fund deappropriation of $105,123 for the ATV Safety & Educational Program to compensate for the loss of General Fund revenue from the shift in revenue classification.
Change in General Fund Revenues
			2003-04	2004-05	2005-06	2006-07
	Increased ATV Fines		$0	$93,000	$115,000	$115,000
	Change in Fund Classification		$0	($105,123)	($141,326)	($145,543)
	Net Impact to IF&W General Fund Revenues		$0	($12,123)	($26,326)	($30,543)
	Net Loss from Decreased Sales and Use Tax*		$0	($55,487)	($64,666)	($67,899)
	Total General Fund Revenue Gain (Loss)		$0	($67,610)	($90,992)	($98,442)
	*The changes to the tax exemption for all-terrain vehicles purchased by nonresidents will decrease sales and use tax revenues collected.  The General Fund loss is reduced by the amount of Municipal Revenue Sharing transfers that will not be required.