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(03)
Fiscal Note for Senate Amendment " " to Committee Amendment " "
Sponsor: Sen. Bryant
Fiscal Note Required: Yes
   
             
Fiscal Note
Projections Projections
2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07
Net Cost (Savings)
General Fund $0 ($4,026) $0 $0
Appropriation/Allocations
General Fund $0 $8,591 $0 $0
Revenue
General Fund $0 $12,617 $0 $0
Other Special Revenue Funds $0 $10,225 $0 $0
Correctional and Judicial Impact Statements:
Establishes new Class E crimes
Fiscal Detail and Notes
This fiscal estimate assumes an effective date of August 31, 2004.  The amounts shown above reflect the incremental differences between this amendment and the fiscal impact of the committee amendment.  As amended, the bill includes a General Fund appropriation to the Judicial Department of $9,539 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 as amended also increases General Fund revenue for increased ATV fines by $89,895 in fiscal year 2004-05 and $115,000 annually thereafter.
Changing the fund classification of certain revenues will result is a loss of $95,567 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 amended bill includes a General Fund deappropriation of $95,567 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 $89,895 $115,000 $115,000
Change in Fund Classification $0 ($95,567) ($141,326) ($145,543)
Net Impact to IF&W General Fund Revenues $0 ($5,672) ($26,326) ($30,543)
Net Loss from Decreased Sales and Use Tax* $0 ($49,321) ($64,666) ($67,899)
Total General Fund Revenue Gain (Loss) $0 ($54,993) ($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.