| 122nd MAINE LEGISLATURE | |||||||||
| LD 293 | LR 0582(01) | ||||||||
| An Act To Ensure Financial Solvency in Maine's Air and Wastewater Licensing Programs | |||||||||
| Fiscal Note for Original Bill | |||||||||
| Sponsor: Rep. Koffman of Bar Harbor | |||||||||
| Committee: Natural Resources | |||||||||
| Fiscal Note Required: Yes | |||||||||
| Fiscal Note | |||||||||
| Projections | Projections | ||||||||
| 2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-08 | 2008-09 | ||||||
| Revenue | |||||||||
| Other Special Revenue Funds | $120,000 | $120,000 | $120,000 | $120,000 | |||||
| Fiscal Detail and Notes | |||||||||
| Establishing a new fee of up to $350 for a general permit for industrial stormwater discharges will result in an increase in dedicated revenue to the Maine Environmental Protection Fund of approximately $120,000 annually. This estimate is based on an average fee of $300 per facility with an expected 400 facilities being licensed initially. The addtional work associated with this former federal responsibility will be performed by existing staff within the Maine Environmental Protection Fund and therefore no new allocations are required at this time. Also, section 2 of this bill increases the "administrative cap" on expenditures from the Groundwater Oil Clean Up Fund from $2,900,000 to $3,700,000 and continues an annual adjustment factor of 4%. These increases are in response to the increasing growth in health insurance costs and other related costs involved with the regulation of air emissions from the distribution and use of oil. | |||||||||