| 122nd MAINE LEGISLATURE | |||||||||
| LD 1091 | LR 1783(01) | ||||||||
| An Act To Provide Adequate Funding for the Enforcement of Envionmental Laws | |||||||||
| Fiscal Note for Original Bill | |||||||||
| Sponsor: Rep. Lerman of Augusta | |||||||||
| Committee: Natural Resources | |||||||||
| Fiscal Note Required: Yes | |||||||||
| Fiscal Note | |||||||||
| Projections | Projections | ||||||||
| 2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-08 | 2008-09 | ||||||
| Net Cost (Savings) | |||||||||
| General Fund | $195,000 | $195,000 | $195,000 | $195,000 | |||||
| Revenue | |||||||||
| General Fund | ($195,000) | ($195,000) | ($195,000) | ($195,000) | |||||
| Fiscal Detail and Notes | |||||||||
| Requiring all fines collected for all environmental criminal and civil violations pursuant to 38 MRSA section 349 be paid to the Commissioner of Environmental Protection will result in a loss of revenue to the General Fund of approximately $195,000 in fiscal year 2005-06 and 2006-07. This estimate is based on the projected fine and penalty revenue budgeted by the Department of Environmental Protection, of which $20,000 would come from Remediation and Waste Management violations, $100,000 from Land and Water Quality violations and $75,000 from Air Quality violations. The actual level of fines going to the General Fund vary and a significant compliance and enforcement case can distort these collections. This legislation also requires this revenue received by the department must be applied to expenses of enforcement. | |||||||||