| 122nd MAINE LEGISLATURE | |||||||||
| LD 1613 | LR 0870(02) | ||||||||
| An Act To Promote the Use of Public Safety Telecommunications Equipment by the Deaf and Hard-of-hearing Community | |||||||||
| Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment " " | |||||||||
| Committee: Utilities and Energy | |||||||||
| Fiscal Note Required: Yes | |||||||||
| Minority Report | |||||||||
| Fiscal Note | |||||||||
| Projections | Projections | ||||||||
| 2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-08 | 2008-09 | ||||||
| Net Cost (Savings) | |||||||||
| General Fund | $60,000 | $90,000 | $90,000 | $90,000 | |||||
| Appropriations/Allocations | |||||||||
| Other Special Revenue Funds | $60,000 | $90,000 | $90,000 | $90,000 | |||||
| Transfers | |||||||||
| General Fund | ($60,000) | ($90,000) | ($90,000) | ($90,000) | |||||
| Other Special Revenue Funds | $60,000 | $90,000 | $90,000 | $90,000 | |||||
| Fiscal Detail and Notes | |||||||||
| This bill transfers $60,000 in General Fund revenue in fiscal year 2005-06 and $90,000 in General Fund revenue in fiscal year 2006-07 to the Communications Equipment Fund within the Department of Labor to provide discounts of up to $10 per month to a deaf or hard-of-hearing person who has an income of less than 135% of the federal poverty level for any wireless communications device or 2-way pager that is used to receive emergency alerts issued by any state of federal agency. | |||||||||
| Allowing the Public Utilities Commission to require additional contributions of $37,500 to the State Universal Service Fund to fund amounts transferred to the Communications Equipment Fund upon request of the Bureau of Rehabilitation Services within the Department of Labor may increase dedicated revenue to the state universal fund. | |||||||||
| Additional costs to the Department of Labor, Bureau of Rehabilitation Services associated with implementing the provisions of this legislation can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources. | |||||||||