123rd MAINE LEGISLATURE
LD 1445 LR 486(04)
An Act To Calculate the Livable Wage and Measure the Bureaucratic Costs To Subsidize Workers Paid Less Than a Livable Wage
Fiscal Note for Senate Amendment "     " to Committee Amendment "A"
Sponsor: Sen. Dow of Lincoln
Fiscal Note Required: Yes
             
Fiscal Note
2007-08 2008-09 Projections 2009-10 Projections 2010-11
Appropriations/Allocations
Federal Expenditures Fund ($49,523) ($69,129) ($71,166) ($73,265)
Fiscal Detail and Notes
This amendment eliminates the Federal Expenditures Fund cost of $49,523 in fiscal year 2007-08 and $69,129 in fiscal year 2008-09.  
As amended, the additional costs to the Department of Labor associated with annually calculating the livable wage for various household sizes can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources.