123rd MAINE LEGISLATURE
		LD 1790		LR 1908(05)
	An Act To Secure Maine's Transportation Future
	Fiscal Note for Senate Amendment "     " to Committee Amendment "A"
	Sponsor: Sen. Damon of Hancock
	Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
			2007-08	2008-09	Projections 2009-10	Projections 2010-11
Net Cost (Savings)
	General Fund		$0	$0	($7,834,488)	($16,314,261)
	Highway Fund		$0	($8,276,603)	$2,252,972	$2,289,577
Appropriations/Allocations
	Highway Fund		($1,662,900)	($10,493,803)	$0	$0
	Other Special Revenue Funds		$0	$0	($7,437,805)	($15,488,223)
Revenue
	General Fund		$0	$0	$7,834,488	$16,314,261
	Highway Fund		($1,662,900)	($2,217,200)	($2,252,972)	($2,289,577)
	Other Special Revenue Funds		$0	$0	($7,008,065)	($14,593,348)
	State Transit, Aviation and Rail Transportation Fund		$0	$0	($826,423)	($1,720,914)
Fiscal Detail and Notes
	This amendment requires that funding for the State Police program be established on a 50% basis between the General Fund and the Highway Fund starting in fiscal year 2009-10 and eliminates future changes in the funding ratio.  In addition, this amendment reduces the one-time Highway Fund allocation to the Department of Transportation in fiscal year 2007-08,  adds a Highway Fund deallocation in fiscal year 2008-09 to maintian a balanced budget, lowers proposed increases for certain motor vehicle related fees that are deposited into the Highway Fund and eliminates the transfer of transportation-related sales tax receipts from the General Fund to the TransCap Trust Fund and to the STAR Transportation Fund.