124th MAINE LEGISLATURE
		LD 845		LR 1362(02)
	An Act To Expand Access to Efficiency Maine Rebate Programs
	Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment "   "
	Committee: Utilities and Energy
	Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
			2009-10	2010-11	Projections 2011-12	Projections 2012-13
Appropriations/Allocations
	Federal Expenditures Fund ARRA		$25,000	$25,000	$0	$0
Revenue
	Federal Expenditures Fund ARRA		$25,000	$25,000	$0	$0
Fiscal Detail and Notes
	The bill includes an allocation to the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) to conduct a two-year outreach and education program in each of the sixteen counties of Maine on renewable energy technology and systems for residential usage. The PUC will work in cooperation with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension to accomplish this program, produce reports and adopt routine technical rules. Additional costs to the University of Maine System to participate in the renewable energy outreach program can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources.