| 124th MAINE LEGISLATURE | ||||||
| LD 986 | LR 704(01) | |||||
| An Act To Protect the Public Health and the Environment by Prohibiting the Sale of Wheel Weights Containing Lead or Mercury | ||||||
| Preliminary Fiscal Impact Statement for Original Bill | ||||||
| Sponsor: Sen. Goodall of Sagadahoc | ||||||
| Committee: Natural Resources | ||||||
| Fiscal Note Required: Yes | ||||||
| Preliminary Fiscal Impact Statement | ||||||
| Minor cost increase - General Fund Minor revenue increase - General Fund |
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| Correctional and Judicial Impact Statements | ||||||
| Increases the number
of civil suits. The collection of additional fines may also increase General Fund revenue by minor amounts. |
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| Fiscal Detail and Notes | ||||||
| Requiring the Department of Environmental Protection to enforce the ban on wheel weights containing mercury can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources. | ||||||