124th MAINE LEGISLATURE
		LD 1633		LR 2116(02)
	An Act To Expand Eligibility of Certain Municipal Landfills To Participate in the State's Remediation and Closure Program
	Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment "   "
	Committee: Natural Resources
	Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
Future biennium cost increase - General Fund
Fiscal Detail and Notes
	This bill requires the State to pay 75% of the costs of closing municipal landfills that meet certain criteria.  It is assumed that there are three licensed municipal landfills likely to be eligible to receive such funding.  Updated Department of Environmental Protection estimates put these costs at $1,700,000.  Typically, state participation in costs of this nature have been paid from bond proceeds.  Since no bond proceeds are available at this time, subsequent legislation will be required to create a bond issue or provide a General Fund appropriation to fund these costs.