124th MAINE LEGISLATURE
		LD 1813		LR 2628(01)
	An Act To Implement the Recommendations of the Office of Program Evaluation and Government Accountability Regarding Emergency Communications Services
	Preliminary Fiscal Impact Statement for Original Bill
	Sponsor: Rep Hinck of Portland
	Committee: Utilities and Energy
	Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Preliminary Fiscal Impact Statement
			2009-10	2010-11	Projections 2011-12	Projections 2012-13
Appropriations/Allocations
	Other Special Revenue Funds		$0	$939,640	$939,229	$941,817
Fiscal Detail and Notes
	The Public Utilities Commission (PUC) will require an allocation of $939,640 in fiscal year 2010-11 to the Public Utilities Commission Regulatory Fund for one permanent Management Analyst II position to provide quality assurance review to the Emergency Services Communication Bureau, for training of Public Safety Answering Point staff on dispatch standards and protocols and related continuing education and for providing printed copies of those standards or access to them in electronic format.  Removing the requirement that the PUC set rates for answering point and dispatch services may result in savings to the Public Utilities Commission Regulatory Fund that are not expected to be significant.
	Any additional costs to the Department of Public Safety associated with examining methodologies for recovering costs and establishing fees for Public Safety Answering Point services and dispatch services can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources.