125th MAINE LEGISLATURE
		LD 1324		LR 472(01)
	An Act To Create Consistency and Fairness in Maine's Bottle Bill
	Preliminary Fiscal Impact Statement for Original Bill
	Sponsor: Rep. Prescott of Topsham
	Committee: Environment and Natural Resources
	Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Preliminary Fiscal Impact Statement
			FY 2011-12	FY 2012-13	Projections  FY 2013-14	Projections  FY 2014-15
Revenue
	Other Special Revenue Funds		($44,516)	($44,516)	($44,516)	$39,016
Fiscal Detail and Notes
	This legislation removes containers larger than 28 ounces from the bottle bill and establishes a uniform deposit of 5¢ for all containers.  These provisions will result in an Other Special Revenue Funds loss of revenue to the Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources of $44,516 beginning in fiscal year 2011-12 for reduced registrations and renewals of beverage container labels.
	There will also be a reduction in General Fund revenues related to reduced unclaimed deposits.  An estimate of this reduction has not been made at this time.