126th MAINE LEGISLATURE
		LD 368		LR 1540(02)
	An Act To Ensure the Continuation of Dairy Farming
	Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment " "
	Committee: Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry
	Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
			FY 2013-14	FY 2014-15	Projections  FY 2015-16	Projections  FY 2016-17
Net Cost (Savings)
	General Fund		$1,251,442	$2,453,222	$2,455,878	$2,458,560
Appropriations/Allocations
	Other Special Revenue Funds		$1,251,442	$2,453,222	$2,455,878	$2,458,560
Revenue
	General Fund		($1,251,442)	($2,453,222)	($2,455,878)	($2,458,560)
	Other Special Revenue Funds		$1,251,442	$2,453,222	$2,455,878	$2,458,560
Fiscal Detail and Notes
	This legislation makes changes to the calculation of base price in calculating payments made through the dairy stabilization program.  It also eliminates the distribution of 1/2% of net slot machine income from the Oxford Casino to the dairy stabilization program and increases the distribution to the Dairy Improvement Fund within the Finance Authority of Maine from 1/2% to 1%.  The result of these changes is an additional transfer from the General Fund to the dairy stabilization program of $1,251,442 in fiscal year 2013-14 and $2,453,222 in fiscal year 2014-15.  The bill includes Other Special Revenue Funds allocations of $988,527 in fiscal year 2013-14 and $2,187,678 in fiscal year 2014-15 to the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry and Other Special Revenue Funds allocations to the Finance Authority of Maine of $262,915 in fiscal year 2013-14 and $265,544 in fiscal year 2014-15.