126th MAINE LEGISLATURE
		LD 1744		LR 2438(02)
	An Act To Protect Maine Lakes
	Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment " "
	Committee: Environment and Natural Resources
	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		$70,000	$46,419	$39,646	$40,387
Appropriations/Allocations
	General Fund		$70,000	$46,419	$39,646	$40,387
	Other Special Revenue Funds		$0	$675	$675	$675
Fiscal Detail and Notes
	The Department of Environmental Protection has requested funding for one half-time Environmental Specialist III position to do data management, educational materials, data collection and editing and to work on creating partnerships with certain entities. The bill includes a General Fund appropriation in fiscal year 2014-15 of $46,419 for one half-time Environmental Specialist III position, plus support costs, as well as rulemaking related to a fertilizer ban within 50 feet of the normal high water line of a great pond. The bill includes an allocation in fiscal year 2014-15 of $675 for administrative costs associated with the position. This bill also provides a one-time General Fund appropriation in fiscal year 2013-14 of $70,000 to support the Maine Lakes Society in implementing the LakeSmart program, analyzing data gathered by the Maine Volunteer Lake Monitoring Program and supporting the Maine Joint Environmental Training Coordinating Committee in its development of environmental training programs.