126th MAINE LEGISLATURE
LD 1762 LR 2721(13)
An Act Related to the Report of the Tax Expenditure Review Task Force
Fiscal Note for House Amendment " " to Original Bill
Sponsor: Rep. Cray of Palmyra
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 $0 $10,426,446 $0 $0
Appropriations/Allocations
Other Special Revenue Funds $0 ($14,573,554) $0 $0
Revenue
General Fund $0 $14,573,554 $0 $0
Other Special Revenue Funds $0 ($14,573,554) $0 $0
Transfers
General Fund $0 ($25,000,000) $0 $0
Fiscal Detail and Notes
This amendment increases the General Fund cost of the bill by $10,426,446 in fiscal year 2014-15.  It eliminates the transfers from the Tax Relief and Maine Budget Stabilization Funds from the bill, which increases the General Fund cost of the bill by $25,000,000 in fiscal year 2014-15.  That cost is partially offset by the transfer of the various assessments for the Efficiency Maine Trust to the General Fund in fiscal year 2014-15 only.  Those assessments are estimated to be $14,573,554 in fiscal year 2014-15. 
The amendment replaces the changes in the bill that modified the distribution of the General Fund unappropriated surplus at the close of fiscal year 2013-14, also known as the "Cascade," and instead eliminates the fourth priority transfer of up to $40,000,000 to municipal revenue sharing.