127th MAINE LEGISLATURE
LD 186 LR 378(02)
An Act To Reverse Jail Consolidation
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment " "
Committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Fiscal Note Required: Yes
             
Fiscal Note
FY 2015-16 FY 2016-17 Projections  FY 2017-18 Projections  FY 2018-19
Net Cost (Savings)
General Fund $2,465,896 $2,465,896 $2,465,896 $2,465,896
Appropriations/Allocations
General Fund $2,465,896 $2,465,896 $2,465,896 $2,465,896
Other Special Revenue Funds $0 $0 $0 $0
Fiscal Detail and Notes
The bill includes allocations to reflect transfer of the funding in the enacted version of the 2016-2017 biennial budget for the State Board of Corrections to the Department of Corrections, County Jail Operations Fund.  It also provides a General Fund appropriation of $2,465,896 beginning in fiscal year 2015-16 to increase the amount of funds available for the county and multicounty jails.
The Department of Corrections has also indicated a need for General Fund appropriations of $625,516 in fiscal year 2015-16 and $614,479 in fiscal year 2016-17 and for Financial and Personnel Services Fund allocations of $201,588 in fiscal year 2015-16 and $199,914 in fiscal year 2016-17 to support additional staff and related costs associated with returning the operation of county and multicounty jails to the Department of Corrections.  This bill does not include these amounts.