127th MAINE LEGISLATURE
		LD 1221		LR 207(12)
	An Act To Enhance Energy Cost Reduction and Facilitate Heating Alternatives in furtherance of the Omnibus Energy Act
	Fiscal Note for House Amendment " " to Committee Amendment "A"
	Sponsor: Rep. Wadsworth of Hiram
	Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
Transfer from Efficiency Maine Trust to Maine Energy Office
			FY 2015-16	FY 2016-17	Projections  FY 2017-18	Projections  FY 2018-19
Net Cost (Savings)
	General Fund		($90,483)	($92,340)	($96,934)	($99,671)
Appropriations/Allocations
	General Fund		($90,483)	($92,340)	($96,934)	($99,671)
	Other Special Revenue Funds		$300,000	$300,000	$300,000	$300,000
Fiscal Detail and Notes
	This amendment removes the General Fund appropriations of $90,483 and $92,340 in fiscal years 2015-16 and 2016-17, respectively, that were in the committee amendment. It requires $300,000 to be transferred annually from Efficiency Maine Trust's (EMT) conservation program fund for electric efficiency and conservation programs to the Maine Energy Office (MEO). EMT has indicated that this fund has sufficient resources to absorb this annual transfer. The committee amendment had limited these transfers to a total of $300,000 over time. The amendment adds Other Special Revenue Funds allocations to the MEO of $232,138 and $207,660 in fiscal years 2015-16 and 2016-17, respectively, to fund certain activities related to energy resources, planning and development. The amendment also adds Other Special Revenue Funds allocations of $67,862 and $92,340 in fiscal years 2015-16 and 2016-17, respectively, to establish a deputy commissioner position within the MEO. The amendment removes the emergency preamble and clause from the bill and this fiscal note assumes that the bill will become law on October 1, 2015.