127th MAINE LEGISLATURE
LD 1537 LR 2599(01)
An Act To Combat Drug Addiction through Enforcement, Prevention, Treatment and Recovery
Preliminary Fiscal Impact Statement for Original Bill
Sponsor: Pres. Thibodeau of Waldo
Committee: Appropriations and Financial Affairs
Fiscal Note Required: Yes
             
Preliminary Fiscal Impact Statement
FY 2015-16 FY 2016-17 Projections  FY 2017-18 Projections  FY 2018-19
Net Cost (Savings)
General Fund $800,000 $1,600,000 $3,375,000 $3,375,000
Appropriations/Allocations
General Fund $1,525,000 $3,375,000 $3,375,000 $3,375,000
Transfers
General Fund $725,000 $1,775,000 $0 $0
Fiscal Detail and Notes
Part A of this bill includes General Fund appropriations of $800,000 in fiscal year 2015-16 and $1,600,000 in fiscal year 2016-17 to the Department of Public Safety to fund 10 investigative agents. 
Part B of this bill includes a General Fund appropriation of $50,000 in fiscal years 2015-16 and 2016-17 for the Department of the Attorney General for grants to local law enforcement entities.
Part C, D and E of this bill includes General Fund appropriations to The Department of Health and Human Services of $675,000 in fiscal year 2015-16 and $1,725,000 in fiscal year 2016-17. This funding will be used to provide multiple services, including funding for the development and operation of a detoxification center, ongoing funding for annual grants for the establishment and expansion of peer support recovery centers and the coordination and provision of substance abuse prevention and education in schools and communities, and ongoing funding to increase substance abuse residential treatment and outpatient services for the uninsured.
Part F of this bill provides one-time transfers of $725,000 in fiscal year 2015-16 and $1,775,000 in fiscal year 2016-17 to the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund from Other Special Revenue Funds received pursuant to the court order in State of Maine v. McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. 3 and Standard & Poor's Financial Services, LLC, Kennebec County Superior Court Docket 4 No. BCD-CV-14-49.