127th MAINE LEGISLATURE
LD 1537 LR 2599(11)
An Act To Combat Drug Addiction through Enforcement, Prevention, Treatment and Recovery
Fiscal Note for Bill as Engrossed with:
C "A" (S-344)
S "A" (S-346) to C "A" (S-344)
Committee: Appropriations and Financial Affairs
             
Fiscal Note
FY 2015-16 FY 2016-17 Projections  FY 2017-18 Projections  FY 2018-19
Net Cost (Savings)
General Fund $0 $0 $3,005,000 $3,005,000
Appropriations/Allocations
General Fund $725,000 $3,005,000 $3,005,000 $3,005,000
Transfers
General Fund $725,000 $3,005,000 $0 $0
Other Special Revenue Funds ($725,000) ($3,005,000) $0 $0
Fiscal Detail and Notes
Part A of this bill includes a General Fund appropriation of  $1,230,000 in fiscal year 2016-17 to the Department of Public Safety to fund 10 investigative agents. Part A includes a one-time transfer of $1,230,000 in fiscal year 2016-17 to the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund from the Gambling Control Board administrative expenses, Other Special Revenue Funds account.
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 Public Safety to provide funding for 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 the Medical Use of Marijuana Fund.
Part G of this bill includes a General Fund line category transfer from Personal Services to All Other of $240,000 in fiscal year 2015-16 for the Judicial Department.