128th MAINE LEGISLATURE
		LD 685		LR 1846(02)
	An Act To Establish the Mining Advisory Panel
	Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment " "
	Committee: Environment and Natural Resources
	Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
Legislative Cost/Study
			FY 2017-18	FY 2018-19	Projections  FY 2019-20	Projections  FY 2020-21
Net Cost (Savings)
	General Fund		$13,350	$13,350	$6,800	$0
Appropriations/Allocations
	General Fund		$13,350	$13,350	$6,800	$0
	Other Special Revenue Funds		$500	$500	$500	$500
Legislative Cost/Study
	The bill includes General Fund appropriations to the Legislature of $13,350 in each of fiscal years 2017-18 and 2018-19 for the operating and support costs of the Mining Advisory Panel.  It also includes an Other Special Revenue Funds allocation of $500 in the event the panel receives grants and other nongovernmental funds.  As required in the bill, the funds provided to the panel are appropriated and allocated to a new account separate from all other funds of the Legislature.
Fiscal Detail and Notes
	Any additional costs to the Department of Environmental Protection to participate in the Mining Advisory Panel are anticipated to be minor and can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources.