128th MAINE LEGISLATURE
LD 960 LR 1696(02)
An Act To Use State Employees and Resources for Transportation Bond Projects
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment " "
Committee: Transportation
Fiscal Note Required: Yes
             
Fiscal Note
Potential current biennium savings - Highway Fund
Potential Conflict - Maine Constitution
Fiscal Detail and Notes
Requiring the use of state employees to perform the planning, designing and engineering on bond-funded construction projects could result in Highway Fund savings.  No determination of potential savings is made at this time.
The Department of Transportation has indicated that this legislation may be in conflict with Article V, Part Third, Section 5 of the Maine Constitution which prohibits the use of bond proceeds for current expenditures.  This fiscal note makes no assumption regarding the validity of any conflict.