129th MAINE LEGISLATURE
		LD 640		LR 2042(04)
	Resolve, To Require a Study of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reductions from the Proposed Central Maine Power Company Transmission Corridor
	Fiscal Note for Senate Amendment " " to Committee Amendment "A"
	Sponsor: Sen. Libby of Androscoggin
	Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
Minor cost increase - Other Special Revenue Funds
Fiscal Detail and Notes
	Any additional costs to the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to review and approve various aspects of the proposed study are anticipated to be minor and can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources. Any additional costs to the PUC from the amendment's requirement that the DEP consult with the commission on certain matters are anticipated to be minor and can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources. Whether the amendment's provision that prohibits the DEP from accepting funds from certain entities interested in the study will reduce the amount of funding available for the study cannot be determined at this time.