129th MAINE LEGISLATURE
		LD 1273		LR 1725(03)
	An Act To Ensure Funding for Certain Essential Functions of the University of Maine Cooperative Extension Pesticide Safety Education Program
	Fiscal Note for Bill as Engrossed with: C "A" (S-149)
	Committee: Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry
Fiscal Note
			FY 2019-20	FY 2020-21	Projections  FY 2021-22	Projections  FY 2022-23
Appropriations/Allocations
	Other Special Revenue Funds		$65,000	$65,000	$65,000	$65,000
Transfers
	Other Special Revenue Funds		$0	$0	$0	$0
Fiscal Detail and Notes
	This bill codifies in statute the current level of funding provided to the University of Maine Cooperative Extension by the Board of Pesticides Control (BPC) within the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry. Beginning in fiscal year 2019-20, the BPC will annually transfer $65,000 in Other Special Revenue Funds revenue from the registration of pesticides and pesticide dealers to the University of Maine Cooperative Extension.
	The bill includes ongoing Other Special Revenue Funds allocations of $65,000 per year beginning in fiscal year 2019-20 to the University of Maine Cooperative Extension to develop and revise training manuals for pesticide applicator certification, licensing and recertification.