129th MAINE LEGISLATURE
		LD 1832		LR 2404(02)
	An Act To Ensure Adequate Funding for the Maine Pollutant Discharge Elimination System and Waste Discharge Licensing Program
	Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment " "
	Committee: Environment and Natural Resources
	Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
			FY 2019-20	FY 2020-21	Projections  FY 2021-22	Projections  FY 2022-23
Appropriations/Allocations
	Other Special Revenue Funds		$0	$340,077	$455,974	$455,974
Revenue
	Other Special Revenue Funds		$0	$340,077	$455,974	$455,974
Fiscal Detail and Notes
	This bill increases the annual waste discharge license fee for specific categories of existing discharges by 40% of the 2019 bill amount. It also increases the annual waste discharge license fee for specific categories of new discharges by 40% of the amount indicated in the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) fee schedule effective November 1, 2019, to October 31, 2020.  These fee increases will result in additional Other Special Revenue Funds revenue of $340,077 starting in fiscal year 2020-21 and increasing to $455,974 in fiscal year 2021-22 to the Maine Environmental Protection Fund within the DEP.  The bill includes an allocation of $340,077 in fiscal year 2020-21 to allow for expenditure of the additional revenue.