129th MAINE LEGISLATURE
		LD 2142		LR 3241(02)
	An Act Regarding Outcome-based Forestry and the Use of Glyphosate
	Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment " "
	Committee: Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry
	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	$103,540	$231,520	$88,520
Fiscal Detail and Notes
	This bill requires that gubernatorial appointments to a technical review panel of outcome-based forestry projects be reviewed by the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over forestry matters and be subject to confirmation by the Legislature.  The bill requires that landowners provide written notice to the Maine Forest Service within the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry (ACF) prior to any use of glyphosate in an outcome-based forestry area. The bill also directs the Board of Pesticides Control (BPC), within the ACF, to establish an environmental risk advisory committee to assess the environmental risks associated with glyphosate use and complete a final report of their findings by February 1, 2022.  The BPC has indicated that it will require additional staffing to complete the environmental review process.  The bill includes additional allocations of $103,540 to the BPC to allow expenditure of existing resources for one toxicologist, contracted staffing, environmental sampling and literature review.  The impact of these new unfunded costs on other programs in the BPC cannot be determined at this time.