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130th MAINE LEGISLATURE |
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LD 1523 |
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LR 1388(02) |
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An Act To
Establish the Trust for a Healthy Maine |
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Fiscal Note for
Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment " " |
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Committee: Health and Human Services |
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Fiscal Note Required: Yes |
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Fiscal Note |
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FY 2021-22 |
FY 2022-23 |
Projections FY 2023-24 |
Projections FY 2024-25 |
Net Cost
(Savings) |
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General Fund |
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$0 |
$0 |
$36,604,210 |
$36,604,210 |
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Fund for a Healthy Maine |
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$0 |
$0 |
($50,774,084) |
($50,796,179) |
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Appropriations/Allocations |
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General Fund |
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$0 |
$36,604,210 |
$36,604,210 |
$36,604,210 |
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Fund for a Healthy Maine |
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$0 |
($36,604,210) |
($50,774,084) |
($50,796,179) |
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Transfers |
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General Fund |
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$0 |
$36,604,210 |
$0 |
$0 |
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Fund for a Healthy Maine |
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$0 |
($36,604,210) |
$0 |
$0 |
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Fiscal Detail
and Notes |
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This bill
establishes the Trust for a Healthy Maine to receive money paid to the State
pursuant to the tobacco settlement and from other sources to fund tobacco use
prevention and control, ensure adequate resources for other disease
prevention efforts, promote public health, plan and deliver public health and
prevention programs and services, support accreditation of the Department of
Health and Human Services, Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention
and support public health workforce development. The trust is governed by a 15-member board
of trustees composed of the Director of the Maine Center for Disease Control
and Prevention and 14 members appointed by the Governor.
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The bill includes
General Fund appropriations to the Department of Health and Human Services of
$36,604,210 beginning in fiscal year 2022-23 to continue funding services in
multiple DHHS accounts that were previously funded through Fund for a Healthy
Maine Funds. The bill also includes corresponding deallocations of
$36,604,210 beginning in fiscal year 2022-23. Finally, there is a transfer of
$36,604,210 from the Fund for a Healthy Maine to the unappropriated surplus
of the General Fund by June 30, 2023.
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The bill also
requires the allocation of tobacco settlement payment funds to be determined
by the Trust for a Healthy Maine board and this new allocation process could
lead to funding decreases in some areas currently funded by the Fund for a
Healthy Maine. The full impact of these changes cannot be determined at this
time and will only become known when future decisions of the new board are
made. |
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Any additional
costs to the Department of Administrative and Financial Services can be
absorbed within existing budgeted resources available to manage the current
program. The Department of the Attorney General would receive an allocation
percentage of Fund for a Healthy Maine funds beginning in fiscal year
2023-24. The impact on the department will depend on future settlement
payments and could affect the department's ability to adequately enforce
escrow statute in future years. |
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