130th MAINE LEGISLATURE
		LD 2021		LR 2648(02)
	An Act To Collect Pesticide Sales and Use Records for the Purpose of Providing Information to the Public
	Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment " "
	Committee: Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry
	Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
			FY 2021-22	FY 2022-23	Projections  FY 2023-24	Projections  FY 2024-25
Net Cost (Savings)
	General Fund		$0	$1,373,715	$721,176	$459,854
Appropriations/Allocations
	General Fund		$0	$1,373,715	$721,176	$459,854
	Other Special Revenue Funds		$0	$34,506	$34,506	$34,506
Fiscal Detail and Notes
	This bill directs the Board of Pesticide Control (BPC) within the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry to develop and administer a comprehensive online pesticide sales and use database. The bill includes General Fund appropriations of $416,955 in fiscal year 2022-23 for five limited-period Environmental Specialist II positions that end on June 30, 2024. It also includes ongoing General Fund appropriations of $192,260 beginning in fiscal year 2022-23 for one Environmental Specialist III position and one Environmental Specialist IV position and $31,500 for related All Other costs. The bill also includes one-time General Fund appropriations of $733,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 for the development costs of a database and contracted services for data entry into the database. Beginning in fiscal year 2023-24 the BPC will require ongoing General Fund appropriations of $50,000 for database maintenance costs and in fiscal year 2024-25 it will require ongoing General Fund appropriations of $183,877 for two Environmental Specialist II positions. The bill includes ongoing allocations funded within the BPC of  $34,506 beginning in fiscal year 2022-23 for position technology costs and STA-CAP expenses.