126th MAINE LEGISLATURE
		LD 1292		LR 1471(04)
	An Act To Minimize the Use of Plastic Bags
	Fiscal Note for House Amendment " " to Committee Amendment "A"
	Sponsor: Rep. McGowan of York
	Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
			FY 2013-14	FY 2014-15	Projections  FY 2015-16	Projections  FY 2016-17
Net Cost (Savings)
	General Fund		($56,044)	($59,692)	($61,415)	($63,189)
Appropriations/Allocations
	General Fund		($56,044)	($59,692)	($61,415)	($63,189)
	Other Special Revenue Funds		$56,044	$59,692	$61,415	$63,189
Revenue
	Other Special Revenue Funds		$56,044	$59,692	$61,415	$63,189
Fiscal Detail and Notes
	The amendment removes the General Fund appropriations of $56,044 in FY 2013-14 and $59,692 in FY 2014-15 and increases the Other Special Revenue Funds allocations by those same amounts to the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to account for a revised revenue estimate of the 3¢ surcharge assessed on plastic bags at the point of retail sale.  Revenue realized by the DEP through this surcharge is estimated to cover the administrative costs associated with the Plastics Recycling Fund program, which will be $92,017 in FY 2013-14 and $97,911 in FY 2014-15.