An Act Requiring Climate Impact Notes on Proposed Transportation Legislation and Agency Rules
Maine Legislature, Session 131, LD 0932
Committee Amendment CA_A_H743 (House)
Amends: 3 MRSA §163-A

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT " ^ to H.P. 579, L,D. 932, "An Act Requiring
Climate Impact Notes on Proposed Transportation Legislation and Agency Rules
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following;
'An Act to Require Fossil Fuel Emission Impact Statements on Proposed
Transportation Legislation'
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and inserting the
following:
'See. 1. 3 MRSA §163-A, sub-§10-A is enacted to read:
10-A. Statement of fossil fuel emission impact. To collect and assemble factual
information and to prepare a statement concemine the fossil fuel emission mrpact that may
result from the implementation of a proposed law in leeislation referred to the joint standing
committee of the Lepislature having jurisdiction over transportation matters that receives a
majority ought to pass report when reported by that committee and that has an auoarent
significant fossil fuel emission mieact if implemented. The statement must:
A, _Be prepared by the office designated by the Legislative Council as having
responsibilitvfoLfiMQcisLax^ysls, within the limits^fmformation provided to that
office, and in collaboration with any other state agency providine an impact statement
of any kind regarding the proposed law; and
B. Include an estunate in pounds of the amount of carbon dioxide, methane and any
8 other pollutant that may be emitted as a result of the proposed law and how the amount
of any pollutant may chanee over time.
A statement of fossil fuel emission impact is not necessary for any proposed law that has
no apparent sienificant fossil fuel emission impact;
Sec. 2. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and
allocations are made.
LEGISLATURE
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Approved: 01/31/24 ^K?<^
LD 932 LR 1723(02)
An Act Requiring Climate Impact Notes on Proposed Transportation Legislation and Agency Rules
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment '^' ^ -~
Committee: Transportation
Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
Projections Projections
FY 2023-24 FY 2024-25 FY 2025-26 FY 2026-27
Net Cost (Savings)
General Fund $0 $151,762 $128,692 $133,235
Appropriations/Allocations
General Fund $0 $151,762 $128,692 $133,235
Fiscal Detail and Notes
This bill includes an appropriation of $ 131,762 in fiscal year 2024-25 to the Legislature for the costs of one
Legislative Analyst position and related All other costs to prepare fossil fuel emission impact statements, The bill
also includes a one-time appropriation of $20,000 in fiscal year 2024-25 to the Legislature to contract with an outside
entity to assist in the establishment of the Legislature's fossil fuel emission impact statement process, Any additional
costs to the Department of Transportation and the Department of Environmental Protection are assumed initially to be
minor and absorbed within existing budgeted resources but additional resources may be needed in the future
depending on the data and modeling needs of the new fossil fuel emission impact statement process,
LR1723(02) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "/^ " to H.P. 579, L,D. 932
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Initiative; Establishes and appropriates funds for one Legislative Analyst position and
related All Other costs to prepare fossil fuel emission unpact statements.
GENERAL FUND 2023-24 2024-25
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 0.000 1.000
Personal Services $0 $121,807
AllOther $0 $9,955
GENERAL FUND TOTAL $0 $131,762
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Initiative; Appropriates one-time funds for the Legislature to contract with an outside entity
to assist in the establishment of a fossil fuel emission impact statement process.
GENERAL FUND 2023-24 2024-25
AllOther $0 $20,000
GENERAL FUND TOTAL $0 $20,000
LEGISLATURE
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 2023-24 2024-25
2021 GENERAL FUND $0 $151,762
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS $0 $151,762
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section
number to read consecutively,
SUMMARY
This amendment, which is the minority report of the committee, changes the title of
and replaces the bill, The amendment requires a fossil fuel emission impact statement on
legislation referred to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction
over transportation matters that receives a majority ought to pass report when reported by
that committee and that has an apparent significant fossil fuel emission impact if
implemented. The amendment also adds an appropriations and allocations section,
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED
(See attached)
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT