An Act to Combat Racketeering in Scheduled Drugs by Certain Organizations
Maine Legislature, Session 131, LD 2204
Committee Amendment CA_A_H921 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "/^ » to H.P. 1412, L.D, 2204, "An Act to Combat
Racketeering in Scheduled Drugs by Certain Organizations"
Amend the bill by inserting after section 5 the following;
'See. 6. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and
allocations are made.
ATTORNEY GENERAL, DEPARTMENT OF THE
Administration - Attorney General 0310
Initiative: Establishes one Assistant Attorney General position effective September 1,2024
to prosecute new crimes of racketeering and provides funding for related All Other costs,
GENERAL FUND 2023-24 2024-25
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 0,000 1.000
Personal Services $0 $144,415
AllOther $0 $8,693
GENERAL FUND TOTAL $0 $153,108
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section
number to read consecutively,
SUMMARY
This amendment, which is the majority report of the committee, adds an appropriations
and allocations section,
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED
(See attached)
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Approved: 03/19/24 ^^^
- : LD 2204 LR 2862(02)
An Act to Combat Racketeering in Scheduled Drugs by Certain Organizations
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment')
Committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
Current biennmm cost increase - Maine State Housing Authority
Projections Projections
FY 2023-24 FY 2024-25 FY 2025-26 FY 2026-27
Net Cost (Savings)
GeneralFund. $0 $153,108 $188,230 $194,693
Appropriati.ons/AIIocations
General Fund $0 . $153,108 $188,230 $194,b^
Correctional and Judicial Impact Statements
The bill creates the Class A crime of racketeering. It is unclear how many additional individuals will be convicted of
a Class A crime who otherwise would not have been. The current average cost of incarcerating one individual for a
single year is $55,203, No funding has been included in the bill at this time for the costs of incarceration.
The additional workload associated with the minimal number of new felony cases filed in the court system does not
require additional funding at this time, The collection of additional fines will increase General Fund or other
dedicated revenue by minor amounts.
Fiscal Detail and Notes
The bill includes ongoing General Fund appropriations to the Office of the Attorney General of $153,108 in fiscal
year 2024-25 for one Assistant Attorney General position effective September 1, 2024, This Assistant Attorney
General will operate statewide to advise law enforcement investigators, develop evidence and prosecute crimes of
racketeering.
Requiring any real property ordered forfeited and suitable for residential use be transferred to the Maine State
Housing Authority (MSHA) for resale will result in increased costs to the authority, The amount cannot be determined
at this time and will depend on the number of houses involved, the condition of the houses and the cost of putting the
houses on the market. This bill does provide for a portion of the proceeds received from the sale or other disposition
of forfeited personal property to be transferred to MSHA to be used to pay taxes, fees and liens associated with the
real property transferred to the authority as well as for rehabilitation costs associated with making the real property
into livable residential property for resale, Whether these funds will be sufficient to cover the costs to MSHA without
General Fund support cannot be determined at this time.
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Additional costs to the Department of Public Safety from receiving the list of certain service installations, upgrades'
and malfunctioning transformers at residential properties from a consumer-owned and investor-owned transmission
and distribution utility is expected to be minor and can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources,
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