JurisdictionMaineTitle 5ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES AND SERVICES
Part 18ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES
Ch. 375MAINE ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE ACT
This text of Maine § 5 §8063-A (Analysis of benefits and costs) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Maine primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.
In addition to the economic impact statement required under section 8052, subsection 5‑A and the fiscal impact note required under section 8063, an agency may, within existing budgeted resources and in instances in which the consideration of costs is permitted, conduct an analysis of the benefits and costs of a proposed rule to evaluate the effects of the rule on the distribution of benefits and costs for specific groups and on the overall economic welfare of the State.
1.Contents of a cost-benefit analysis.
To the extent permitted within existing resources, a cost-benefit analysis conducted under this section must include, at a minimum, the following information:
Prior to conducting a cost-benefit analysis under this section, an agency shall determine that sufficient staff expertise and
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In addition to the economic impact statement required under section 8052, subsection 5‑A and the fiscal impact note required under section 8063, an agency may, within existing budgeted resources and in instances in which the consideration of costs is permitted, conduct an analysis of the benefits and costs of a proposed rule to evaluate the effects of the rule on the distribution of benefits and costs for specific groups and on the overall economic welfare of the State.
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Contents of a cost-benefit analysis.
To the extent permitted within existing resources, a cost-benefit analysis conducted under this section must include, at a minimum, the following information:
Prior to conducting a cost-benefit analysis under this section, an agency shall determine that sufficient staff expertise and budgeted resources exist within the agency to complete the analysis. The agency shall include a cost-benefit analysis with a copy of a proposed rule when responding to a request for the proposed rule under section 8053, subsection 3‑A. When the analysis is conducted on a provisionally adopted major substantive rule, the analysis must be included with the materials submitted to the Executive Director of the Legislative Council under section 8072, subsection 2. A cost-benefit analysis conducted under this section is not subject to judicial review under section 8058.