129th MAINE LEGISLATURE
LD 212 LR 698(02)
An Act To Provide a Source of Funding for the ATV Recreational Management Fund
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment " "
Committee: Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
Fiscal Note Required: Yes
             
Fiscal Note
FY 2019-20 FY 2020-21 Projections  FY 2021-22 Projections  FY 2022-23
Appropriations/Allocations
Other Special Revenue Funds $992,896 $992,896 $992,896 $992,896
Revenue
Other Special Revenue Funds $992,896 $992,896 $992,896 $992,896
Fiscal Detail and Notes
This bill will increase ATV registration fees from $33 to $45 for a resident annual registration, $53 to $75 for a nonresident seven-day registration and $68 to $90 for a nonresident one year registration. The bill directs $12 of each registration to the ATV Recreational Management Fund within the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry and $10 of each nonresident registration to the newly established ATV Enforcement Fund within the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife. 
Based on current ATV registrations, it is estimated that the registration fee increase will generate an additional $992,996 in Other Special Revenue Funds revenue starting in fiscal year 2019-20. This bill includes Other Special Revenue Funds allocations of $867,936 to the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry and of $124,960 to the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife starting in fiscal year 2019-20 to allow for the expenditure of the additional revenue.