129th MAINE LEGISLATURE
LD 1059 LR 1681(03)
An Act To Authorize the Establishment of an Apprentice License for the Maine Scallop Fishery
Fiscal Note for Bill as Engrossed with:
C "A" (H-114)
Committee: Marine Resources
             
Fiscal Note
FY 2019-20 FY 2020-21 Projections  FY 2021-22 Projections  FY 2022-23
Appropriations/Allocations
Other Special Revenue Funds $0 $25,000 $25,000 $25,000
Revenue
Other Special Revenue Funds $0 $25,000 $25,000 $25,000
Fiscal Detail and Notes
This bill allows the Department of Marine Resources to adopt rules establishing an apprentice program for entry into the scallop fishery and to create an apprentice scallop dragging license.  The department has indicated that after rulemaking is complete in fiscal year 2020-21 approximately 50 applicants would apply for the $250 apprentice scallop dragging license, generating $12,500 in Other Special Revenue Funds revenue to the Scallop Research Fund (SRF).  Each apprentice license also requires an existing scallop dragger license holder to pay a $250 surcharge, generating another $12,500 to the SRF.  This bill also includes an ongoing Other Special Revenue Funds allocation of $25,000 starting in fiscal year 2020-21 to allow for the expenditure of the funds in the SRF for administration of the apprenticeship program, research and development programs that address the restoration, development or conservation of scallop resources.