129th MAINE LEGISLATURE
		LD 1922		LR 3017(03)
	An Act To Create a Menhaden Fishing License
	Fiscal Note for Bill as Engrossed with: C "A" (H-723)
	Committee: Marine Resources
Fiscal Note
Minor cost increase - General Fund Minor revenue increase - General Fund Minor revenue increase - Other Special Revenue Funds
Correctional and Judicial Impact Statements
	The additional workload associated with the minimal number of new cases filed in the court system does not require additional funding at this time. The collection of additional fine and/or fee revenue will increase General Fund and dedicated revenue by minor amounts.
Fiscal Detail and Notes
	This bill removes Atlantic menhaden from the list of species that may be fished with a commercial pelagic and anadromous fishing license and creates new resident commercial menhaden fishing, nonresident commercial menhaden fishing and noncommercial menhaden fishing licenses and establishes a fee and surcharge for each (detailed below). License fees are deposited into the General Fund and surcharges from each license are deposited into the Pelagic and Anadromous Fisheries Fund. No estimate is made at this time of the number of new licenses that will be issued, but the impact on revenues is not anticipated to be significant.
	Resident commercial menhaden fishing license
	Fee	$128
	Surcharge	$200
	Nonresident commercial menhaden fishing license
	Fee	$500
	Surcharge	$400
	Noncommerical menhaden fishing license
	Fee	$48
	Surcharge	$50