122nd MAINE LEGISLATURE
		LD 67		LR 0046(02)
	An Act To Allow the Use of Crossbows for Hunting
	Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment " "
	Committee: Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
	Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
					Projections	Projections
			2005-06	2006-07	2007-08	2008-09
Net Cost (Savings)
	General Fund		$0	$0	$0	$0
Appropriations/Allocations
	General Fund		$11,850	$14,700	$14,200	$14,200
Revenue
	General Fund		$11,850	$14,700	$14,200	$14,200
	Highway Fund
	Federal Expenditures Fund
	Fund for a Healthy Maine
	Other Special Revenue Funds
	Federal Block Grant Funds
	Other Funds
Transfers
	General Fund
	Highway Fund
	Federal Expenditures Fund
	Fund for a Healthy Maine
	Other Special Revenue Funds
	Federal Block Grant Funds
	Other Funds
Correctional and Judicial Impact Statements
Bond Issues		Term(years)	Principal	Rate (%)	Interest	Total Cost
	General Fund - Non-taxable	10		3.7%	$0	$0
Referendum Costs		Month/Year	Election Type	Question	Length
		Nov-05	General	Referendum	Standard
		Jun-05	Special	Initiated Bill	Lengthy
	The Secretary of State's budget includes sufficient funds to accommodate one ballot of average length for the general election in November. If the number or size of the referendum questions increases the ballot length, an additional appropriation of $8,000 or more may be required.  A special election would require an additional appropriation of $121,392.
Fiscal Detail and Notes
	Establishing fees for crossbow hunting licenses will increase General Fund revenue collected by the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife by an estimated $6,850 and $13,700 in fiscal years 2005-06 and 2006-07, respectively.  In order to meet the constitutional requirement that the total level of General Fund appropriations must be at least equal to the undedicated revenue collected by the department, the bill includes General Fund appropriations of $6,850 and $13,700 for the Savings Fund program in fiscal years 2005-06 and 2006-07, respectively.
	Requiring the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife to establish a crossbow hunting education program will require additional General Fund appropriations of $5,000 and $1,000 in fiscal years 2005-06 and 2006-07, respectively.  The department will collect additional General Fund revenues in the same amounts from fees charged to individuals taking the education program.