124th MAINE LEGISLATURE
		LD 1432		LR 1889(08)
	An Act To Create a Saltwater Recreational Fishing Registry
	Fiscal Note for Senate Amendment "   " to Committee Amendment "A"
	Sponsor: Sen. Trahan of Lincoln
	Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
			2009-10	2010-11	Projections 2011-12	Projections 2012-13
Net Cost (Savings)
	General Fund		($29,100)	($40,160)	($311,135)	($289,863)
Appropriations/Allocations
	General Fund		($29,100)	($40,160)	($311,135)	($289,863)
Fiscal Detail and Notes
	This amendment provides that enactment of the saltwater recreational fishing registry is not effective until the Department of Marine Resources receives sufficient funding from federal and/or other sources to cover the anticipated costs.  Therefore, the appropriations have been removed from the bill.  Other Special Revenue Funds revenue may increase from fees to be imposed on operators of commercial smelt fishing shacks, operators of vessels who possess a guide license for tidewater fishing and operators of vessels who are licensed to carry passengers for hire for recreational saltwater fishing.  In addition, the legislation states that the Department of Marine Resources shall work with Maine's Congressional Delegation to secure federal funding to cover the costs of the saltwater recreational fishing registry.
	Additional costs to the Departments of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife and Marine Resources associated with developing a proposal to establish the fee structure noted above, and to cover the costs associated with the saltwater recreational fishing registry, can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources.