124th MAINE LEGISLATURE
LD 1432 LR 1889(20)
An Act To Create a Saltwater Recreational Fishing Registry
Fiscal Note for House Amendment "   " to Committee Amendment "   "
Sponsor: Rep. McKane of Newcastle
Fiscal Note Required: Yes
             
Fiscal Note
2009-10 2010-11 Projections 2011-12 Projections 2012-13
Appropriations/Allocations
Other Special Revenue Funds $0 ($162,316) ($665,609) ($875,486)
Revenue
Other Special Revenue Funds $0 ($248,530) ($912,788) ($1,170,650)
Fiscal Detail and Notes
This floor amendment provides that enactment of the saltwater recreational fishing registry is not effective unless, by January 1, 2011, the Department of Marine Resources has executed a memorandum of agreement with the federal government to provide federal funding to the state for implementation and enforcement of the saltwater recreational fishing registry.  Therefore, the allocations have been removed from the bill and the Department of Marine Resources is required to work with Maine's Congressional Delegation to secure federal funding to cover the costs of the saltwater recreational fishing registry. Additionally, this bill provides that a fee cannot be assessed for the registry and the increased Other Special Revenue Funds revenue to the Department of Marine Resources has been removed.  
Additional costs to the Department of Marine Resources associated with establishing and implementing a registration process for commercial smelt fishing shacks can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources.