127th MAINE LEGISLATURE
LD 669 LR 507(02)
An Act To Create a Spat Collection License
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment " "
Committee: Marine Resources
Fiscal Note Required: Yes
             
Fiscal Note
Minor cost increase - General Fund
Minor revenue increase - General Fund
FY 2015-16 FY 2016-17 Projections  FY 2017-18 Projections  FY 2018-19
Revenue
Other Special Revenue Funds $2,250 $2,250 $2,250 $2,250
Correctional and Judicial Impact Statements
Increases the number of civil violations.
The collection of additional fines may also increase General Fund revenue by minor amounts.
Fiscal Detail and Notes
The bill creates a spat collection license with an annual fee of $75 to allow the taking, possessing and selling of the spat of a marine organism on the license. This will increase Other Special Revenue Funds revenue by an estimated $2,250 annually to the Aquaculture Management Fund within the Department of Marine Resources beginning in fiscal year 2015-16 and in every subsequent fiscal year.