127th MAINE LEGISLATURE
		LD 716		LR 1210(02)
	An Act To Amend the Fees for Snowmobile Registration
	Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment " "
	Committee: Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
	Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
Minor revenue increase - General Fund Minor cost increase - General Fund
			FY 2015-16	FY 2016-17	Projections  FY 2017-18	Projections  FY 2018-19
Revenue
	Other Special Revenue Funds		$493,719	$493,719	$493,719	$493,719
Fiscal Detail and Notes
	The bill increases the annual snowmobile registration fee on residents by $5, nonresident 3-consecutive-day registrations by $6 and nonresident seasonal registrations by $11. The bill directs revenue from these fee increases to the Snowmobile Trail Fund (STF) within the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry. The bill establishes a nonresident 10-consecutive-day snowmobile registration at $75 each. This bill also establishes donation stickers of $25, $50 and $100 with proceeds going to the STF after deducting $2 for the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife (IFW). Any additional revenue to the General Fund, STF and IFW from the donation stickers and nonresident 10-consecutive-day snowmobile registration is expected to be minor. The estimated Other Special Revenue Funds revenue increase from raising snowmobile registrations fees is $493,719 in fiscal year 2015-16 and in every subsequent fiscal year. Additional costs to the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry from submitting written policies specifying criteria used to distribute this revenue are expected to be minor.