127th MAINE LEGISLATURE
		LD 913		LR 248(02)
	An Act To Expand Public Opportunities for Wildlife Management Education
	Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment " "
	Committee: Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
	Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
Minor cost increase - General Fund
			FY 2015-16	FY 2016-17	Projections  FY 2017-18	Projections  FY 2018-19
Revenue
	Other Special Revenue Funds		$203,516	$203,516	$203,516	$203,516
Fiscal Detail and Notes
	The bill establishes the Species Management Education Fund within the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife (IFW) and raises certain hunting and trapping licenses by $1 and directs $1 from these licenses to go to this fund. The fund is to be used to educate the public on the management of game species. Other Special Revenue Funds revenue to this new fund will be an estimated $203,516 in fiscal year 2015-16 and $203,516 in every subsequent fiscal year. Additional costs to IFW to convene a stakeholders group to develop recommendations for a 5-year public outreach campaign on IFW's efforts to manage game species are expected to be minor and can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources.