127th MAINE LEGISLATURE
LD 1027 LR 508(03)
An Act To Create an Elver Exporter's License
Fiscal Note for Bill as Engrossed with:
C "A" (H-100)
Committee: Marine Resources
             
Fiscal Note
Minor cost increase - General Fund
Minor revenue increase - General Fund
FY 2014-15 FY 2015-16 FY 2016-17 Projections  FY 2017-18 Projections  FY 2018-19
Revenue
Other Special Revenue Funds $30,000 $30,000 $30,000 $30,000 $30,000
Correctional and Judicial Impact Statements
Establishes new Class D crimes.
The collection of additional fines may also increase General Fund revenue by minor amounts.
Fiscal Detail and Notes
The bill establishes an elver exporter's license costing $5,000 each and allows someone to buy elvers from certain license holders and transport them beyond the state limits. This will increase Other Special Revenue Funds revenue to the Eel and Elver Management Fund within the Department of Marine Resources by an estimated $30,000 in fiscal year 2014-15 and in every subsequent fiscal year.