Emergency clause. In view of the emergency cited in the preamble, this Act takes effect when approved.

FISCAL NOTE

2000-01

APPROPRIATIONS/ALLOCATIONS

General Fund $55,250

REVENUES

General Fund $55,250

The establishment of certain lifetime hunting and fishing licenses will increase General Fund revenue collected by the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife by $55,250 in fiscal year 2000-01. The estimated future increase is $110,500 for each of fiscal years 2001-02 and 2002-03. The bill includes an additional General Fund appropriation of $55,250 in fiscal year 2000-01 to meet the constitutional requirement that appropriations to the department are at least equal to the undedicated revenues collected by the department.

The Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife will incur some minor additional costs to submit a required report to the Legislature. These costs can be absorbed within the department's existing budgeted resources.

SUMMARY

This bill is reported out unanimously by the Joint Standing Committee on Inland Fisheries and Wildlife pursuant to House Paper 1866.

The bill makes lifetime hunting and fishing licenses available in January of 2001 for residents from 6 to 15 years of age, inclusive. The bill also creates a sliding scale fee for the existing senior lifetime licenses and clarifies that persons 70 years of age or older remain entitled to a complimentary lifetime hunting and fishing license.

The bill also requires that adult lifetime hunting and fishing licenses be available in January of 2006 for persons from 16 to 64 years of age and requires the Department of Inland