124th MAINE LEGISLATURE
		LD 1432		LR 1889(20)
	An Act To Create a Saltwater Recreational Fishing Registry
	Fiscal Note for House Amendment "   " to Committee Amendment "   "
	Sponsor: Rep. McKane of Newcastle
	Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
			2009-10	2010-11	Projections 2011-12	Projections 2012-13
Appropriations/Allocations
	Other Special Revenue Funds		$0	($162,316)	($665,609)	($875,486)
Revenue
	Other Special Revenue Funds		$0	($248,530)	($912,788)	($1,170,650)
Fiscal Detail and Notes
	This floor amendment provides that enactment of the saltwater recreational fishing registry is not effective unless, by January 1, 2011, the Department of Marine Resources has executed a memorandum of agreement with the federal government to provide federal funding to the state for implementation and enforcement of the saltwater recreational fishing registry.  Therefore, the allocations have been removed from the bill and the Department of Marine Resources is required to work with Maine's Congressional Delegation to secure federal funding to cover the costs of the saltwater recreational fishing registry. Additionally, this bill provides that a fee cannot be assessed for the registry and the increased Other Special Revenue Funds revenue to the Department of Marine Resources has been removed.
	Additional costs to the Department of Marine Resources associated with establishing and implementing a registration process for commercial smelt fishing shacks can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources.