125th MAINE LEGISLATURE
LD 1242 LR 1702(03)
An Act To Restore the Deer Herd in Certain Wildlife Management Districts in Maine
Fiscal Note for Bill as Engrossed with:
C "A" (H-829)
Committee: Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
             
Fiscal Note
FY 2011-12 FY 2012-13 Projections  FY 2013-14 Projections  FY 2014-15
Net Cost (Savings)
General Fund $0 $38,000 $38,000 $38,000
Appropriations/Allocations
Other Special Revenue Funds $0 $38,000 $38,000 $38,000
Revenue
General Fund $0 ($38,000) ($38,000) ($38,000)
Other Special Revenue Funds $0 $38,000 $38,000 $38,000
Fiscal Detail and Notes
This legislation directs that $2 of each deer registration fee be deposited into the Maine Deer Management Fund and will result in a reduction of General Fund revenue of $38,000 and a corresponding increase in Other Special Revenue Funds revenue beginning in fiscal year 2012-13.  This estimate is based upon the number of deer registrations during the 2011 hunting season.  The bill includes an Other Special Revenue Funds allocation to the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife of $38,000 in fiscal year 2012-13.
Additional costs to the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife associated with rulemaking and establishing a process on paper hunting license applications for a person to donate money to the Maine Deer Management Fund can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources.