125th MAINE LEGISLATURE
LD 1722 LR 2427(03)
An Act To Make Technical Changes to Maine's Marine Resources Laws
Fiscal Note for Bill as Engrossed with:
C "A" (S-466)
Committee: Marine Resources
             
Fiscal Note
Minor revenue decrease - General Fund
Minor revenue decrease - Other Special Revenue Funds
Minor savings - General Fund
Fiscal Detail and Notes
This legislation adds the Aroostook Band of Micmacs to the tribal exemption for certain commercial harvesting licenses and allows the band to issue those licenses, reduces the Zone 1 sea urchin license fees when the season is no longer than 10 days, repeals the enhanced retail seafood license and establishes the enhanced retail certificate.  These changes will result in minor decreases in both General Fund and Other Special Revenue Funds revenue not requiring any change to the budget.
The legislation also eliminates a number of the Department of Marine Resources' reports to the legislature resulting in minor General Fund savings in personnel time not requiring any change to the budget.