Maine legislation · 132nd Legislature
Maine LD77: An Act to Stabilize and Sustainably Fund the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, Fisheries and Hatcheries Division by I
Status: Failed, June 25, 2025
An Act to Stabilize and Sustainably Fund the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, Fisheries and Hatcheries Division by Increasing the Inland Fishing License Fees and Establishing the Inland Fisheries Conservation and Enhancement Fund
What the bill says
An Act to Stabilize and Sustainably Fund the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, Fisheries and Hatcheries Division by Increasing the Inland Fishing License Fees and Establishing the Inland Fisheries Conservation and Enhancement Fund" Amend the amendment by striking out the substitute title and substituting the following: 'An Act to Stabilize and Sustainably Fund the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, Fisheries and Hatcheries Division by Establishing the Inland Fisheries Conservation and Enhancement Program' Amend the amendment by striking out all of sections 3 to 10 and inse.
From the engrossed text:
An Act to Stabilize and Sustainably Fund the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, Fisheries and Hatcheries Division by Increasing the Inland Fishing License Fees and Establishing the Inland Fisheries Conservation and Enhancement Fund" Amend the amendment by striking out the substitute title and substituting the following: 'An Act to Stabilize and Sustainably Fund the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, Fisheries and Hatcheries Division by Establishing the Inland Fisheries Conservation and Enhancement Program' Amend the amendment by striking out all of sections 3 to 10 and inserting the following: 'Sec. 3. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made. INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE, DEPARTMENT OF Fisheries and Hatcheries Operations 0535 Initiative: Provides funding for expenditures authorized in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 12, section 10252, subsection 1. OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 2025-26 2026-27 All Other $500,000 $500,000 __________ __________ OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL $500,000 $500,000 2295 Inland Fisheries Conservation and Enhancement Program N531 Initiative: Provides baseline allocation to establish an account within the existing Fisheries and Hatcheries Operations program, Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife. OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 2025-26 2026-27 All Other $500 $500 __________ __________ OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL $500 $500 Page 1 - 132LR0251(04) HOUSE AMENDMENT HOUSE AMENDMENT " " to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 41, L.D. INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE, …