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Delegates advance bill to raise fishing-license fees after debate over $3 million estimate and administrative costs
Summary
The House advanced a bill to raise fishing-license fees after delegates debated a projected $3 million aggregate fee increase and a Department of Natural Resources (DNR) administrative cost jump cited in the fiscal note.
Maryland’s House of Representatives advanced legislation on Feb. 10 that would raise fishing-license fees after members debated the size of the increase and a sharp rise in agency administrative costs.
Supporters said the fee increases are intended to restore funding for fisheries and hatchery management that has eroded because fees have not been raised in years; opponents pressed officials to explain how DNR administrative costs reportedly rose from about $251,000 in 2024 to roughly $1.8 million in 2026 projections. The House adopted the committee’s favorable report…
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