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Committee sends merchant-habitat fee bill to interim study (ITL), citing economic concerns
Summary
Senate Bill 159, proposing a new merchant habitat fee to fund wildlife/sea resource maintenance, drew mixed views and the committee voted 3–2 to recommend ITL (inexpedient to legislate), with supporters citing agency self‑funding needs and opponents opposing new fees given the economic climate.
Senate Bill 159, a proposal to establish a merchant-habitat fee to fund certain agency activities (testimony described the sponsor’s intent as supporting a self-funded agency), was recommended ITL (inexpedient to legislate) by the committee after debate over fee policy and fiscal context.
What happened: During executive session a motion to recommend ITL was raised by Senator Murphy, seconded, and discussed.…
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