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Finance committee adopts Fish and Game fee and sweep changes, moves some habitat fee revenue to general Fish and Game Fund
Summary
Members approved an HB2 amendment that raises certain habitat fees, directs a floor of $2.50 to wildlife habitat with the remainder to the Fish and Game Fund, and triggers end-of-year sweeps from three small accounts into the fish and game fund; motion carried unanimously with a small statutory tweak requested by members.
The Finance - Division I committee adopted an amendment (11 82H as presented) to HB2 that changes several Fish and Game fee structures, raises the fisheries habitat fee, creates automatic end-of-year transfers from small dedicated accounts into the Fish and Game Fund when balances exceed $750,000, and allows some limited additional uses of hunting/fishing revenues.
Key points: the fisheries habitat fee was raised (statutory language sets a minimum and splits proceeds) so that at least $2.50 per fee goes to the…
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