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Senator Brennan seeks to restore Fish and Wildlife fee‑setting power by rule
Summary
Sen. Pat Brennan introduced an amendment to restore the Fish and Wildlife Department's rulemaking authority to set certain use and access fees, arguing the agency has managed fees responsibly since 2005; other members raised separation‑of‑powers and access‑fee concerns and discussed excluding new 'access area' fees.
Sen. Pat Brennan offered an amendment to return rulemaking authority to the Department of Fish and Wildlife for setting fees tied to use of department lands and programs, saying the department has handled such authority responsibly since it was first granted in 2005. "They were granted authority in, I think, 2005, and they've done a pretty good job with it," Brennan said.
The amendment (sections 21–23) would restore the department's ability to set fees by…
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