Panel asks LSO to draft bill to require state to cover Game and Fish revenue impacts from mandated fee reductions
Members asked LSO to draft language ensuring the state covers revenue shortfalls when the Legislature mandates lower license fees, a change intended to prevent the agency's programs from absorbing legislative fee decisions without appropriation.
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The committee asked LSO to draft a bill clarifying that when the Legislature mandates reduced license fees or other changes that lower fee revenue for the Game and Fish Department, the state should appropriate funding to cover the difference rather than requiring the department and license buyers to absorb the cost.
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