Resolve, To Direct the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife To Allow Maine Residents To Register Their Watercraft Online
Maine Legislature, Session 123, LD 2088
Committee Amendment CA_A_H688 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT " ~"to H.P. 1474, L.D. 2088, "Resolve, To Direct 
the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife To Allow Maine Residents To Register 
Their Watercraft Online" 
Amend the resolve by striking out the title and substituting the following: 
'Resolve, To Direct the Department oflnland Fisheries and Wildlife To 
Allow Maine Residents To Renew Their Watercraft Registrations Online' 
Amend the resolve in section 1 in the 2nd line (page 1, line 2 in L.D.) by striking out 
the following: "of registering watercraft" and inserting the following: 'that provides the 
option of renewing a watercraft registration' 
Amend the resolve in section 1 in the last line (page 1, line 4 in L.D.) by inserting 
after the following: "vehicles." the following: 'The Department of Inland Fisheries and 
Wildlife shall charge a fee that is in addition to the regular registration fee to cover both 
its administrative costs for the online registration of watercraft and, to the extent possible, 
merchant fees that would otherwise be charged on the excise tax to ensure municipalities 
do not lose excise tax revenue because of the online registrations; and be it further' 
Amend the resolve by inserting after section 1 the following: 
'Sec. 2. 
Appropriations and allocations. Resolved: 
That the following 
appropriations and allocations are made. 
INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE, DEPARTMENT OF 
Licensing Services - Inland Fisheries and Wildlife 0531 
Initiative: Appropriates funds for labor, agent fees, merchant fees and postage for 
processing online watercraft registrations. 
GENERAL FUND 
2007-08 
2008-09 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" A " 
to H.P. 1474, L.D. 2088 
Personal Services 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
SUMMARY 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$ 13,540 
$7,790 
$21,330 
This amendment clarifies that the online registration of watercraft should be available 
only for renewing watercraft registrations and directs the Department of Inland Fisheries 
and Wildlife to recoup its administrative costs for providing online registration and, to the 
extent possible, merchant fees charged on the excise tax to ensure municipalities do not 
lose excise tax revenue because of the online registrations. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 02/07/08 Mac:.. 
LD 2088 
LR 2769(02) 
Resolve, To Direct the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife To Allow Maine Residents To 
Register Their Watercraft Online 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment" A " 
Committee: Inland Fisheries and Wildlife 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
\ppropriations/ Allocations 
General Fund 
Revenue 
General Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
2007-08 
$0 
$0 
$0 
2008-09 
$830 
$21,330 
$20,500 
Projections 
2009-10 
$101 
$22,651 
$22,550 
Projections 
2010-11 
($734) 
$24,071 
$24,805 
Includes a General Fund appropriation of $21 ,330 in fiscal year 2008-09 for additional labor, agent fees, merchant 
fees and postage cost involved in processing on-line boat registrations. Additional revenue of $20,500 is expected in 
fiscal year 2008-2009 from an administrative fee of $5 per on-line registration, resulting in a net cost of $830. 
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