An Act To Market Maine's Hunting and Fishing Opportunities
Maine Legislature, Session 127, LD 0668
Committee Amendment CA_A_H587 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 449, L.D. 668, Bill, "An Act To 
Market Maine's Hunting and Fishing Opportunities" 
Amend the bill in section 1 in subsection 2-A by inserting at the end a new blocked 
paragraph to read: 
'This subsection is repealed July 1, 2019.' 
Amend the bill by inserting after section 1 the following: 
'Sec. 2. Increase in funding. The Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife 
shall submit a bill to the First Regular Session of the 128th Legislature to increase the 
total General Fund appropriation to $300,000 for fiscal year 2017-18 for the operation of 
a comprehensive marketing program, including ongoing funding for a Marketing 
Specialist position. 
Sec. 3. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE, DEPARTMENT OF 
Public Information and Education, Division of 0729 
Initiative: Provides ongoing funding for one Marketing Specialist position. 
GENERAL FUND 
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
Personal Services 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
Public Information and Education, Division of 0729 
2015-16 
0.000 
$0 
$0 
$0 
2016-17 
1.000 
$69,867 
$2,844 
$72,711 
Initiative: Provides funding to adopt and operate a comprehensive marketing program. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" A" to H.P. 449, L.D. 668 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE, 
DEPARTMENT OF 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
GENERAL FUND 
DEPARTMENT TOTAL-ALL FUNDS 
SUMMARY 
2015-16 
$0 
$0 
2015-16 
$0 
$0 
2016-17 
$177,289 
$177,289 
2016-17 
$250,000 
$250,000 
This amendment adds a General Fund appropriation of $250,000 in ongoing funding 
in fiscal year 2016-17 to fund the establishment and operation of the comprehensive 
marketing program proposed in the bill and to fund one Marketing Specialist position. It 
also directs the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife to submit a bill to the First 
Regular Session of the 128th Legislature to increase the total funding for the 
comprehensive marketing program to $300,000 in fiscal year 2017-18. 
This amendment repeals the comprehensive marketing program July 1, 2019. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Revised: 03/17/16 fiva~ 
LD668 
LR 782(02) 
An Act To Market Maine's Hunting and Fishing Opportunities 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment 'A.' ( t\-S'c,1) 
Committee: Inland Fisheries and Wildlife 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
FY 2015-16 
FY 2016-17 
$0 
$250,000 
Projections 
FY 2017-18 
$80,389 
Projections 
FY 2018-19 
$84,259 
Appropriations/ Allocations 
General Fund 
$0 
$250,000 
$80,389 
$84,259 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
The bill requires the Department oflnland Fisheries and Wildlife (IFW) to adopt a comprehensive marketing program 
that ensures IFW is responsive to the needs of outdoor recreationists, license and permit price concerns and resource 
access and awareness issues. The bill also requires establishing an ongoing marketing specialist position within IFW 
to lead and coordinate this program. The bill includes General Fund appropriations of $177 ,289 and $72, 711 in fiscal 
year 2016-17 for costs to establish and operate the marketing program and to establish a Marketing Specialist position, 
respectively. This bill requires IFW to submit a bill to the First Regular Session of the 128th Legislature to increase 
the total General Fund appropriation to $300,000 for fiscal year 2017-18 for this marketing program. The bill repeals 
the marketing program on July 1, 2019. 
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