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                   Senate Appropriations Committee Fiscal Summary
                           Senator Christine Kehoe, Chair

                                          AB 528 (Chesbro)
          
          Hearing Date: 07/11/2011        Amended: 05/27/2011
          Consultant: Brendan McCarthy    Policy Vote: NR&W 9-1
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          BILL SUMMARY: AB 528 extends the sunset on the Steelhead Fishing 
          Report-Restoration Card program, to July 1, 2017.
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                            Fiscal Impact (in thousands)

           Major Provisions         2011-12      2012-13       2013-14     Fund
           
          Fee revenues           ($180) to ($290) per year        Special 
          *

          Monitoring and restoration        $180 to $290 per year Special 
          *
             activities

          * Fish and Game Preservation Fund.
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          STAFF COMMENTS: 
          
          Under federal law, most species of steelhead trout in the state 
          are listed as endangered or threatened under the Endangered 
          Species Act.

          Under current law, anglers taking steelhead trout in inland 
          waters of the state are required to have both a fishing license 
          and a steelhead report card. Under the Steelhead Fishing 
          Report-Restoration Card program, anglers are required to record 
          information regarding the locations where they have fished and 
          the fish they caught. This information is then sent to the 
          Department of Fish and Game, which uses the information to 
          monitor, manage, and plan for restoration activities to benefit 
          steelhead trout. Currently, anglers pay $6.48 for a report card.

          Current law sunsets the report card program on July 1, 2012.









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          AB 528 extends the sunset of the report card program to July 1, 
          2017 and requires the Department to report to the Legislature by 
          July 1, 2016 on program activities.

          By extending the sunset of the program, the bill will result in 
          revenues of between $180,000 and $290,000 per year and similar 
          levels of expenditure (all funds are available to the Department 
          upon appropriation of the Legislature).