| | | forward and may be used by the department only to offset license | | fee increases if the use of that money for that purpose is | | approved by the joint standing committee of the Legislature | | having jurisdiction over inland fisheries and wildlife matters. |
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| | | 7.__Cash reserve.__The department shall maintain as practical | | a cash reserve for the purpose of ensuring an adequate cash flow. |
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| | | 8.__Snowmobile enforcement expenditures not to diminish.__In | | every fiscal year, the department shall budget from | | appropriations to the enforcement operations program an amount | | for snowmobile enforcement activities that is not less than the | | average General Fund expenditures from that program for those | | purposes over the previous 2 fiscal years.__Expenditures from the | | Snowmobile Enforcement Fund, established in section 10258, may | | not be included in calculating average expenditures. |
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| | | 9.__Fiscal Stability Program.__The Fiscal Stability Program is | | established to ensure that the general public and hunters and | | anglers share the cost of the fish and wildlife conservation | | programs of the department.__To achieve this goal, beginning with | | the 2004-2005 biennial budget and for each biennial budget | | thereafter, the biennial budget submitted by the executive branch | | must include a General Fund appropriation of 18% of the | | department's requested biennial budget. |
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| | | 10.__Review of budget.__The joint standing committee of the | | Legislature having jurisdiction over inland fisheries and | | wildlife matters shall review that part of the current services | | budget bill and any supplemental budget bills pertaining to the | | department in accordance with Title 5, section 522-A. |
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| | | 11.__Review of license and permit fees, fines and penalties.__ | | The joint standing committee of the Legislature having | | jurisdiction over inland fisheries and wildlife matters shall | | review license and permit fees, fines, penalties and all other | | money received by the department and shall submit a written | | report to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having | | jurisdiction over appropriations and financial affairs on or | | before March 1st of each year. |
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| | | 12.__Monthly report.__By the 15th day of each month, the | | department shall submit a report to the joint standing committee | | of the Legislature having jurisdiction over inland fisheries and | | wildlife matters.__When the Legislature is in session, the | | department shall submit its report at a meeting of the committee.__ | | When the Legislature is not in session, the department shall mail | | the report to each member of the committee with a copy to the | | Executive Director of the Legislative |
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