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Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following:
‘An Act To Amend the Fees for Infant Lifetime Licenses’
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and before the summary and inserting the following:
‘Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §10851, sub-§1, ¶A, as amended by PL 2009, c. 404, §1, is further amended to read:
 
A. For a person who is less than 6 years of age:
 
(1) An infant lifetime fishing license. The fee for an infant lifetime fishing license is $150 for a resident and $450 for a nonresident, except that, from December 1, 2011 until March 1, 2015, the fee for a nonresident is $200;
 
(2) An infant lifetime hunting license. The fee for an infant lifetime hunting license is $150 for a resident and $450 for a nonresident, except that, from December 1, 2011 until March 1, 2015, the fee for a nonresident is $200;
 
(3) An infant lifetime archery hunting license. The fee for an infant lifetime archery hunting license is $150 for a resident and $450 for a nonresident, except that, from December 1, 2011 until March 1, 2015, the fee for a nonresident is $200;
 
(3-A) An infant lifetime trapping license. The fee for an infant lifetime trapping license is $150 for a resident and $450 for a nonresident, except that, from December 1, 2011 until March 1, 2015, the fee for a nonresident is $200;
 
(4) An infant combination of any 2 lifetime licenses. The fee for an infant combination of any 2 lifetime licenses is $250 for a resident and $750 for a nonresident, except that, from December 1, 2011 until March 1, 2015, the fee for a nonresident is $425; and
 
(5) An infant combination of any 3 lifetime licenses. The fee for an infant combination of any 3 lifetime licenses is $400 for a resident and $1,200 for a nonresident, except that, from December 1, 2011 until March 1, 2015, the fee for a nonresident is $660;
Sec. 2. Report. The Commissioner of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife shall report on the fiscal impact of reducing the fees for the nonresident infant lifetime licenses under this Act by January 5, 2015 to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over inland fisheries and wildlife matters.’
 
SUMMARY
This amendment replaces the bill. The bill proposes to reduce the fee for an infant lifetime hunting license for a nonresident from $450 to $150, which is the same fee as for a resident. This amendment reduces the fees on all infant lifetime licenses for nonresidents by approximately 55% between December 1, 2011 and March 1, 2015. It also requires the Commissioner of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife to report on the fiscal impact of reducing the fees for the nonresident infant lifetime licenses by January 5, 2015 to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over inland fisheries and wildlife matters.