House Bill 245 of 2013.; Reasoning for this??!!

[poppincork]

Saw where Eddie Lambert, Rep. from Prairieville authored this bill; HB 245.
Makes the nonresident fees, hunting and fishing the same as resident fees. Did this bill pass? What's the thought here?

Info. from the bill:

Lambert HB No. 245
Abstract: Provides for the issuance of nonresident hunting and recreational fishing licenses
at the same cost as resident licenses.
Proposed law specifies that until Jan. 1, 2016, the fees in present law for nonresident hunting
and recreational fishing licenses shall be reduced as follows:
Duck license from $ 25 to $ 5.50
Wild turkey from $ 25 to $ 5.50
Basic hunting from $ 200 to $ 15
Big game from $ 250 to $ 15
Primitive firearms from $ 50 to $ 10.50
Bow hunting from $ 50 to $ 10.50
Freshwater fishing from $ 60 to $ 9.50
Saltwater fishing from $ 30 to $ 5.50
Effective Jan. 1, 2016, license fees return to previous levels.
(Amends R.S. 56:103.1(B)(1), 104(A)(2) and (4), 105(B), 153, 302.1(A) and (C)(1)(a))

[Gerald]

Looks like this bill died and never made it to the House floor.



[SIZE=5]HB245[/SIZE] [SIZE=4] by Representative [/SIZE][SIZE=4]Eddie Lambert[/SIZE]
[SIZE=2]WILDLIFE & FISHERIES: Provides for the issuance of nonresident recreational hunting and fishing licenses at the same cost as resident licenses (EG DECREASE SD RV See Note) [/SIZE]
[SIZE=2][/SIZE]
[SIZE=2]Current Status: Subject to call - House final passage[/SIZE]



TextDigestsNotesAuthorsHB245 EngrossedHB245 Original

Digest of HB245 EngrossedDigest of HB245 Original

Fiscal Note - HB245 EngrossedFiscal Note - HB245 Original

Eddie Lambert (primary)

Date Chamber</U>PageActionsort history by ascending dates 05/13H8 Read by title, returned to the calendar.05/08H Scheduled for floor debate on 5/13/2013.05/02H7 Read by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading - regular calendar.05/01H27 Reported favorably (17-0) (Regular).04/08H32 Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environment.04/01H First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 4/1/2013.03/26H Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environment.03/26H Prefiled.

[Lreynolds]

The thought was that the license fees LDWF would LOSE would be more than compensated for by revenue GAINED from hotels, food, gasoline, supplies, etc. that the additional NR hunters would provide. It was intended as an experiment, and there was supposedly negotiated compensation between Depts. of Economic Development and Wildlife and Fisheries. But it didn't work out.

[poppincork]

I was thinking that it was some kind of test to see what happens. Like Ms. would do the same. Thanks for the info. Lreynolds and Gerald.