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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‘This subsection is repealed July 1, 2019.’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	2015-16	2016-17	
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT	0.000	1.000	
Personal Services	$0	$69,867	
All Other	$0	$2,844	
			
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	$72,711	

Public Information and Education, Division of 0729
 
Initiative: Provides funding to adopt and operate a comprehensive marketing program.

GENERAL FUND	2015-16	2016-17	
All Other	$0	$177,289	
			
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	$177,289	

INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE, DEPARTMENT OF			
DEPARTMENT TOTALS	2015-16	2016-17	
			
GENERAL FUND	$0	$250,000	
			
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS	$0	$250,000	
 
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SUMMARY
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
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