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Regular Session, 2010
HOUSE BILL NO. 879
BY REPRESENTATIVES LAMBERT, HARRISON, LEGER, AND ST. GERMAIN AND
SENATOR CHAISSON
WILDLIFE/FEES: Authorizes the Wildlife and Fisheries Commission to biennially adjust
fees in accordance with the Consumer Price Index
AN ACT1
To enact R.S. 34:852.21(C) and R.S. 56:6.3 and to repeal R.S. 56:6(28), relative to the2
powers of the Wildlife and Fisheries Commission; to authorize the commission to3
biennially adjust, in accordance with the consumer price index, fees charged by the4
Department of Wildlife and Fisheries; to require biennial promulgation of a fee5
schedule for all fees charged by the department; and to provide for related matters.6
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:7
Section 1. R.S. 34:852.21(C) is hereby enacted to read as follows:8
§852.21. Fees9
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C. The Wildlife and Fisheries Commission shall have the authority to adjust11
fees which are assessed, charged, and collected by the Department of Wildlife and12
Fisheries. Such adjustments may be made biennially to fees to be charged in odd-13
numbered years and shall be in an amount not to exceed the annual percentage14
change in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U)(All Items -15
United States City Average) maintained by the United States Department of Labor,16
Bureau of Labor Standards, rounded downward to the nearest dime. Any such17
adjustment to a fee which has already been adjusted under the provisions of this18
Subsection shall be calculated on the percentage change from the latest adjustment19
of that fee. No fee shall be adjusted by an amount in total which is in excess of fifty20
percent of the fee amount which was enacted by the legislature. The commission21
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numbered year. Such promulgated fee schedule shall contain the amount for every1
fee charged by the department whether or not such fee has been adjusted under the2
provisions of this Subsection.3
Section 2. R.S. 56:6.3 is hereby enacted to read as follows:4
§6.3. Powers of the commission; adjustment to fees5
The Wildlife and Fisheries Commission shall have the authority to adjust fees6
which are assessed, charged, and collected by the Department of Wildlife and7
Fisheries. Such adjustments may be made biennially to fees to be charged in odd-8
numbered years and shall be in an amount not to exceed the annual percentage9
change in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U)(All Items -10
United States City Average) maintained by the United States Department of Labor,11
Bureau of Labor Standards, rounded downward to the nearest dime. Any such12
adjustment to a fee which has already been adjusted under the provisions of this13
Section shall be calculated on the percentage change from the latest adjustment of14
that fee. No fee shall be adjusted by an amount in total which is in excess of fifty15
percent of the fee amount which was enacted by the legislature. The commission16
shall promulgate a fee schedule for implementation on November fifteenth of each17
even-numbered year which shall be applicable to fees to be charged for activities18
during the upcoming license year. Such promulgated fee schedule shall contain the19
amount for every fee charged by the department whether or not such fee has been20
adjusted under the provisions of this Section.21
Section 3. R.S. 56:6(28) is hereby repealed in its entirety.22
DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
Lambert HB No. 879
Abstract: Authorizes the Dept. of Wildlife and Fisheries to adjust their fees biennially in
accordance with the percentage change of the CPI.
Proposed law authorizes the Wildlife and Fisheries Commission to adjust fees assessed,
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years in an amount not to exceed the annual percentage change in the Consumer Price Index.
Provides that any adjustment to a fee which has already been adjusted shall be calculated on
the percentage change from the latest adjustment of that fee. Provides that no fee can be
adjusted by an amount in total which is in excess of 50% of the fee amount enacted by the
legislature. Requires the commission to promulgate a fee schedule for implementation on
Nov. 15 of each even-numbered year which shall be applicable to fees to be charged for
activities during the upcoming license year. Requires that the fee schedule contain the fee
charged by the department whether or not such fee has been adjusted by the commission.
Present law authorizes the commission to impose fees for nonresident hunting and fishing
licenses. Proposed law repeals this authorization.
(Adds R.S. 34:852.21(C) and R.S. 56:6.3; Repeals R.S. 56:6(28))