Fish and Wildlife Funding

The Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife (DIFW) has seen a decline in its historic funding sources and needs additional, stable revenue for its education, enforcement, and non-game programs in order to ensure the future sustainability of all Maine wildlife and wildlife habitat. LD 219 dedicates 10% of all revenues derived from the use of state-owned land and assets for energy infrastructure development (i.e., utility transmission corridors) up to a total of %5,000,000 must be deposited annually in a special fund and allocated to the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife to support the operations of that department.