Senate Appropriations To Consider Bills Allowing Game, Fish & Boat Commissions To Adopt Own License Fees June 3

The Senate Appropriations Committee is scheduled to meet on June 3 to consider bills authorizing the Game and Fish and Boat Commissions to adopt their own license fees for 3 years.  The bills include--

-- Senate Bill 552 (Stefano-R- Fayette) authorizing the Game Commission to adopt its own license fees for 3 years; and

-- Senate Bill 553 (Stefano-R-Fayette) authorizing the Fish and Boat Commission to adopt its own license fees for 3 years.

House Bill 808 (Mehaffie-R-Dauphin) authorizing the Fish and Boat Commission to adopt their own fees for 3 years (House Fiscal Note and summary) is on the Senate Calendar for action, and still needs to go to Senate Appropriations Committee.

The meeting will be held in the Rules Room Off The Floor, sometime after the Senate breaks from session.

Sen. Pat Browne (R-Lehigh) serves as Majority Chair of the Senate Appropriations and can be contacted at 717-787-1349 or send email to: pbrowne@pasen.gov.  Sen. Vincent Hughes (D-Philadelphia) serves as Minority Chair and can be contacted at 717-787-7112 or send email to: vincent.hughes@pasenate.com.