SB18-143: Hunting, Fishing, and Parks for Future Generations Act

• Increases hunting and fishing license fees statewide to fund Parks and Wildlife Division goals including recruitment programs, habitat conservation, dam maintenance, hatchery modernization, and new state park development.

• Implements specific fee increases for resident and nonresident licenses across all game types (e.g., resident elk license from $45 to $53, nonresident from $450 to $660; resident annual fishing from $25 to $33).

• Authorizes commission to adjust youth fishing license fees and establish discounted resident low-income licenses to maintain federal funding eligibility under the Federal Aid in Sport Fish Restoration Act.

• Establishes new surcharge of up to $1.50 per license (excluding habitat stamps and youth licenses) directed to wildlife management public education fund, and allows up to 25% of migratory waterfowl stamp revenue to nonprofit organizations for North American Waterfowl Management Plan implementation.

• Caps state park pass fee increases at $1 annually for daily passes and $10 annually for annual passes; requires annual division reports through 2025 on fee impacts, program expenditures, and achievement of legislative goals.