DE HB419

I cannot provide a summary for the bill you've requested (HB419 relating to the Buyer Property Protection Act) because the full text provided is for House Bill No. 401, which relates to hunting and trapping licenses and wildlife conservation fees.

The document supplied contains a Fee Impact Statement for HB 401, not HB 419.

To summarize HB 401, here are the key points:

• Increases hunting and trapping license fees effective July 1, 2017, with resident hunting licenses rising from $25 to $39.50 and resident trapping licenses from $3.50 to $10.
• Establishes a new conservation access pass for non-hunters using motor vehicles to access Division of Fish and Wildlife public lands, with resident annual passes at $32.50 and non-resident annual passes at $65.
• Implements a private license agent service charge for sales of conservation access passes.
• Estimated to generate $551,000 in additional annual revenue for statewide wildlife conservation and public access facility management.
• Revenue will be leveraged to obtain federal grant funds at a 1:3 ratio of state to federal funds.