1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to game and fish; providing for adjustments
1.3 	to hunting and fishing license fees; proposing coding
1.4 	for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 97A.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. [97A.476] INDEXING HUNTING AND FISHING LICENSE
1.7 	FEES.
1.8 	(a) By July 1, 2005, and before the start of each biennium
1.9 	thereafter, the commissioner of natural resources shall adjust
1.10 	each hunting and fishing license fee listed in section 97A.475
1.11 	by an amount determined by multiplying the listed fee by the
1.12 	percentage change in the appropriate index during the preceding
1.13 	two-year period and rounding the result up or down to the
1.14 	nearest whole dollar.
1.15 	(b) For purposes of this section, the appropriate index is
1.16 	the Consumer Price Index for all household goods and services
1.17 	for the Midwest region, as published periodically by the United
1.18 	States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
1.19 	(c) When calculating the two-year percentage change of the
1.20 	appropriate index, the commissioner must use the latest yearly
1.21 	figures for the index that have been published by the federal
1.22 	bureau at the time the calculation is performed.

1.23 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day
1.24 	following final enactment.