Appropriates $112,704,300 to the Department of Fish and Game for fiscal year 2019; and limits the number of authorized full-time equivalent positions to 569.00.

This is the FY 2019 original appropriation bill for the Department of Fish and Game. It appropriates $112,704,300 and caps the number of authorized full-time equivalent positions at 569.00. For benefit costs, the bill removes $1,450 per eligible FTP to bring the annual employer contribution for health insurance down to $11,650 by including a two-month employee and employer premium holiday, adds a 6.8% increase for life insurance, and adjusts funding for workers' compensation in amounts that vary by agency. Funding for replacement items includes $4,600,100 for a replacement bridge, field equipment, computers, fleet replacement, and property improvements. For statewide cost allocation, $25,100 is provided, as Attorney General fees will increase by $15,100, risk management costs will decrease by $6,700, State Controller fees will increase by $12,000, and State Treasurer fees will decrease by $1,300. The bill also provides funding for a 3% ongoing merit-based salary increase for permanent employees, to be distributed at the discretion of the director, and a 3% increase in the compensation schedule. The bill funds 13 line items, which provide $1,000,000 for sportsman's access in response to the funds raised through the Access/Depredation fee created in H230 of 2017; $500,000 to conduct a feasibility study for a new headquarters building; $375,000 of federal Pittman-Robertson moneys for access easements; $895,000 to continue fish screening and fishing access programs; $1,100,000 to replace and maintain residences at various fish hatcheries; $190,000 for the department to collect credit card fees resulting from license purchases; $120,000 for funding for fish habitat reconstruction; $200,000 to construct a house on the CJ Strike Wildlife Management Area for the resident habitat biologist; $51,300 to monitor wolverine and fisher populations; $60,000 to increase the network capacity and bandwidth at regional offices; a reduction of $241,100 associated with the decrease in he