Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §7854, sub-§3, as amended by PL 2001, c. 690, Pt. A, §13 and affected by §18, is further amended to read:

3. Fee. The annual registration fee for an ATV is $17 for a resident and $35 for a nonresident $50.

Sec. 2. 12 MRSA §7854, sub-§4, ¶A, as amended by PL 2001, c. 690, Pt. A, §14 and affected by §18, is further amended to read:

A. After Except as provided in paragraph C, after administrative costs, revenues received under this subchapter are credited as undedicated revenue to the General Fund except that 50% of those revenues is credited to the ATV Recreational Management Fund of the Department of Conservation. The Legislature shall appropriate to the department in each fiscal year an amount equal to the administrative costs incurred by the department in collecting revenue under this subsection. Those administrative costs must be verified by the Department of Conservation and the Department of Administrative and Financial Services.

The department shall use a portion of the revenue dedicated to the ATV Recreational Management Fund for an ATV law enforcement grant-in-aid program to assist law enforcement agencies other than the Bureau of Warden Service.

Sec. 3. 12 MRSA §7854, sub-§4, ¶¶C and D are enacted to read:

C. Thirty-three dollars of each ATV registration must be credited to the ATV Enforcement and Safety Education Fund of the department.

D.__The ATV Enforcement and Safety Education Fund, referred to in this paragraph as "the fund," is established and administered by the department.

(1) The fund may be used to enhance the enforcement of ATV laws and to promote education about ATV safety.

(2)__If any money in the fund is not expended during the year in which it is collected, the unexpended balance may not lapse but must be carried forward.

Sec. 4. 12 MRSA §7854, sub-§5, as enacted by PL 1983, c. 297, §§1 and 3, is amended to read: