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LR 2121
Item 1

 
1. Maine Endangered and Nongame Wildlife Fund. Taxpayers
who, when filing their return, are entitled to a refund under
this Part may designate that a part of that refund be paid into
the Maine Endangered and Nongame Wildlife Fund established in
Title 12, section 7757 10253. A taxpayer who is not entitled to
a refund under this Part may contribute to the Maine Endangered
and Nongame Wildlife Fund by including with that taxpayer's
return sufficient funds to make the contribution. Each
individual income tax return form must contain a designation in
substantially the following form: "Contribution to Maine
Endangered and Nongame Wildlife Fund: ( ) $5, ( ) $10, ( )
$25 or ( ) Other $ ."

 
2. Contributions credited to Maine Endangered and Nongame
Wildlife Fund. The State Tax Assessor shall determine annually
the total amount contributed pursuant to subsection 1. Prior to
the beginning of the next year, he the assessor shall deduct the
cost of administering the nongame checkoff, but not exceeding
$5,000 annually, and report the remainder to the Treasurer of
State, who shall credit that amount to the Maine Endangered and
Nongame Wildlife Fund, which is established in Title 12, section
7757 10253.

 
Sec. B-69. 37-B MRSA §183, sub-§1, as amended by PL 1995, c. 600, §4,
is further amended to read:

 
1. Activation of Maine National Guard. In the event of
illness, injury, missing persons or loss of life, creating an
emergency that requires specialized personnel or equipment of the
Maine National Guard to prevent human suffering, increased health
risk or loss of life, the Governor or the Governor's designee may
order into active state service the necessary personnel and
equipment of the Maine National Guard. Human health emergencies
may include medical evacuation and search and rescue under Title
6, section 303 and Title 12, section 7035 10105, which may
include providing emergency helicopter airlift service. Any
person ordered into active state service, for the purposes of
this subsection, is considered a state employee for purposes of
the Maine Tort Claims Act and that person's liability is limited
by that Act.

 
Sec. B-70. 38 MRSA §423, as amended by PL 1989, c. 502, Pt. B, §49,
is further amended to read:

 
§423. Discharge of waste from watercraft

 
No A person, firm, corporation or other legal entity may not
discharge, spill or permit to be discharged sewage, garbage or
other pollutants from watercraft, as defined in Title 12, section
7791 13001, subsection 14 28, and including houseboats, into


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