C.__An agent employed pursuant to paragraph A may be employed for the benefit of agricultural interests as long as the department is reimbursed annually for the cost of those efforts by the Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources from funds specifically appropriated or otherwise made available to the Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources for that purpose.

Sec. 31. 12 MRSA §10109, sub-§1, ¶B, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 414, Pt. A, §2 and affected by Pt. D, §7, is amended to read:

B. The commissioner may purchase, lease or take and hold, for and in on behalf of the State as for public uses, land and all materials in and upon it or any rights necessary for the purpose of establishing, erecting and operating fish hatcheries or fish feeding stations or wildlife management areas or public access sites to inland or coastal waters.

Sec. 32. 12 MRSA §10152, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 414, Pt. A, §2 and affected by Pt. D, §7, is amended to read:

§10152. Disabled hunter, trapper and angler advisory committee

The commissioner shall establish a disabled hunter, trapper and angler advisory committee, referred to in this section as the "advisory committee," composed of 4 disabled persons, a licensed physician, a representative of state agencies that work on disability issues, representatives of 2 statewide organizations representing hunters, trappers or anglers and one interested person. The purpose of the advisory committee is to advise the commissioner on applications for a special permit under section 10853, subsection 11 and to provide recommendations to the commissioner on ways to promote and enhance access to hunting, fishing and trapping opportunities in this State for disabled persons. The commissioner shall meet with the advisory committee at least twice a year, once during the month of January, February or March and once during the month of July, August or September, to review applications for special permits to accommodate permanent physical disabilities provided for in section 10853, subsection 11 but may meet more often as the commissioner determines necessary. The commissioner may, within existing budgeted resources, reimburse advisory committee members for mileage or other expenses related to attending meetings of the advisory committee.