| | | 3. Watercraft. "Watercraft" has the same meaning as in Title | 12, section 779114 |
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| | | Sec. B-73. 38 MRSA §1863, as enacted by PL 2001, c. 434, Pt. A, §7, | | is amended to read: |
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| | | §1863. Invasive Aquatic Plant and Nuisance |
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| | | The Invasive Aquatic Plant and Nuisance Species Fund, referred | | to in this section as the "fund," is created within the | | department as a nonlapsing fund. The fund is administered by the | | commissioner. The fund is funded from fees collected for lake | | and river protection stickers issued under Title 12, section | 7794-B | | those purposes by the commissioner or allocated or appropriated | | by the Legislature. Money in the fund may be used only for costs | | related to conducting inspections under section 1862, conducting | | invasive aquatic plant prevention, containment, eradication and | | management activities and reimbursing agencies as necessary for | | costs associated with conducting or enforcing the provisions of | | this chapter and chapter 20-B. The commissioner may also use | | funds to contract with municipalities or other entities to | | conduct inspection, prevention or eradication programs to protect | | the inland waters of the State from invasive aquatic plant and | | nuisance species. |
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| | | Sec. C-1. 12 MRSA §1893, sub-§§2 and 3 are enacted to read: |
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| | | 2.__ATV Recreational Management Fund.__The ATV Recreational | | Management Fund, referred to in this subsection as "the fund," is | | established and administered by the department. |
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| | | A.__The fund may be used to conduct research on issues | | related to the management of ATVs; assist in the formation | | of nonprofit ATV groups; make grants-in-aid to political | | subdivisions, educational institutions, regional planning | | agencies, ATV groups and others to construct and maintain | | ATV trails or to otherwise carry out the purposes of the | | fund; assist in the design and development of ATV trails; | | provide protection to landowners against ATV-related suit or | | liability; or otherwise provide for the wise and orderly | | management of ATVs. |
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| | | B.__If any money in the fund is not expended during the year | | in which it is collected, the unexpended balance may not |
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