PUBLIC Law Chapter 414

	The fish hatchery maintenance fund, referred to in this
section as the "fund," is established in the department as a
nonlapsing fund to be used by the commissioner to fund or assist
in funding engineering designs for the Embden Hatchery, a
statewide assessment of all other hatchery facilities and
maintenance, repair and capital improvements at fish hatcheries
and feeding stations owned by the State and the per diem and
related expenses of 4 meetings of the Commission to Study the
Needs and Opportunities Associated with the Production of
Salmonid Fish in Maine in fiscal year 2001-02 and 4 meetings of
the commission in fiscal year 2002-03.__The fund may not be used
to fund personnel services costs or general operating costs of a
fish hatchery.__The commissioner may accept and deposit into the
fund any monetary gifts, donations or other contributions from
public or private sources and must use that money for the
purposes specified in this section.

§10253.__Maine Endangered and Nongame Wildlife Fund

1.__Fund established.__The Maine Endangered and Nongame
Wildlife Fund, referred to in this section as the "fund," is
established.__The fund receives money deposited by the Treasurer
of State pursuant to section 10255 and Title 36, section 5284,
revenues generated in accordance with this section and any money
contributed voluntarily to the fund.__All money deposited in the
fund and the earnings on that money remain in the fund to be used
for the management of nongame wildlife and for necessary
administrative and personnel costs associated with the management
of nongame wildlife and may not be deposited in the General Fund
or any other fund, except as specifically provided by law.

2.__Report and allocation.__The commissioner shall include a
report on the fund as part of the report submitted to the
Governor pursuant to section 10103.__This report must also be
submitted to the joint standing committee of the Legislature
having jurisdiction over fisheries and wildlife matters.__The
commissioner shall submit a budget for each biennium in
accordance with Title 5, sections 1663 to 1666.__The State
Controller shall authorize expenditures from the fund as
allocated by the Legislature.

3.__Grants. Any person, organization or agency of the State
may apply to the department for a grant to undertake research and
nongame wildlife management activities.__The department may award
grants out of the fund.__For the purposes of this section,
"nongame wildlife" includes all unconfined terrestrial,
freshwater and saltwater species that are not ordinarily
collected, captured or killed for sport or profit.

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