| | | 4.__Fundraising.__The commissioner or the commissioner's | | authorized agent may provide for the creation, reproduction, | | sale, licensing, distribution and other disposal of any art or | | products for the purpose of generating revenues for the | | management of the State's nongame wildlife.__All money generated | | from the sale of these items must be deposited in the fund. |
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| | | 5.__WE CARE support program.__The Wildlife Enthusiast's | | Conservation Appreciation, Recreation and Enjoyment, or "WE | | CARE," support program is established to encourage voluntary | | support for the programs and services provided by the department.__ | | The fee for participating in this program is $19.__All money | | generated pursuant to this subsection must be deposited in the | | fund. |
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| | | §10254.__Maine Wildlife Park Fund |
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| | | 1.__Fund established.__The Maine Wildlife Park Fund, referred | | to in this section as the "fund," is established.__The fund | | receives all funds collected by the department from the operation | | of the Maine Wildlife Park, including gate fees, the proceeds of | | any sales at the Maine Wildlife Park and any donations, grants or | | other funds presented to the department for the benefit of the | | Maine Wildlife Park.__All money deposited in the fund and the | | earnings on the money remain in the fund to be used for the | | management and maintenance of the Maine Wildlife Park.__ | | Unexpended balances in the fund at the end of the fiscal year may | | not lapse but must be carried forward to the next fiscal year to | | be used for the same purposes. |
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| | | 2.__Report.__By February 1st of each year, the commissioner | | shall submit an annual report to the joint standing committee of | | the Legislature having jurisdiction over fisheries and wildlife | | matters and the joint standing committee of the Legislature | | having jurisdiction over appropriations and financial affairs.__ | | The report must detail the amount of money collected in the fund | | over the course of the prior year and the expense of managing and | | maintaining the Maine Wildlife Park.__The commissioner shall make | | recommendations concerning how the fund may be increased or | | expenses reduced or both so that the Maine Wildlife Park becomes | | increasingly financially self-sustaining. |
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| | | §10255.__Maine Environmental Trust Fund |
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| | | 1.__Fund established.__The Maine Environmental Trust Fund, | | referred to in this section as the "fund," is established as a | | nonlapsing fund administered by the commissioner for the purposes | | of improving state parks and historic sites by supporting the | | Maine State Parks Fund established in section 1825, subsection 2 | | and managing nongame wildlife by supporting the Maine Endangered |
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