CHAPTER 520

H.P. 1280 - L.D. 1758

An Act To Correct Certain Errors and Inconsistencies

in Marine Resources Laws

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §6030, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 507, §1, is amended to read:

§6030. Department of Marine Resources Educational Fund

1. Fund. There is established the Aquarium and Resource Center at West Boothbay Harbor Department of Marine Resources Educational Fund, referred to in this section as the "fund." The department is authorized to set and receive fees to be deposited in the fund. The fund receives all funds collected by the department from the operation of the Aquarium and Resource Center at West Boothbay Harbor and the Burnt Island Living Lighthouse, including admission fees, the proceeds of sales at the Aquarium and Resource Center at West Boothbay Harbor and the Burnt Island Living Lighthouse and donations, grants or other funds presented to the department for the benefit of the Aquarium and Resource Center at West Boothbay Harbor and the Burnt Island Living Lighthouse and its their educational programs. 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 Aquarium and Resource Center at West Boothbay Harbor and the Burnt Island Living Lighthouse and its their programs that educate the State's children, teachers and visitors about the State's marine resources. Unexpended balances in the fund at the