| | A. Appropriations to the Department-wide Inland Fisheries | and Wildlife program in the | associated with search and rescue maybe | | amounts appropriated to the department under the | | Constitution of Maine, Article IX, Section 22. The | | liability of the General Fund for search and rescue costs is | | limited to the amount appropriated. |
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| | | B. General Fund appropriations to the Fiscal Stability | Program under subsection 9 maybeto be | | amounts appropriated to the department under the | | Constitution of Maine, Article IX, Section 22. |
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| | | Sec. B-42. 12 MRSA §10202, sub-§5, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 414, Pt. | | A, §2 and affected by Pt. D, §7, is amended to read: |
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| | | 5. Nonlapsing appropriations. General Fund appropriations to | the department may not lapse but | | carried forward in a separate General Fund program to be used by | | the department for the purposes described in section 10801, | subsection 5. The department, pursuant to | | the Constitution of Maine, Article IX, Section 22, shall seek | | legislatively authorized transfers from this program to meet the | | various costs associated with the department's other programs. |
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| | | Sec. B-43. 12 MRSA §10202, sub-§9, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 414, Pt. | | A, §2 and affected by Pt. D, §7, is amended to read: |
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| | | 9. Fiscal Stability Program. The Fiscal Stability Program is | | established to ensure that the general public and hunters and | | anglers share the cost of the fish and wildlife conservation | | programs of the department. To achieve this goal, beginning with | the 2004-2005 | | budget thereafter, the biennial budget submitted by the executive | branch must include a | | 18% in excess of the department's requested biennial budget. |
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| | | Sec. B-44. 12 MRSA §10202, sub-§13, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 414, Pt. | | A, §2 and affected by Pt. D, §7, is amended to read: |
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| | | 13. Equipment. The department shall notify the joint | | standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over | | inland fisheries and wildlife matters of any vehicle or heavy | | equipment purchase prior to that purchase, including the name of | the item and expected cost. This same information must be | supplied prior to the purchase of any vehicle. | | department shall develop and implement a formal replacement | schedule for the department's radio communication system. This | plan must be reviewed by the joint standing committee of the | Legislature having jurisdiction | over inland fisheries and |
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