Sec. C-1. Report to committee. The Commissioner of Environmental Protection and the Commissioner of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife jointly shall report to the Joint Standing Committee on Natural Resources and the Joint Standing Committee on Inland Fisheries and Wildlife no later than January 15, 2002 on the invasive aquatic plant education and inspection program, established in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 38, section 1862, conducted during the 2001 boating season and on plans for that program for the boating seasons of 2002 and subsequent years. The report must quantify the hours spent by each agency on inspections, the number and type of informational materials produced and distributed and the number, type and location of any enforcement actions taken under the program. The report must also document the actual costs of operating that program in 2001 and the projected cost of operating the program in 2002 and subsequent years. The report shall evaluate the relative cost, efficiency and desirability of providing informational and inspection activities directly by the State and indirectly through contracts with municipalities and other entities.
Sec. C-2. Authority to report out legislation. The Joint Standing Committee on Natural Resources is authorized to report out legislation on invasive aquatic plants and nuisance species to the Second Regular Session of the 120th Legislature.
Sec. C-3. Transfers from the Maine Rainy Day Fund. On July 1, 2001, the State Controller shall transfer the following funds from the Maine Rainy Day Fund established under the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, section 1513:
1. Invasive Aquatic Plant and Nuisance Species Fund. Two hundred thirty thousand dollars is transferred from the Maine Rainy Day Fund to the Invasive Aquatic Plant and Nuisance Species Fund established in the Department of Environmental Protection pursuant to Title 38, section 1863; and
2. Lake and River Protection Fund. Three hundred thirty thousand dollars is transferred from the Rainy Day Fund to the Lake and River Protection Fund established in the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife pursuant to Title 12, section 7806.
The Department of Environmental Protection and the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife shall reimburse the Maine Rainy Day Fund in full no later than June 30, 2002 for all funds transferred under this section.
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