| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §7854, sub-§3, as amended by PL 2001, c. 690, Pt. A, | §13 and affected by §18, is further amended to read: |
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| | 3. Fee. The annual registration fee for an ATV is $17 for | a resident and $35 for a nonresident $50. |
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| | Sec. 2. 12 MRSA §7854, sub-§4, ¶A, as amended by PL 2001, c. 690, Pt. | A, §14 and affected by §18, is further amended to read: |
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| A. After Except as provided in paragraph C, after | administrative costs, revenues received under this | subchapter are credited as undedicated revenue to the | General Fund except that 50% of those revenues is credited | to the ATV Recreational Management Fund of the Department | of Conservation. The Legislature shall appropriate to the | department in each fiscal year an amount equal to the | administrative costs incurred by the department in | collecting revenue under this subsection. Those | administrative costs must be verified by the Department of | Conservation and the Department of Administrative and | Financial Services. |
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| The department shall use a portion of the revenue | dedicated to the ATV Recreational Management Fund for an | ATV law enforcement grant-in-aid program to assist law | enforcement agencies other than the Bureau of Warden | Service. |
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| | Sec. 3. 12 MRSA §7854, sub-§4, ¶¶C and D are enacted to read: |
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| C. Thirty-three dollars of each ATV registration must be | credited to the ATV Enforcement and Safety Education Fund | of the department. |
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| D.__The ATV Enforcement and Safety Education Fund, | referred to in this paragraph as "the fund," is | established and administered by the department. |
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| (1) The fund may be used to enhance the enforcement | of ATV laws and to promote education about ATV | safety. |
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| (2)__If any money in the fund is not expended during | the year in which it is collected, the unexpended | balance may not lapse but must be carried forward. |
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| | Sec. 4. 12 MRSA §7854, sub-§5, as enacted by PL 1983, c. 297, §§1 | and 3, is amended to read: |
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