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

 
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:

 
3. Fee. The annual registration fee for an ATV is $17 for
a resident and $35 for a nonresident $50.

 
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:

 
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.

 
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.

 
Sec. 3. 12 MRSA §7854, sub-§4, ¶¶C and D are enacted to read:

 
C. Thirty-three dollars of each ATV registration must be
credited to the ATV Enforcement and Safety Education Fund
of the department.

 
D.__The ATV Enforcement and Safety Education Fund,
referred to in this paragraph as "the fund," is
established and administered by the department.

 
(1) The fund may be used to enhance the enforcement
of ATV laws and to promote education about ATV
safety.

 
(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.

 
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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