Sec. 21. 7 MRSA §621, as amended by PL 1993, c. 410, Pt. S, §2, is further amended to read:

§621. Disposition of funds

All money received by the board under the provisions of this subchapter must be deposited in the State Treasury to the credit of a special fund to be used for carrying out the provisions of this subchapter and Title 22, chapter 258-A, Board of Pesticides Control, and for such other expenses related to insect and pest management as provided by law. Positions that are allocated to the fund but that do not perform functions specifically assigned to the board in this subchapter and Title 22, chapter 258-A remain under supervision and management of the Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources.

Sec. 22. 7 MRSA §622, as enacted by PL 1975, c. 382, §3, is repealed.

Sec. 23. 7 MRSA §623, as amended by PL 1977, c. 78, §25, is further amended to read:

§623. Prior liability

The enactment of this subchapter shall does not have the effect of terminating or in any way modifying any liability, civil or criminal, which shall already be in existence on October 1, 1975.

Sec. 24. 7 MRSA §625, as enacted by PL 1989, c. 702, §1, is amended to read:

§625. Right-of-way spraying; no-spray agreements

Any public utility, or the Department of Transportation, which that maintains a right-of-way through a municipality shall offer a no-spray agreement, with reasonable provisions, for the municipality to consider if it desires. Any agreement negotiated may include, but is not limited to, the responsibilities of the parties, the allocation of costs and the rights and remedies of the parties in the event of default and may apply to all or any part of the right-of-way within the municipality. Any agreement reached under this section must be negotiated in good faith, written and signed by all parties. As part of the no-spray agreement, the municipality may either perform the vegetation control work to standards as provided in the agreement, or else