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Sec. 2. 12 MRSA §1893-C is enacted to read:

 
§1893-C. ATV Trail Advisory Council established

 
1.__Appointment and composition.__The ATV Trail Advisory
Council, referred to in this section as "the advisory council"
and established by Title 5, section 12004-I, subsection 3-C,
consists of 11 members.__The director or the director's designee
serves as an ex officio member and may vote only to break a tie.__
The other 10 members are appointed by the commissioner as
follows:

 
A.__Three members who represent local ATV clubs from
different regions of the State that are ATV Recreational
Management Fund grantees. One of these members must belong
to both an ATV club and a snowmobile club;

 
B.__One member who represents municipal ATV Recreational
Management Fund grantees;

 
C.__One member who represents a statewide organization with
an interest in operating ATVs;

 
D.__One member who represents ATV and snowmobile business
interests;

 
E.__One member who represents large landowner interests with
land holdings of more than 250,000 acres;

 
F.__One member who represents a statewide environmental
group;

 
G.__One member who represents a statewide farming
organization; and

 
H.__One member who represents woodlot owners' interests.

 
2.__Terms.__Members of the advisory council serve for 3 years,
except that initially the members appointed under subsection 1,
paragraphs A, B, C and D shall draw lots for 2-year or 3-year
terms.__Members continue serving until a successor is duly
appointed and qualified.__A member may not serve more than 2
consecutive 3-year terms.__When a vacancy__occurs, the
commissioner shall fill the vacancy by appointing a member from
the same category as the member who vacated the advisory council
and that member continues to serve for the remainder of the term.__
An employee of the department may not serve as a member of the
advisory council prior to the expiration of one year from the
employee's last day of employment with the department.__A
Legislator may not serve as a member of the advisory council.


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