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3.__Compensation.__Advisory council members are entitled to
reasonable expenses as provided in Title 5, chapter 379, as
approved by the director.

 
4.__Duties.__The advisory council shall provide to the
director advice and information on the management of the ATV
Recreational Management Fund, including, but not limited to:

 
A.__The annual establishment of reimbursement rates for ATV
club trail grants, municipal ATV trail grants and capital
equipment grants; and

 
B.__Expenditures that are over $30,000 for ATV activities
pursuant to section 1893 and are not part of the regular
grant program.

 
5.__Chair; vice-chair.__The advisory council shall, during its
initial meeting, elect one of its appointed members as chair and
one of its appointed members as vice-chair for one-year terms.

 
6.__Meetings.__The advisory council shall hold meetings in
April and September.__The advisory council may also meet at other
times at the call of the chair or the director or the director's
designee.

 
7.__Public meetings; public comment.__All meetings of the
advisory council are open to the public and must be held in a
location that is convenient for public access.__Public comment
must be accepted at meetings of the advisory council.__Comments
may be restricted to subjects before the advisory council at the
meeting and consistent with any applicable requirements and
limitations of the Maine Administrative Procedure Act.

 
8.__Public notice.__Public notice of all advisory council
meetings must be in accordance with Title 1, section 406.

 
Sec. 3. Special duties of ATV Trail Advisory Council. The ATV Trail Advisory
Council shall study the following ATV-related issues and report
its findings and recommendations to the Joint Standing Committee
on Inland Fisheries and Wildlife by February 1, 2006. The ATV
Trail Advisory Council shall:

 
1. Study the feasibility of establishing an ATV trail pass
and provide suggested legislation for a trail pass system;

 
2. Review property access laws and land use issues regarding
the operation of ATVs on private property;


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