| §4210-C. Marine Highway account |
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| | 1.__Establishment of account. The department shall establish, | through the Department of Administrative and Financial Services, | Office of the State Controller, the Marine Highway account, | referred to in this section as "the account," in the Highway | Fund. |
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| | 2.__Purpose of account.__The purpose of the account is to | allow the Highway Fund to provide support to the Maine State | Ferry Service that was previously provided by the General Fund | because ferries are an integral part of the highway system and | carry motor vehicles and are the only method of vehicular | transportation available to and from the islands. |
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| | 3.__Calculation.__The account is not considered a General Fund | appropriation or Highway Fund allocation for highway purposes in | order to calculate the annual funding for the Urban-Rural | Initiative Program pursuant to section 1803-B. |
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| | The department shall comply with accounting policies and | procedures promulgated by the Department of Administrative and | Financial Services, Office of the State Controller.__Any changes | in accounting methodology proposed by the department must be | approved by the Office of the State Controller. |
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| | Sec. GGG-4. 23 MRSA §7103, as amended by PL 2005, c. 248, §1, is | repealed. |
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| | Sec. GGG-5. 23 MRSA §7103-A is enacted to read: |
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| §7103-A.__Deposit into State Transit, Aviation and Rail |
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| Transportation Fund account |
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| | Effective October 1, 2005, the Treasurer of State shall | receive all revenue derived from the tax levied pursuant to Title | 36, chapter 361 and taxes paid under Title 36, section 1865 and | shall deposit all revenue in a separate account to be known as | the State Transit, Aviation and Rail Transportation Fund account. |
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| | Sec. GGG-6. 36 MRSA §1865, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 498, §7 and | affected by §12, is amended to read: |
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| §1865. Deposit of use taxes paid on certain fuels |
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| | The Treasurer of State shall deposit all use taxes received | for fuel consumed by vehicles operating on rails and qualifying | for a fuel tax refund under section 3218 and taxed under this |
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