An Act To Enhance the Development and Implementation of Integrated Pest Management Programs
Sec. 1. 7 MRSA §607, sub-§6, as repealed and replaced by PL 2007, c. 466, Pt. A, §25, is amended to read:
The board shall monitor fee revenue and expenditures under this subsection to ensure that adequate funds are available to fund board and related department programs and, to the extent funds are available, to provide grants to support stewardship programs. The board shall use funds received under this subsection to provide:
By February 15th annually, the board shall submit a report to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over agriculture, conservation and forestry matters detailing the grants funded by the fee under this subsection. The annual report must include a recommendation by the board as to whether the amount of the fee is adequate to fund the programs described in this subsection. The joint standing committee may report out a bill to the Legislature based on the board's recommendations.
Sec. 2. 7 MRSA §2406 is enacted to read:
§ 2406. University of Maine Cooperative Extension integrated pest management programs
The University of Maine Cooperative Extension shall develop and implement integrated pest management programs. The extension may seek the advice of the Integrated Pest Management Council established in section 2404 in establishing the programs. The extension shall use the funds deposited pursuant to section 607 for the purposes of this section. The extension shall administer the grant pursuant to section 607, subsection 6, paragraph A.
Sec. 3. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.
UNIVERSITY OF MAINE SYSTEM, BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE
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Initiative: Allocates funds for the University of Maine Cooperative Extension to develop and implement integrated pest management programs.
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS | 2013-14 | 2014-15 |
All Other
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$135,000 | $135,000 |
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OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL | $135,000 | $135,000 |
Sec. 4. Effective date. This Act takes effect January 1, 2014.