‘Resolve, To Direct the Commissioner of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife To Study Registration Fees for All-terrain Vehicles and Snowmobiles’
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Session - 129th Maine Legislature C "A", Filing Number H-184, Sponsored by
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LR 362 Item 2 |
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Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following:
‘Resolve, To Direct the Commissioner of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife To Study Registration Fees for All-terrain Vehicles and Snowmobiles’
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the title and inserting the following:
‘Sec. 1. Registration fees for all-terrain vehicles and snowmobiles. Resolved: That the Commissioner of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife shall, in consultation with interested parties, review the registration fees in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 12, section 13104, subsection 4 and section 13155, subsection 5 to determine if there are alternatives to the current fee structure. In considering alternatives, the commissioner shall also consider how any change may affect revenues. The commissioner shall submit a report to the Joint Standing Committee on Inland Fisheries and Wildlife by February 1, 2020 detailing the alternatives that were considered and the possible effects on revenue that these alternatives may have. The report must include recommendations regarding registration fees for all-terrain vehicles and snowmobiles and a list of interested parties that participated in any discussions on this topic. The committee may report out a bill to the Second Regular Session of the 129th Legislature based on the report.’
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section number to read consecutively.
SUMMARY
This amendment replaces the bill with a resolve. It directs the Commissioner of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife to review, in consultation with interested parties, the current registration fees for all-terrain vehicles and snowmobiles to consider alternatives to the current fee structure and the potential effects on revenue that these alternatives may have. It requires the commissioner to submit a report to the Joint Standing Committee on Inland Fisheries and Wildlife detailing the alternatives considered and any recommendations. It gives the committee the authority to report out a bill based on the commissioner's report.