Resolve, To Improve Fisheries Management in Hancock County
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 0824
Committee Amendment CA_A_H258 (House)
Committee: Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "~,, to H.P. 601, L.D. 824, "Resolve, To 
Improve Fisheries Management in Hancock County" 
Amend the resolve by striking out everything after the title 
and before the summary and inserting in its place the following: 
. Sec. 1. Building of boat launch; access road. Resolved: 
That the 
Department of Conservation shall as expeditiously as possible 
apply for any permits necessary to build a boat launch on a 
parcel of land owned by the department on Branch Lake in Hancock 
County. 
The Department of Conservation, 
Bureau of Parks 
and 
Lands shall proceed with building the boat launch as soon as the 
permi ts are approved. Assuming permits are granted, the bureau 
shall cause the launch facility to be constructed and open for 
use no later than November 1, 2003. 
The Department of Conservation, Bureau of Parks and Lands 
shall proceed with the design and planning for an access road to 
the boat launch from the Happy Town Road in Ellsworth. 
This 
access road must be constructed and open to the public for motor 
vehicle traffic no later than October 1, 2004; and be it further 
Sec. 2. 
Appropriations and allocations. 
Resolved: 
following appropriations and allocations are made. 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT .. /(.: to H.P. 601, L.D. 824 
CONSERVATION, DEPARTMENT OF 
Boatinq Facilities Fund 0226 
Initiative: 
Allocates 
funds 
for the construction of 
a 
boat 
launching facility and access road in Ellsworth. 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
All Other 
Other Special Revenue Funds Total 
SUMMARY 
2003-04 
$400,000 
$400,000 
2004-05 
$0 
$0' 
This amendment replaces the resolve and is the majority 
report 
of 
the 
Joint 
Standing 
Committee 
on 
Agriculture, 
Conservation 
and 
Forestry. 
It 
directs 
the 
Department 
of 
Conservation, Bureau of Parks and Lands to proceed with plans to 
construct a boat launch on Branch Lake in Ellsworth. 
It requires 
the boat launch to be constructed by November 1, 2003 and an 
access road from the Happy Town Road to be constructed and open 
to public traffic by October 
1, 
2004. 
The 
amendment 
also 
allocates necessary funds from the Boating Facilities Fund. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 04111/03 frac:.. 
Office of Fiscal and Program Review 
LD824 
Resolve, To Improve Fisheries Management in Hancock County 
LR 0169(02) 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment" " 
Committee: Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Current biennium cost increase - Other Special Revenue 
Appropriations/Allocations 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
2003-04 
$400,000 
2004-05 
$0 
Projections 
2005-06 
$0 
Projections 
2006-07 
$0 
As amended, the bill includes an additional one-time Other Special Revenue funds allocation of $400,000 in fiscal 
year 2003-04 for the Department of Conservation for the costs of developing a boat launch facility and access road in 
Ellsworth. According to the Department of Conservation, the authorization of this additional allocation for the 
Boating Facilities Fund will result in the deferral of9 boating facilities projects currently scheduled for construction 
in fiscal year 2003-04. 
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