Resolve, Directing the Department of Conservation, Bureau of Parks and Lands To Study the Management and Fee Structure of Scarborough Beach State Park Further amend the bill by striking out everything after the title and before the summary and inserting in its place the following: Emergency preamble. Whereas, acts Legislature do not become effective adjournment unless enacted as emergencies; and until and resolves of the days after Whereas, efficient management and fair fees are important to all who visit Maine's state parks; and Whereas, the summer season, with peak usage of the state parks, begins in June; and Whereas, in the judgment of the Legislature, these facts create an emergency within the meaning of the Constitution of Maine and require the following legislation as immediately necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health and safety; now, therefore, be it Page l-LR0288(2) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 0803
Committee Amendment CA_A_H167 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 568, L.D. 803, Bill, "An 
Act To Allow Park Passes To Be Used at Scarborough Beach State 
Park" 
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting 
the following: 
'Resolve, Directing the Department of Conservation, Bureau of 
Parks and Lands To Study the Management and Fee Structure of 
Scarborough Beach State Park' 
Further amend the bill by striking out everything after the 
title and before the summary and inserting in its place the 
following: 
'Emergency preamble. Whereas, acts 
Legislature 
do 
not 
become 
effective 
adjournment unless enacted as emergencies; 
and 
until 
and 
resolves 
of 
the 
days 
after 
Whereas, efficient management and fair fees are important to 
all who visit Maine's state parks; and 
Whereas, the summer season, with peak usage of the state 
parks, begins in June; and 
Whereas, in the judgment of the Legislature, these facts 
create an emergency within the meaning of the Constitution of 
Maine 
and 
require 
the 
following 
legislation 
as 
immediately 
necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health and 
safety; now, therefore, be it 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT A" to H.P. 568, L.D. 803 
Sec. 1. Study management and fee structure for Scarborough Beach 
State Park. Resolved: 
That the Director of the Bureau of Parks and 
Lands within the Department of Conservation shall convene a study 
committee with membership that includes, but is not limited to, 
the director or the director's designees, representatives of the 
corporation under contract with the Bureau of Parks and Lands for 
the management of Scarborough Beach State Park and members of the 
public having an interest in Scarborough Beach State Park. 
The 
purpose of the study committee is to study the management of 
Scarborough Beach State Park in order to explore ways to improve 
the operation of the park and standardize the fee structure in 
relation to other state parks as much as practicable; and be it 
further 
Sec. 2. Report. Resolved: 
That the Director of the Bureau of 
Parks and Lands shall report the findings and recommendations of 
the 
study 
committee 
to 
the 
Joint 
Standing 
Committee 
on 
Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry no later than January 2, 
2006. 
Emergency clause. 
In view of the emergency cited in the 
preamble, this resolve takes effect when approved.' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment is the majority report of the Joint Standing 
Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry. 
It replaces 
the bill with a resolve that directs the Director of the Bureau 
of Parks 
and Lands within the Department of Conservation to 
convene a study committee to study the management of Scarborough 
Beach State Park and report back to the Joint Standing Committee 
on Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry. 
FISCAL NOTE REQillRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
LD803 
LR 0288(02) 
An Act To Allow Park Passes To Be Used at Scarborough Beach State Park 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment 'tf 
Committee: Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Majority Report 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - General Fund 
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