An Act Making Unified Appropriations and Allocations for the Expenditures of State Government, General Fund and Other Funds, and Changing Certain Provisions of the Law Necessary to the Proper Operations of State Government for the Fiscal Years Ending June 30, 2006 and June 30, 2007 Net Cost (Savings) General Fund Revenue General Fund
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 0468
Committee Amendment CA_A-HA_D_H51 (House)
Amends: 12 MRSA §13056-A

HOUSE AMENDMENT "D to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 343, 
L.D. 
468, 
Bill, 
"An 
Act 
Making 
Unified 
Appropriations 
and 
Allocations for the Expenditures of State Government, 
General 
Fund and Other Funds, and Changing Certain Provisions of the Law 
Necessary to the Proper Operations of State Government for the 
Fiscal Years Ending June 30, 2006 and June 30, 2007" 
Amend the amendment in Part III by striking out all of 
section 40 and inserting in its place the following: 
'Sec. 111-40. 12 MRSA §13056-A is enacted to read: 
§13056-A. 
HOnmotorized watercraft conservation sticker 
1. 
Sticker required: fees, 
Except motorboats subject to 
section 13056 or as otherwise provided in this section, a person 
may not place or operate a sailboat, rowboat. canoe or kayak on 
the inland waters or territorial waters of the State, unless a 
conservation sticker issued under this section is affixed to the 
watercraft. 
This section does 
not apply to watercraft used 
primarily in commercial operations that require licensure under 
Part 9 or to a rowboat used on marine waters for purposes of 
travel between a moored vessel and the shore. 
The conservation 
sticker is nontransferable and the fee is $10, $1 of which is 
retained by the issuing agent. 
2. 
Exception. 
A person who holds a valid Maine fishing 
license or 
combination license issued by 
the department 
may 
receive one conservation sticker without 
a 
fee that must be 
affixed to that person's sailboat. rowboat, canoe or kayak. 
HOUSE AMENDMENT 
HOUSE AMENDMENT "p.. to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 343, L.D. 
3. 
Fee reduction. 
Upon application by a youth camp that 
owns more than 25 nonmotorized watercraft, the commissioner may, 
at 
the 
commissioner' s 
discretion, 
reduce 
the 
fee 
for 
the 
conservation sticker. 
4. 
Exempt. 
A nonprofit youth camp is exempt from this 
section. 
5. 
Revenues. 
All fees collected by the commissioner from 
the sale of the conservation sticker must be distributed in 
accordance with section 10206, subsection 3. 
6. 
Penalties. 
The following penalties apply to violations 
of this section. 
A. 
A person who yiolates subsection 1 
commits 
a civil 
violation for which a fine of not less than $100 nor more 
than $500 may be adjudged. 
B. 
A person who yiolates subsection 1 after having been 
adjudicated as haying committed 3 or more civil yiolations 
under this Part within the previous 5-year period commits a 
Class E crime.' 
Further amend the amendment by 
any 
nonconsecutive 
Part 
letter 
or 
consecutively. 
relettering or renumbering 
section 
number 
to 
read 
SUMMARY 
This amendment exempts nonprofit youth camps from the $10 
fee for the conservation sticker for nonmotorized watercraft. 
The amendment also gives the Commissioner of Inland Fisheries and 
Wildlife the discretion to reduce the fee for a youth camp that 
rized watercraft. 
SPONSORED BY: 
(Representative WATSON) 
TOWN: 
Bath 
E!§CAL ~OTE It[QllRED 
(See attached) 
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HOUSE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 03/23/05 frae 
LD468 
LR2149(16) 
An Act Making Unified Appropriations and Allocations for the Expenditures of State Government, 
General Fund and Other Funds, and Changing Certain Provisions of the Law Necessary to the Proper 
Operations of State Government for the Fiscal Years Ending June 30, 2006 and June 30, 2007 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Revenue 
General Fund 
Fiscal Note for House Amendment" " to Committee Amendment" " 
Sponsor: Rep. Watson 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
2005-06 
2006-07 
$11,480 
$22,950 
($11,480) 
($22,950) 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
This amendment will increase the General Fund cost of the bill by $11,480 in fiscal year 2005-06 and $22,950 in 
fiscal year 2006-07. Based on the estimated year-end balances, this amendment maintains a balanced budget for the 
2006-2007 biennium. 
LR2149(16) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of!