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
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 0468
Committee Amendment CA_A-SA_P_S49 (Senate)
Amends: 12 MRSA §10206, 12 MRSA §11109, 12 MRSA §11151, 12 MRSA §1, 12 MRSA §11154, 12 MRSA §11155, 12 MRSA §11156, 12 MRSA §11157, 12 MRSA §11159, 12 MRSA §11160, 12 MRSA §12052, 12 MRSA §12055, 12 MRSA §12101, 12 MRSA §12152, 12 MRSA §12201, 12 MRSA §12501, 12 MRSA §12505, 12 MRSA §12506, 12 MRSA §12507, 12 MRSA §12508, 12 MRSA §12551-A, 12 MRSA §12853, 12 MRSA §12860, 12 MRSA §12909, 12 MRSA §12913, 12 MRSA §12953, 12 MRSA §12954, 12 MRSA §12955, 12 MRSA §13056, 12 MRSA §13059, 12 MRSA §13104, 12 MRSA §13155, 29-A MRSA §456-C

SENATE 
AMENDMENT "P" 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 by striking out all of Part III and 
inserting in its place the following: 
'PART III 
Sec. 111-1. 12 MRSA §J0202, sub-§lS, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 
655, Pt. B, §45 and affected by §422, is repealed. 
Sec. 111·2. 12 MRSA §10206, sub.§3, ~C, as 
c. 614, 
§9 and amended by c. 655, Pt. B, 
§422, is further amended to read: 
affected by PL 2003, 
§49 and affected by 
C. 
All revenues collected under the provisions of this Part 
relating to 
watercraft, including chapter 935, 
including 
fines, 
fees and other available money deposited with the 
Treasurer 
of State, 
must 
be 
distributed as 
undedicated 
revenue to the General Fund and the Department of Marine 
Resources 
according to 
an allocation rate that directly 
relates to 
the administrative costs of 
the Division of 
Licensing and Registration. 
Three dollars of each motorized 
watercraft registration is dedicated to the Department of 
Inland Fisheries and Wildlife and is not subject to the 
split with another agency as required under this paragraph. 
The Legislature shall appropriate to the department in each 
fiscal year an 
amount equal to the administrative costs 
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incurred by the department in collecting revenue under this 
subsection. 
Those costs must be verified by the Department 
of Marine Resources and the Department of Administrative and 
Financial Services. 
The allocation rate must also allow for 
any 
necessary 
year-end 
reconciliation 
and 
accounting 
distribution. 
The allocation rate must be jointly agreed to 
by the department and the Department of Marine Resources and 
approved by the Department of Administrative and Financial 
Services, Bureau of the Budget. 
Sec. ITI·3. 12 MRSA §l0751, sub·§8, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 
655, Pt. B, §84 and affected by §422, is amended to read: 
8. 
Transaction 
fees. 
The 
commissioner 
may 
charge 
a 
transaction fee of up to $lQ .ill to cover administrative costs 
for the issuance of a license or permit that does not have a fee 
provided by law. 
When a transfer of a license or permit or 
exchange of a hunting zone or area is authorized under this Part, 
the commissioner may assess a 
$9 £a transaction fee for that 
transfer or exchange. 
The commissioner may adopt rules to implement this subsection. 
Rules adopted pursuant to this subsection are routine technical 
rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A. 
Sec. 111·4. 12 MRSA §11109, sub·§3, as affected by PL 2003, c. 
614, §9 and amended by c. 655, Pt. B, §§115 and 116 and affected 
by §422, is further amended to read: 
3. 
Hunting licenses; combination licenses; fees. 
licenses, combination licenses and fees are as follows. 
Hunting 
A. 
A resident junior hunting license, for a person 10 years 
of age or older and under 16 years of age, is $9 ~. 
B. 
A resident hunting license, for a persOn 16 years of age 
or older, is $19 ~. 
C. 
A resident small game hunting license, for a person 16 
years of age or older, which permits hunting for all legal 
species 
except 
deer, 
bear, 
turkey, 
moose, 
raccoon 
and 
bobcat, is $16 ~. 
D. 
A resident combination hunting and fishing license is 
$~e ~. 
E. 
A resident 
combination 
archery hunting 
and 
fishing 
license is $~e ~. 
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A nonresident junior hunting license, for a person 10 
years of age or older and under 16 years of age, is $69 ~. 
G. 
A nonresident small game hunting license, which permits 
hunting of all legal species except deer, bear, 
turkey, 
moose, raccoon and bobcat, is $99 ~. 
H. 
A nonresident 3-day small game hunting license, valid 
for 3 consecutive hunting days, which permits hunting of all 
legal species except deer, bear, turkey, moose, raccoon and 
bobcat for the 72-hour period specified on the license, is 
$~g ~. 
I. 
A nonresident big game hunting license, 
hunting of all species including deer and bear, 
which permits 
is $89 $102. 
J. 
A nonresident combination hunting and fishing license is 
Ud~ .£l..ll. 
K. 
An 
hunting 
raccoon 
alien small 
game 
hunting license, 
of all species except deer, bear, 
and bobcat, is $19 iLl. 
which permits 
turkey, 
moose, 
L. 
An alien big game hunting license, which permits hunting 
of all species including deer and bear, is $±69 ~. 
M. 
An alien combination hunting and fishing license is $±1a 
llll. 
N. 
A license to use leashed dogs to track wounded animals, 
which permits a person to use one or more leashed dogs to 
track a lawfully wounded deer, moose or bear, is $d9 ~. 
Sec. In-5. 12 MRSA §11109, sub-§§5 and 7, as enacted by PL 
2003, c. 414, Pt. A, §2 and affected by c. 614, §9, are amended 
to read: 
5. 
Muzzle-loading 
licenses 
and 
fees. 
Muzzle-loading 
hunting licenses and fees are as follows: 
A. 
A resident muzzle-loading hunting license is $±± ~; 
B. 
A nonresident muzzle-loading hunting license is $~~ ~; 
and 
C. 
An alien muzzle-loading hunting license is $98 ~. 
7. 
Archery hunting 
Archery hunting licenses, 
follows: 
licenses; combination 
combination licenses 
licenses; fees. 
and fees are as 
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A resident archery license is $19 ~; 
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B. 
A resident 
combination 
archery hunting 
and 
fishing 
license is $~9 ~; 
C. 
A nonresident archery license is $§§ ~; and 
D. 
An alien archery license is $79 ill. 
Sec.III·6. 12 MRSA §11109·A is enacted to read: 
§11109-A. 
Super pack license 
A super pack license permits a person to hunt and fish all 
legal game and fish species subject to the restrictions placed on 
the eguivalent individual license or permit issued under this 
~t for 
that 
species. 
All 
restrictions 
and 
conditions 
on 
hunting and fishing apply to a 
super pack licensee, including 
issuance and eligibility reguirements for the eguivalent license 
or permit. 
A super pack license includes 6 chances in the moose 
lottery under section 11154, subsection 6, 
A super pack license 
includes 
an antlerless deer permit as provided under section 
11152, 
except that it is only valid for antlerless deer in 
wildlife management districts in which at least 5,000 antlerless 
deer permits are issued. 
No more than 2.5% of those antlerless 
deer permits may be in the form of a 
super pack license. 
A 
person must indicate on the super pack license application 3 
wildlife management districts in which that person is willing to 
hunt antlerless deer. 
The 
department shall 
indicate on 
the 
license in which district that person may hunt antlerless deer 
or, if none of the districts indicated on the application is 
available, indicate that that license is not valid for hunting 
antlerless deer as provided under section 11152. 
A super pack 
license does not include a moose permit or trapping privileges. 
The fee for a super pack license is $200 for residents and 
$175 for a person holding 2 or more lifetime licenses. 
Sec. 111·7. 12 MRSA §11151, sub·§3, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 
414, Pt. A, §2 and affected by c. 614, §9, is amended to read: 
3. 
Issuance; permit fee. 
The 
commissioner, 
through the 
commissioner's 
authorized 
agent, 
shall 
issue 
a 
bear 
hunting 
permit to an eligible person. 
The annual fee for each permit 
issued is $69 ~ 
for residents and $99 ~ 
for nonresidents. 
Sec. 111·8. 12 MRSA §1l153, sub·§I, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 
414, Pt. A, §2 and affected by c. 614, §9, is amended to read: 
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Special season deer hunting permits; authority to issue 
for special season. 
The 
commissioner may 
implement 
a 
permit 
system 
to regulate hunter participation in 
a 
special 
season 
established 
by 
the 
commissioner 
pursuant 
to 
section 
11402, 
subsection 4, paragraph B and the number, sex and age of deer 
harvested. 
If permits are issued, the fee for a deer permit 
other than an antlerless deer permit is $6Q .tll and the fee for 
an antlerless deer permit is $lQ ill. 
Sec. llI-9. 12 MRSA §11154, sub-§3, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 
414, Pt. A, §2 and affected by c. 614, §9, is amended to read: 
3. 
Moose hunting permit fee. 
The fee for a moose hunting 
permit is $§Q ~ 
for a resident and $47§ $478 for a nonresident 
or alien. 
Sec. 111-10. 12 MRSA §11154, sub-§6, as affected by PL 2003, c. 
614, §9 and amended by c. 655, Pt. B, §127 and affected by §422, 
is further amended to read: 
6. 
Application procedure. 
An eligible person wishing to 
apply for a permit must file a written application for a permit 
on a form furnished by the commissioner. 
The application fee is 
nonrefundable. 
A person may file no more than one application. A 
person who submits more than one application is disqualified from 
the selection of permittees. 
The application must be accompanied 
by an application fee of: 
A. 
For a resident: 
(1) 
~ive Seven dollars for a one-chance application: 
(2) 
±eB Twelve dollars for a 3-chance application. 
A 
resident must possess a valid big game hunting license 
to be eligible to purchase a 3-chance application: and 
(3) 
±weBty 
Twenty-two 
dollars 
for 
a 
6-chance 
application. 
A resident must possess a valid big game 
hunting license to be eligible to purchase a 6-chance 
application: or 
B. 
For a nonresident: 
(1) 
±eB Fifteen dollars for a one-chance application: 
(2) 
±weBty 
Twenty-five 
dollars 
for 
a 
3-chance 
application: 
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Thirty-five 
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6-chance 
application; and 
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Fifty-five 
dollars 
for 
a 
10-chance 
application; 
multiple 
10-chance 
options 
may 
be 
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Sec. 111-11. 12 MRSA §11155, sub-§§l-A and 1-B are enacted to 
1-A. 
Eligibility: big game license required. 
A person who 
possesses a valid license to hunt big game may obtain a permit to 
hunt for wild turkey from the commissioner or an authorized agent. 
I-B. 
Issuance: permit fee. 
The commissioner, through the 
~Qmmissioner's authorized 
agent, 
shall 
issue 
a 
wild 
turkey 
hunt~ng permit to ~~igiQle person. 
The annual fee for a wild 
turkey 
hunting 
permit 
is 
$21 
for 
residents 
and 
$48 
for 
nonresidents and aliens. 
Sec. 111-12. 12 MRSA §11155, sub-§§2 and 3, as enacted by PL 
2003, c. 414, Pt. A, §2 and affected by c. 614, §9, are repealed. 
Sec. 111-13. 12 MRSA §11155, sub-§4, as affected by PL 2003, c. 
614, §9 and amended by c. 655, Pt. a, §130 and affected by §422, 
is repealed. 
Sec. 111-14. 12 MRSA §11155, sub-§§5, 6, 7 and 8, as enacted by PL 
2003, c. 414, Pt. A, §2 and affected by c. 614, §9, are repealed. 
Sec. 111-15. 12 MRSA §11156, sub-§4, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 
414, Pt. A, §2 and affected by c. 614, §9, is amended to read: 
4. 
Fee. 
The fee for a pheasant hunting permit is $19 ~, 
$1 of which is retained by the commissioner's authorized agent. 
Sec. 111-16. 12 MRSA §11157, sub-§3, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 
414, Pt. A, §2 and affected by c. 614, §9, is amended to read: 
3. 
Fee. 
The fee for a migratory waterfowl hunting permit 
is $STSQ ~, 25¢ of which must be retained by the agent. 
Sec. 111-17. 12 MRSA §11159, sub-§3, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 
414, Pt. A, §2 and affected by c. 614, §9, is amended to read: 
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Issuance and fee. 
The commissioner shall issue permits 
to eligible persons to engage in the practice of falconry at a 
fee of $64 .£fl.. 
A. 
The permit may be for 
a one-year, 
2-year or 3-year 
period at a fee equivalent to the sum of the annual fees 
established for each of the years for which the permit is 
issued. 
B. 
A person not a resident of the State who holds a valid 
permit to engage in the practice of falconry in another 
state may import and use raptors in this State for up to 30 
days solely for the purpose of hunting without the permit 
described in this section if that person holds a valid Maine 
hunting license issued in accordance with subchapter 2. 
A 
person must have both the permit to engage in the practice 
of falconry in the other state and the Maine hunting license 
in possession at all times while engaged in the practice of 
falconry in this State. 
These documents must be exhibited 
to a warden or employee of the department upon request. 
Sec.lll-18. 12 MRSA §11160, sub-§3, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 
414, Pt. A, §2 and affected by c. 614, §9, is amended to read: 
3. 
Issuance. 
The commissioner shall issue a permit to hunt 
coyotes at night to eligible persons at a fee of $6 ~. 
Sec. lll-19. 12 MRSA §12052, sub-§3, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 
414, Pt. A, §2 and affected by c. 614, §9, is amended to read: 
3. 
Fee. The fee for a special dog training area license is 
$69 Ra. 
Sec.lll-20. 12 MRSA §12055, sub-§3, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 
414, Pt. A, §2 and affected by c. 614, §9, is amended to read: 
3. 
Fee. The fee for a license to hold field trials for 
sporting dogs is $69 ~. 
Sec. lll-21. 12 MRSA §12101, sub-§3, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 
414, Pt. A, §2 and affected by c. 614, §9, is amended to read: 
3. 
Fees. 
The fee for a commercial shooting area license is: 
A. 
For the first year of operation, $eGG ~; and 
B. 
For each subsequent year, $69G ~, payable prior to 
July 1st of each year. 
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Sec. Ill-22. 12 MRSA §12152, sub-§4, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 
414, Pt. A, §2 and affected by c. 614, §9, is amended to read: 
4. 
Fees. 
Permit fees are as follows: 
A. 
Propagation, $69 ~ 
for 2 calendar years; 
B. 
Commercial exhibition or attracting trade, 
$149 $148 
every 2 years from July 1st to June 30th; 
C. 
Personal 
use, 
professional 
or 
vocational 
husbandry, 
therapy or aid to disabled persons, $69 ~ 
every 2 calendar 
years; and 
D. 
Rehabilitation, renewable every 2 years, no fee. 
Sec. llI-23. 12 MRSA §12201, sub-§6, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 
414, Pt. A, §2 and affected by c. 614, §9, is amended to read: 
6. 
Trapping fees. 
The fees for trapping licenses are as 
follows: 
A. 
A resident junior trapping license, for 
years of age or older and under 16 years of age, 
a person 10 
is $1 liQ; 
B. 
A resident trapping license, for a person 16 years of 
age or older, is $66 i1Q; and 
C. 
A nonresident trapping license is $698 ~. 
Sec. llI-24. 12 MRSA §12501, sub-§6, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 
414, Pt. A, §2 and affected by c. 614, §9, is amended to read: 
6. 
Schedule of fees. 
The fees for fishing licenses are as 
follows. 
A. 
A resident fishing license is $19 ~. 
B. 
A resident combination hunting and fishing license is 
$69 ~. 
C. 
A resident 
combination 
archery hunting 
and 
fishing 
license is $69 ~. 
D. 
A nonresident junior fishing license, for persons 12 
years of age or older and under 16 years of age, is $1 liQ. 
E. 
A 3-day fishing license for a resident or nonresident, 
valid for the 72-hour period specified on the license, 
$n~. 
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A nonresident 7-day fishing license, valid for 7 days 
from date indicated on license, is $~4 ~. 
G. 
A nonresident IS-day fishing license, valid for 15 days 
from date indicated on license, is $~8 ~. 
H. 
A nonresident season fishing license for persons 
years of age or older is $99 ~. 
I. 
An alien season fishing license for persons 16 years of 
age or older is $7g t2l. 
J. 
A one-day fishing license for a resident or nonresident, 
valid for the 24-hour period indicated on license, is $9 ill. 
Sec. 111-25. 12 MRSA §12505, sub-§4, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 
414, Pt. A, §2 and affected by c. 614, §9, is amended to read: 
4. 
Fee. 
The fee for a bass tournament permit is: 
A. 
For weigh-in tournaments, $59 ~ 
per day; and 
B. 
For catch-and-release tournaments, $19 ill per day. 
Sec. ID-26. 12 MRSA §12506, sub-§3, as affected by PL 2003, c. 
614, 
§9 and repealed and replaced by c. 
655, Pt. B, 
§253 and 
affected by §422, is amended to read: 
3. 
Fees; 
transfer of permit. 
The 
minimum 
fee 
for 
an 
individual permit for 
alewives, 
suckers, 
lampreys 
and yellow 
perch is 
$46~. 
A crew permit may be sold for alewives, 
suckers, lampreys and yellow perch for $199 $103, authorizing up 
to 3 persons to engage in the permitted activity. 
The annual fee 
for an eel pot or weir permit is $199 $103. 
An eel pot or eel 
weir permit is not transferable. 
Sec. 111-27. 12 MRSA §12507, sub-§4, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 
414, Pt. A, §2 and affected by c. 614, §9, is amended to read: 
4. 
Fee. The fee for a license to sell commercially grown or 
imported fish is $65 ~ 
annually. 
Sec. 111-28. 12 MRSA §12508, sub-§3, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 
414, Pt. A, §2 and affected by c. 614, §9, is amended to read: 
3. 
Fee. 
The fee for a private fee pond license is $69 ~. 
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Sec. llI-29. 12 MRSA §12551-A, sub-§4, as enacted by PL 2003, 
c. 655, Pt. B, §259 and affected by §422, is amended to read: 
4. 
Schedule of fees. 
The fees for licenses under this 
section are: 
A. 
For a live bait retailer's license, $±4 ~; 
B. 
For a baitfish wholesaler's license, $64 il2; and 
C. 
For a smelt wholesaler's license, $99 ~. 
Sec. llI-30. 12 MRSA §12853, sub-§5, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 
414, Pt. A, §2 and affected by c. 614, §9, is amended to read: 
5. 
Fee. 
The fee for a 3-year guide license is $+9 ~. 
Sec. Ill-31. 12 MRSA §12860, sub-§6, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 
414, Pt. A, §2 and affected by c. 614, §9, is amended to read: 
6. 
Fee. 
The initial qualifying fee for 
a 
trip leader 
permit is $±8 1Zl. 
The permit may be renewed upon payment of $±~ 
t1Q if requirements of the department are met. 
Sec. llI-32. 12 MRSA §12909, sub-§4, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 
414, Pt. A, §2 and affected by c. 614, §9, is amended to read: 
4. 
Fee. 
The fee for an examination is $100 and 
refundable. 
An applicant may retake the examination once 
paying 
an 
additional 
examination 
fee. 
A whitewater 
license is a 3-year license. 
The fee for a whitewater 
license is $8+ ~. 
is not 
without 
guide's 
guide's 
Sec. llI-33. 12 MRSA §12913, sub-§6, as affected by PL 2003, c. 
614, §9 and amended by c. 655, Pt. B, §339 and affected by §422, 
is further amended to read: 
6. 
Allocation fee. 
When 
allocations 
are 
required, 
an 
outfi tter shall pay the department an annual allocation fee of 
$699 ~ 
per 
unit 
of 
passengers 
or 
less. 
Additional 
passengers over each increment of 20 constitute a new unit. 
The 
annual 
allocation 
fee 
may 
be 
paid 
in 
quarterly 
payments, 
beginning 30 days after the allocation is awarded. The maximum 
allocation fee an outfitter may pay is $6T969 $2,628 annually. 
Sec. Ill-34. 12 MRSA §12953, sub-§6, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 
414, Pt. A, §2 and affected by c. 614, §9, is amended to read: 
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Fee. 
License 
applicants 
who 
successfully 
meet 
the 
qualifications set forth in this section must be issued a license 
upon payment of a $69 ~ 
fee. 
This fee is in addition to the 
$lQ ill examination fee. 
Sec. 111-35. 12 MRSA §12953, sub-§7, as affected by c. 614, §9 
and amended by c. 
655, Pt. 
B, 
§346 and affected by §422, is 
further amended to read: 
7. 
Annual 
renewal 
of 
license: 
fees. 
Licenses 
issued 
pursuant to this section run for the current year until the 30th 
day of June following the date of the issuance, on which date the 
license terminates unless it is revoked sooner. 
Subject to any 
revocation or suspension, the license or permit may be renewed 
annually upon application by the licensee accompanied by a 
$19 
~ 
license fee. 
Sec. 111-36. 12 MRSA §12954, sub-§4, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 
414, Pt. A, §2 and affected by c. 614, §9, is amended to read: 
4. 
Fee. 
The annual fees for hide dealer licenses are: 
A. 
For a resident hide dealer, $98 ~; and 
B. 
For a nonresident hide dealer, $lQ8 $111. 
Sec. 111-37. 12 MRSA §12955, sub-§4, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 
414, Pt. A, §2 and affected by c. 614, §9, is amended to read: 
4. 
Fee. 
The annual fee for a special hide dealer's license 
is $lQ ill. 
Sec. 111-38. 12 MRSA §13056, sub-§§8 and 10, as enacted by PL 
2003, c. 414, Pt. A, §2 and affected by c. 614, §9, are amended 
to read: 
8. 
Fees. 
of 
number 
with 
subsection. 
The fees for each original or renewal certificate 
validation stickers 
are 
set 
out 
in 
this 
A. 
For 
a watercraft requiring or whose owner requests a 
certificate of number and that is equipped with a 
motor 
having a manufacturer's horsepower rating of: 
(1) 
Ten horsepower or less, the fee is $6 ilQ; 
(2) 
Greater than 10, but not more than 50 horsepower, 
the fee is $lQ ~; and 
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Greater than 50 horsepower but not more than 115 
horsepower, the fee is $le ~. 
B. 
For 
a 
personal watercraft requiring or 
whose 
owner 
requests 
a certificate of number 
and watercraft eguipped 
with a motor having a manufacturer' s horsepower rating of 
horsepower or greater, the fee is $69 ~. 
C. 
For a duplicate certificate of number, the fee is $1. 
D. 
For a duplicate validation sticker (per set), the fee is 
$1. 
E. 
For 
a certificate of number issued with transfer of 
ownership authorized in subsection 10, the fee is $2. 
~T--~~-~-~e~i6~~a~ieR-~~-fe~-~£-~-te~isttatieH 
petiee-aQtRetiBee-iH-sQeseetieH-llT-pata~tapR-A+ 
~6t--~~e~~e~-~~-~r-e~t-Re~-~~~~-~-RetSepeWetT 
tRe-~ee-is-$l6Te9T 
Validation stickers are nontransferable. 
10. 
Transfer of ownership. 
Whoever transfers ownership of 
a motorboat for which a certificate of number has already been 
issued under this chapter and applies for a certificate of number 
for another motorboat is entitled to a new certificate of number 
upon 
payment 
of 
a 
transfer 
fee 
of 
$6 
~ as 
set forth in 
subsection 8, paragraph E, provided the applicant returns to the 
commissioner the old certificate of number properly signed and 
executed, 
showing that ownership 
of 
the 
motorboat 
has 
been 
transferred. 
Sec. llI-39. 12 MRSA §13056, sub-§l1, llA, as enacted by PL 
2003, c. 414, Pt. A, §2 and affected by c. 614, §9, is repealed. 
Sec. llI-40. 12 MRSA §13059, sub-§3, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 
414, Pt. A, §2 and affected by c. 614, §9, is amended to read: 
3. 
Fee. 
The fee for a dealer' s certificate of number is 
$le ~ 
annually from each January 1st. 
SENATE AMENDMENT 
SENATE 
AMENDMENT 
L.D. 468 
"p, to COMMITTEE 
AMENDMENT 
itA" to H.P. 343, 
Sec. 111-41. 12 MRSA §13104, sub-§§4 and 5, as enacted by PL 
2003, c. 414, Pt. A, §2 and affected by c. 614, §9, are amended 
to read: 
4. 
Fee. 
Except as provided in subsection 5, the annual 
snowmobile registration fee is as follows: 
A. 
For 
residents, 
$;lG~. 
The 
a 
resident is 
of each year. 
registration 
for 
a 
valid for 
one 
year, 
snowmobile 
owned 
by 
commencing on July 1st 
tl+--~~-~~~-aB-~~~~~~-~~~-sBewmeB~le 
Fe~~s~Fa~~eB--af~e£--Ma~~h--~~-~-~--$~~~~@--aBa 
Feee~ve-~-£e!45~£a~4eB-~~~~~-~~-~ema~BQe~-~--~Re 
Fe~~s~~at~eB-pe~~ea-ply&-eBe-aaa~~~eBal-yea~t-aBa 
B. 
For nonresidents: 
The 
must 
(1) 
FeF~y Forty-three dollars for a 3-consecutive-day 
registration. 
A person may 
purchase 
more 
than one 
3-day registration in any season; 
(2) 
F~~~y-~~ve 
Fifty-eight 
dollars 
for 
a 
10-consecutive-day registration. 
more than one 10-day registration 
A person may purchase 
in any season; and 
( 3 ) 
SiH~y-~ive ::iixt,y-gight, 
dollars 
for 
a 
seasonal 
registration. 
registration for a 
snowmobile owned by a nonresident 
specify the dates for which the registration is valid. 
Five dollars from each registration fee collected pursuant to 
this 
subsection 
must 
be 
transferred 
to 
a 
special 
fund 
administered by the Off-Road Vehicle Division of the Bureau of 
Parks and Lands within the Department of Conservation. 
The funds 
must 
be 
used 
to 
assist 
any 
entity 
that 
has 
a 
snowmobile 
trail-grooming 
contract with 
the 
bureau in 
the 
purchase 
of 
trail-grooming equipment. 
5. 
Antique snowmobile registration fee. 
A resident who 
owns a snowmobile that is more than 25 years old and that is 
substantially maintained in original or restored condition may 
register that snowmobile under this subsection as 
an antique 
snowmobile. 
An 
antique snowmobile registration authorizes that 
snowmobile to be operated only for the purpose of traveling to, 
returning from 
and participating in an exhibition, 
parade or 
other event of interest to the public or for occasional personal 
use. 
The fee for an antique snowmobile registration is $;lG ~. 
An antique snowmobile registration is valid until the ownership 
Page l3-LR2l49(7) 
SENATE AMENDMENT 
SENATE 
AMENDMENT 
L.D. 468 
"r 
to COMMITTEE 
AMENDMENT 
"A" to H. P. 
343, 
of that antique snowmobile is transferred to another person. 
Upon the transfer of ownership, the new owner may reregister that 
snowmobile as an antique snowmobile by paying the $~G ~ 
antique 
snowmobile registration fee. 
The registration fee for an antique 
snowmobile is allocated according to section 10206, subsection 2, 
paragraph A. 
Sec. llI-42. 12 MRSA §13104, sub-§10, ,A, as enacted by PL 
2003, c.414, Pt. A, §2 and affected by c. 614, §9, is amended to 
read: 
A. 
A person who 
transfers the ownership or permanently 
discontinues 
the 
use 
of 
a 
snowmobile 
having 
a 
resident 
registration or 
a 
nonresident 
seasonal 
registration 
and 
applies for registration of another snowmobile in the same 
registration year is entitled to a registration upon payment 
of a transfer fee of $6 M 
and is not required to pay the 
regular registration fee. 
Sec. 111-43. 12 MRSA §13155, sub-§5, as affected by PL 2003, c. 
614, §9 and amended by c. 695, Pt. B, §13 and affected by Pt. C, 
§1, is further amended to read: 
5. 
Fees. 
The annual registration fee for an ATV is $±+ ~ 
for a resident and $ae ~ 
for a nonresident. 
Sec.Ill-44. 29-A MRSA §456-C is enacted to read: 
§456-C. 
Sportsman registration plates 
Beginning November 1, 2006 and notwithstanding section 468, 
subsection 
2, 
the 
Secretary of State shall 
issue 
sportsman 
registration plates pursuant to section 468. 
1. 
Sportsman registration plates. 
The Secretary of State, 
upon 
rece~v~ng an application and evidence of payment of the 
registration fee 
required by section 501 
and the excise tax 
required by Title 36, section 1482, shall issue a registration 
certificate and a set of sportsman plates to be used in lieu of 
regular 
registration 
p~. 
These 
plates 
must 
bear 
identification numbers and letters. 
2. 
Administration fee. 
A person may apply for the special 
registration plates by paying 
a 
sum of $20 credited to the 
Lifetime License Fund established in Title 12, section 10251. 
3. 
Renewal fee. 
In addition to the regular motor vehicle 
registration 
fee 
prescribed 
by 
law, 
the 
annual 
renewal 
contribution for 
sportsman registration plates is 
$20 
to 
be 
SENATE AMENDMENT 
SENATE AMENDMENT ,,:P, to COMMITTEE 
AMENDMENT 
"A" to H.P. 
L.D. 468 
343, 
credited to the Lifetime License Fund established in Title 12, 
section 10251. 
Sec. 111-45. Carrying balances - Inland Fisheries and Wildlife 
program; lapsed balances. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, $585,755 in fiscal year 2005-06 in the Carrying Balances -
Inland Fisheries and Wildlife program lapses into the General 
Fund. 
Sec. 111-46. 
Appropriations and allocations. 
appropriations and allocations are made. 
INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE, 
DEPARTMENT OF 
Administrative Services -
IFW 
0530 
The 
following 
Initiative: 
Appropriates funds for the repair and maintenance of 
hatcheries and other department facilities. 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
Licensing Services -
IFW 
0531 
2005-06 
$0 
$0 
2006-01 
$150,000 
$150,000 
Initiative: 
Appropriates 
funds 
to 
support 
costs 
related 
to 
nonmotorized conservation stickers. 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
Fisheries and Hatcheries Operations 
0535 
2005-06 
$15,000 
$15,000 
2006-07 
$5,000 
$5,000 
Initiative: 
Appropriates funds to establish one Fish Culturist 
Assistant Supervisor position, changes 2 seasonal Fish Culturist 
positions 
to 
full-time 
and 
provides 
funding 
for 
hatchery 
renovations and the purchase of 4 fish transport trucks and fish 
tanks. 
GENERAL FUND 
POSITIONS -
LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
POSITIONS - NONLEGISLATIVE COUNT 
Personal Services 
All Other 
Capital Expenditures 
2005-06 
1.000 
0.846 
$86,079 
$175,000 
$60,000 
2006-07 
1.000 
0.846 
$90,476 
$250,000 
$60,000 
SENATE AMENDMENT 
SENATE 
AMENDMENT tIp. to COMMITTEE 
AMENDMENT 
"A" to H.P. 
L.D. 468 
343, 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
$321,079 
$400,476 
Fisheries and Hatcheries Operations 
0535 
Initiative: 
Transfers 25% of the costs of 2 Biologist Specialist 
positions and 100°'!> of the costs of 2 Fish Culturist positions 
from federal funding to the General Fund for fiscal year 2005-06 
and 
an additional 
Fish Culturist positions in fiscal year 
2006-07. 
GENERAL FUND 
POSITIONS -
LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
Personal Services 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
POSITIONS -
LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
Personal Services 
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL 
Endangered Nongame Operations 
0536 
2005-06 
4.000 
$76,024 
$76,024 
2005-06 
(4.000) 
($76,024) 
($76,024) 
2005-06 
2006-07 
6.000 
$195,658 
$195,658 
2006-07 
(6.000) 
($195,658) 
($195,658) 
2006-07 
Initiative: 
Establishes 
Biologist I 
positions dedicated to 
nongame and endangered species operations. 
These positions will 
be split-fund, 25% from the General Fund and 75% from the Federal 
Expenditures Fund. 
GENERAL FUND 
POSITIONS -
LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
Personal Services 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND 
Personal Services 
All Other 
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL 
Endangered Nongame Operations 
0536 
2005-06 
2006-07 
2.000 
2.000 
$32,664 
$35,091 
$7,500 
$7,500 
$40,164 
$42,591 
2005-06 
2006-07 
$97,992 
$105,273 
$22,500 
$22,500 
$120,492 
$127,773 
Initiative: 
Cartographer 
operations. 
from 
Other 
Expenditures 
Establishes 
Biologist 
II 
positions 
and 
one 
position dedicated to nongame and endangered species 
These positions will be split-funded, 
25% 
coming 
Special 
Revenue 
funds 
and 
75% 
from 
the 
Federal 
Fund. 
SENATE AMENDMENT 
SENATE 
AMENDMENT "p., to COMMITTEE 
AMENDMENT 
"A" to H.P. 
L.D. 468 
343, 
FEDERAL EXPENDITIJRES FUND 
Personal Services 
All Other 
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
POSITIONS -
LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
Personal Services 
All Other 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE, 
DEPAR'l'MEN'T OF 
DEPAR'l'MEN'T "lUTALS 
GENERAL FUND 
FEDERAL EXPENDITIJRES FUND 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
DEPAR'l'MEN'T "lUTAL -
ALL FUNDS 
2005-06 
2006-07 
$136,889 
$142,105 
$9,000 
$9,000 
$145,889 
$151,105 
2005-06 
2006-07 
3.000 
3.000 
$45,630 
$47,368 
$3,000 
$3,000 
$48,630 
$50,368 
2005-06 
2006-07 
$452,267 
$793,725 
$190,357 
$83,220 
$48,630 
$50,368 
$691,254 
$927,313' 
Further amend 
any 
nonconsecutive 
consecutively. 
the amendment 
Part 
letter 
by relettering or renumbering 
or 
section 
number 
to 
read 
SUMMARY 
This amendment removes the provisions that impose a $10 tax 
on nonmotorized watercraft such as rowboats, canoes and kayaks 
and that direct the Commissioner of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife 
and the Commissioner of Conservation to develop a 
for 
the 
purpose 
of 
raising 
revenue 
from 
the 
outdoor recreational user base. 
The 
amendment 
certain license fees by $1. 
SPONSORED BY: 
(Senator P. 
COUNTY: 
Somerset 
card or permit 
nonconsumptive 
also increases 
SENATE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 03/23/05 hae 
LD468 
LR 2149(07) 
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 
Fiscal Note for Senate Amendment Po to Committee Amendment A 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Revenue 
General Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Sponsor: Sen Mills 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
2005-06 
2006-07 
$640,131 
$1,134,906 
($640,131) 
($1,134,906) 
This amendment will increase the General Fund cost of the bill by $640,131 in fiscal year 2005-06 and $1,134,906 in 
fiscal year 2006-07. Based on the estimated year-end balances, this amendment maintains a balanced budget for the 
2006-2007 biennium. 
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