An Act To Create the ATV Trail Advisory Council
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 1300
Committee Amendment CA_A_H287 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ,A" to H.P. 897, L.D. 1300, Bill, "An 
Act To Create the ATV Trail Advisory Council" 
Amend 
the bill 
in 
section 
in that 
part designated 
"§1893-C." by striking out all of subsection 1 (page 1, lines 34 
to 50 and page 2, line 2 in L.D.) and inserting in its place the 
following: 
, 1. 
Ap,pointment and composition. 
The ATV Trail Advisory 
CounciL referred to in this section as "the advisory council" 
and established by Title 5, 
section l2004-I, 
subsection 3-C, 
consists of 11 members. 
The director or the director's designee 
serves as an ex officio member and may vote only to break a tie. 
The other 10 members are appointed by the commissioner as follows: 
A. 
Three 
members 
who 
represent 
local 
ATV 
clubs 
from 
different regions of the State that are ATV Recreational 
Management Fund grantees. One of these members must belong 
to both an ATV club and a snowmobile club; 
B. 
One member 
who 
represents municipal ATV Recreational 
Management Fund grantees; 
C. 
One member who represents a statewide organization with 
an interest in operating ATVs; 
D. 
One member who represents ATV and snowmobile business 
interests; 
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E. 
One member who represents large landowner interests with 
land holdings of more than 250,000 acres; 
F. 
One 
member 
who 
represents 
a 
statewide environmental 
group; 
G. 
One 
member 
who 
represents 
a 
statewide 
farming 
organization; and 
H. 
One member who represents woodlot owners' interests.' 
Further amend the bill in section 2 in that part designated 
"§1893-C." in subsection 2 in the 3rd line (page 2, line 6 in 
L.D.) by striking out the following: 
"B and CIt and inserting in 
its place the following: 
'B, C and D' 
Further amend the bill in section 2 in that part designated 
"§1893-C." in subsection 5 in the 2nd line (page 2, line 35 in 
L.D.) by striking out the following: 
"meeting in August" and 
inserting in its place the following: 
'initial meeting' 
Further amend the bill in section 
"§1893-C." in subsection 6 in the 2nd 
L.n.) by striking out the following: 
inserting in its place the following: 
in that part designated 
line (page 2, line 40 in 
"August and February" and 
'April and September' 
Further amend the bill by inserting after section 2 the 
following: 
'Sec. 3. Special duties of ATV Trail Advisory Council. 
The ATV 
Trail Advisory Council shall study the 
following ATV-related 
issues and report its findings and recommendations to the Joint 
Standing Committee on Inland Fisheries and Wildlife by February 
1, 2006. 
The ATV Trail Advisory Council shall: 
1. 
Study the feasibility of establishing an ATV trail pass 
and provide suggested legislation for a trail pass system; 
2. 
Review 
property 
access 
laws 
and 
land 
use 
issues 
regarding the operation of ATVs on private property; 
3. 
Review the State's current age restrictions on the 
operation of ATVs and determine if those age restrictions must be 
modified; and 
4. 
Review the recommendations of the Governor's ATV Task 
Force 
report 
that 
have 
not 
already 
been 
enacted 
by 
the 
Legislature and determine if it is economically feasible to 
implement any of those remaining recommendations. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ~" to H.P. 897, L.D. 1300 
Sec. 4. Temporary members of ATV Trail Advisory Council. 
Until 
February 1, 
2006, 
the 
ATV Trail Advisory Council includes 2 
additional 
members 
who 
represent 
the 
Department 
of 
Inland 
Fisheries and Wildlife appointed by the Commissioner of Inland 
Fisheries 
and 
Wildlife. 
These 
members 
are 
entitled 
to 
compensation as provided in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 12, 
section 1893-C, subsection 3.' 
SUMMARY 
The 
amendment modifies the membership of the 
ATV Trail 
Advisory Council as follows: 
1. 
It requires that the 3 members who represent ATV clubs 
that are ATV Recreational Management Fund grantees be from local 
clubs from different regions of the State and that one of those 
members belong to both an ATV club and a snowmobile club; 
2. 
It 
reduces 
the 
number 
of 
members 
who 
represent 
municipal ATV Recreational Management Fund grantees from 3 to one; 
3. 
It reduces 
the 
number 
of 
members 
who 
represent 
a 
statewide organization with an interest in operating ATVs from 2 
to one; 
4. 
It requires the business member to represent both ATV 
and snowmobile interests; 
5. 
It requires the landowner member to represent large 
landowners with holdings of more than 250,000 acres; 
6. 
It 
adds 
one 
membe r 
who 
represents 
a 
statewide 
environmental group; 
7. 
It adds one member who represents a statewide farming 
organization: 
8. 
It adds 
one 
member 
who 
represents 
woodlot 
owners' 
interests; and 
9. 
It provides for 2 temporary members of the council from 
the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife that are removed 
from the council after February 1, 2006. 
It changes the meeting dates for the council from August and 
February to April and September. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 897, L.D. 1300 
It establishes special duties for the council and requires 
the council to report its findings and recommendations regarding 
those duties to the Joint Standing Committee on Inland Fisheries 
and Wildlife by February 1, 2006. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 04/22/05 ~ae. 
LD 1300 
LR 1278(02) 
An Act To Create the ATV Trail Advisory Council 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" 
Committee: Inland Fisheries and Wildlife 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - General Fund 
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