An Act To Fund lOY outh Conservation Education
Maine Legislature, Session 123, LD 0175
Committee Amendment CA_A_S61 (Senate)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A " to S.P. 57, L.D. 175, Bill, "An Act To Fund 
lOY outh Conservation Education" 
Amend the bill by inserting after the title and before the enacting clause the 
following: 
'Emergency preamble. Whereas, acts and resolves of the Legislature do not 
become effective until 90 days after adjournment unless enacted as emergencies; and 
Whereas, youth conservation education is critical to the future of Maine's natural 
resources; and 
Whereas, a significant portion of funding for youth conservation education 
programs comes from the auction of moose hunting permits and the demand for these 
programs has far exceeded the revenues generated by the current auction of 5 permits; 
and 
Whereas, this Act needs to take effect immediately to allow the Commissioner of 
Inland Fisheries and Wildlife to add to the 2007 moose hunting permit auction an 
additional 5 permits to more adequately meet the needs of those who wish to attend the 
youth conservation education programs this year; 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,' 
Amend the bill in section 1 in subsection 11 in the first paragraph in the last 2 lines 
(page 1, lines 8 and 9 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "for the purpose of 
promoting natural resource conservation education through scholarships for youth 
conservation programs" 
Amend the bill by inserting after section 1 the following: 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A " to S.P. 57, L.D. 175 
'Sec. 2. Application. The Commissioner of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife shall 
carry out the purposes of this Act for the 2007 moose hunting penn it auction.' 
Amend the bill by adding before the summary the following: 
'Emergency clause. 
In view of the emergency cited In the preamble, this 
legislation takes effect when approved.' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment adds an emergency preamble and emergency clause to the bill, 
removes language that would restrict the current use of funds raised by the auction of 
moose hunting penn its and makes the bill effective upon approval. 
FISCAL \OTE REQURED 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 04/19/07 frac. 
LD 175 
LR 452(02) 
An Act To Fund Youth Conservation Education 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment '/1 " 
Committee: Inland Fisheries and Wildlife 
Appropriations/Allocations 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Revenue 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
2007-08 
$25,000 
$25,000 
2008-09 
$25,000 
$25,000 
Projections 
2009-10 
$25,000 
$25,000 
Projections 
2010-11 
$25,000 
$25,000 
Beginning in fiscal year 2007-08, increasing the number of moose permits that are subject to auction by the 
Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife will increase dedicated revenue collected by the department for youth 
conservation education by an estimated annual amount of$25,000. In addition, the bill includes Other Special 
Revenue Funds allocations of $25,000 beginning in fiscal year 2007-08 for the Division of Public Information and 
Education program within the department to allow expenditure of the additional revenue. 
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