An Act To Ensure a Reliable Funding Stream for the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 1652
Committee: Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
Sponsors: RAYE, DAVIS, MARTIN, PATRICK, BLACK, BURNS, HARMON, TURNER
Amends: 12 MRSA §10751

Legislative Document 
No. 1652 
S.P. 551 
In Senate, December 21, 2011 
An Act To Ensure a Reliable Funding Stream for the Department of 
Inland Fisheries and Wildlife 
Approved for introduction by a majority of the Legislative Council pursuant to Joint Rule 
203. 
Received by the Secretary of the Senate on December 19, 2011.  Referred to the Committee 
on Inland Fisheries and Wildlife pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to 
Joint Rule 218. 
JOSEPH G. CARLETON, JR. 
Secretary of the Senate 
Presented by President RAYE of Washington. 
Cosponsored by Representative DAVIS of Sangerville and 
Senators: MARTIN of Kennebec, PATRICK of Oxford, Representatives: BLACK of Wilton, 
BURNS of Whiting, HARMON of Palermo, TURNER of Burlington. 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1.  12 MRSA §10751, sub-§9 is enacted to read: 
9.  Donations.  The commissioner may provide on a license or permit application a 
method for the applicant to donate funds for use by the department for a wildlife 
management district established by the department and identified by the applicant. Funds 
donated to the department under this subsection are nonrefundable and are in addition to 
any other fee. 
Sec. 2.  Funding sources.  The Commissioner of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife 
shall identify reliable, ongoing funding sources for the Department of Inland Fisheries 
and Wildlife to ensure its long-term financial stability. The commissioner shall work with 
the Public Utilities Commission and other entities as the commissioner determines 
necessary to secure a portion of the revenues deposited in the energy infrastructure 
benefit fund pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 35-A, section 122, subsection 
6-A or any other revenue received by the Public Utilities Commission through fees or 
other consideration for energy projects to fund the operations of the Department of Inland 
Fisheries and Wildlife. The commissioner shall report to the joint standing committee of 
the Legislature having jurisdiction over inland fisheries and wildlife matters by January 
15, 2013 on funding sources identified or secured pursuant to this section. The joint 
standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over inland fisheries and 
wildlife matters may report out a bill to the First Regular Session of the 126th Legislature 
relating to the commissioner's report.   
SUMMARY 
This bill authorizes the Commissioner of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife to allow an 
applicant for a license or permit issued by the Department of Inland Fisheries and 
Wildlife to make a donation to the department to be used for a wildlife management 
district identified by the applicant.  It also directs the commissioner to seek long-term 
funding sources for the department and to work with the Public Utilities Commission and 
other entities to secure a portion of the fees paid for the use of state-owned land and 
assets within energy infrastructure corridors to help fund operations of the department.  
The commissioner must report to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having 
jurisdiction over inland fisheries and wildlife matters by January 15, 2013 on funding 
sources identified or secured. 
Printed on recycled paper 
Legislative Document 
No. 1653 
S.P. 552 
In Senate, December 21, 2011 
An Act To Make Fisheries and Wildlife Projects Eligible for Tax 
Increment Financing 
Approved for introduction by a majority of the Legislative Council pursuant to Joint Rule 
203. 
Received by the Secretary of the Senate on December 19, 2011.  Referred to the Committee 
on Taxation pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 218. 
JOSEPH G. CARLETON, JR. 
Secretary of the Senate 
Presented by President RAYE of Washington. 
Cosponsored by Representative CRAFTS of Lisbon and 
Senators: HASTINGS of Oxford, MARTIN of Kennebec, PATRICK of Oxford, 
WOODBURY of Cumberland, Representatives: BURNS of Whiting, HARMON of Palermo, 
TURNER of Burlington.