Resolve, Directing the Commissioner of Agriculture, ConservatIOn and Forestry To Conduct an Internal Review of the Snowmobile Trail Fund
Maine Legislature, Session 126, LD 0505
Committee Amendment CA_A_S102 (Senate)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" A: to S.P. 195, L.D. 505, "Resolve, Directing the 
Commissioner of Agriculture, ConservatIOn and Forestry To Conduct an Internal Review 
of the Snowmobile Trail Fund" 
Amend the resolve in section 1 by striking out all of subsections 1 to 6 (page 2, lines 
to 32 in L.D.) and inserting the following: 
'I. A review and documentation of the allocation of funds to the fund and the amount 
of funds carried forward in the fund from one fiscal year to the next. The review must 
include a written explanation as to why those funds were carried forward. The review 
must also propose written criteria, to be applied prospectively, that justifies the conditions 
under which funds may be carried forward into a subsequent fiscal year; 
2. The development of a quarterly reporting system detailing the revenue to and 
expenditures from the fund, including all nongrant expenditures, and a recommendation 
that the reports be submitted quarterly to interested parties. The commissioner shall also 
develop an annual reporting system on the finances and operations of the Snowmobile 
Trail Fund program for the submission to the joint standing committee of the Legislature 
having jurisdiction over agriculture, conservation and forestry matters; 
3. 
The development of a written policy for distributing funds from the fund to 
municipalities and snowmobile clubs that ensures, to the fullest extent possible, that the 
funds are distributed in an equitable manner, and the development of an educational 
program to ensure that grantees are properly trained in grant policies and procedures; and 
4. The development of a plan for the elimination of state-administered snowmobile 
trail grooming projects; and be it further' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment 
changj~s the duties of the Commissioner of Agriculture, 
Conservation and Forestry regarding the internal review of the Snowmobile Trail Fund 
required by the resolve. 
The amendment requires that the review include a written 
explanation of reasons funds are carried forward from one fiscal year to the next. It 
COMMI'TTEE AMENDMENT, 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT A 
"to S.P. 195, L.D. 505 
requires the development of a quarterly reporting system detailing the revenue to and 
expenditures from the fund, and a recommendation that reports be submitted quarterly to 
interested parties. The amendment requires the commissioner to develop an annual report 
on the finances and operations of the fund for submission to the joint standing committee 
of the Legislature having jurisdiction over agriculture, conservation and forestry matters. 
It also requires development of a written policy for distributing funds from the 
Snowmobile Trail Fund. 
The amendment requires the department to develop an 
educational program for grantees and to develop a plan to eliminate state-administered 
trail-grooming projects. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 05111/l3 ;tvae 
LD505 
LR 841(02) 
Resolve, Directing the Commissioner of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry To Conduct an 
Internal Revi(~w of the Snowmobile Trail Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment 'A'(S.,ot) 
Committee: Agrj[culture, Conservation and Forestry 
Fis<:al Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - General Fund 
Additional costs to the Department of Agricultufl;!, Conservation and Forestry associated with performing the review 
and reporting the results can be absorbed within (~xisting budgeted resources. 
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