An Act To Expand the Landowner Relations Program at the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
Maine Legislature, Session 127, LD 1321
Committee Amendment CA_A_H348 (House)
Amends: 12 MRSA §10265

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 899, L.D. 1321, Bill, "An Act To 
Expand the Landowner Relations Program at the Department of Inland Fisheries and 
Wildlife" 
Amend the bill by striking out all of section I. 
Amend the bill in section 2 in ·subscction 4~B in the 2nd linc (page 1, line 40 in L.D.) 
by striking out the following: "along roads and" 
Amend the bill in section 2 in subsection 4~B in the last paragraph in the last line 
(page 2, line 13 in L.D.) by inserting after the following: "program." the following: 
'Money accepted by the commissioner under this subsection must be deposited in the 
Landowner Relations Fund established in section 10265.' 
Amend the bill by inserting after section 9 the following; 
'Sec. 10. 12 MRSA §10265, as enacted by PL 2011, c. 576, §5, is amended to 
read: 
§10265. Landowner Relations Fund 
The Landowner Relations Fund, referred to in this section as "the fund," is 
established within the department as a nonlapsing fund to be used by the commissioner to 
fund or assist in funding the landowner relations program established pursuant to section 
10108, subsection 4-A and the Keep Maine Clean program established in section 10108, 
subsection 4-B. All funds from fees collected under section 10108, subsection 3 and 
subsection 4-A, paragraph C and money accepted by the commissioner pursuant to 
section 10108, subsection 4-B. must be deposited in the fund. 
The fund rcccivcs any 
other funds appropriated or allocated to the fund. The commissioner may accept and 
deposit into the fund monetary gifts, donations or other contributions from public or 
private sources for the purposes specified in this section. The fund must be held separate 
and apart from alI other money, funds and accounts.' 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or 
section number to read consecutively. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 899, L.D. 1321 
SUMMARY 
The bill amends the landowner relations program within the Department of Inland 
Fisheries and Wildlife by adding to the program the requirement that the Commissioner 
of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife establish an ongoing relationship with various outdoor 
user groups, This amendment removes that requirement. 
The amendment also amends the Keep Maine Clean program established in the bill to 
remove the requirement that volunteers be recruited to pick up trash along roadways. 
The amendment provides that any money received by the Commissioner of Inland 
Fisheries and Wildlife for the Keep Maine. Clean program must be deposited in the 
Landowner Relations Fund. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 06/04/15 
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LD 1321 
LR 784(02) 
An Act To Expand the Landowner Relations Program at the Department of Inland Fisheries and 
Wildlife 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment 'If CH -34?S ) 
Committee: Inland Fisheries and Wildlife 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - General Fund 
Minor cost increase - Other Special Revenue Funds 
Minor revenue increase - Other Special Revenue Funds 
The bill requires the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife (IFW) to establish a Keep Maine Clean program that 
recruits volunteers to pick up trash. Costs to run this program are expected to be minor and the Landowner Relations 
Fund within IFW will fund this program and has sufficient funds to absorb these costs. This bill also allows IFW to 
accept donations to this new program and directs these donations to the Landowner Relations Fund. Any expected 
revenue from donations are expected to be minor. This bill also changes the composition of the Landowners and 
Sportsmen Relations Advisory Board, has the IFW commissioner, rather than the Governor, fill vacancies and 
requires the board to issue an annual report. Any additional costs to IFW to make these changes are expected to be 
minor and can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources. 
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