An Act To
Maine Legislature, Session 129, LD 1147
Committee Amendment CA_A_H184 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 836, L.D. 1147, Bill, "An Act To 
Amend the Laws Regarding the Size a~<l Weight of All-terrain Vehicles, the Operation of 
Motor Vehicles on Designated All-terrain Vehicle Trails and the Operation of All-terrain 
Vehicles on Trails Posted with Size or Weight Litt'iits and To Update and Improve 
Funding Mechanisms for All-terrain Vehicle Trail Development and Maintenance" 
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following: 
'Resolve, To Direct the Commissioner of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife To Study 
Registration Fees for All-terrain Vehicles and Snowmobiles' 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the title and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 1. 
Registration fees for all-terrain vehicles and snowmobiles. 
Resolved: That the Commissioner oflnland Fisheries and Wildlife shall, in consultation 
with interested parties, review the registration fees in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 
12, section 13104, subsection 4 and section 13155, subsection 5 to determine if there are 
alternatives to the current fee sttucture. In considering alternatives, the commissioner 
shall also consider how any change may affect revenues. The commissioner shall submit 
a report to the Joint Standing Committee on Inland Fisheries and Wildlife by February 1, 
2020 detailing the alternatives that were considered and the possible effects on revenue 
that these alternatives may have. The report must include recommendations regarding 
registration fees for all-terrain vehicles and snowmobiles and a list of interested parties 
that participated in any discussions on this topic. The committee may report out a bill to 
the Second Regular Session of the 129th Legislature based on the report.' 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or 
section number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment replaces the bill with a resolve. It directs the Commissioner of 
Inland Fisheries and Wildlife to review, in consultation with interested parties, the current 
registration fees for all-terrain vehicles and snowmobiles to consider alternatives to the 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ·A" to H.P. 836, L.D. 1147 
current fee structure and the potential effects on revenue that these alternatives may have. 
It requires the commissioner to submit a report to the Joint Standing Committee on Inland 
Fisheries and Wildlife detailing the alternatives considered and any recommendations. It 
gives the committee the authority to report out a bill based on the commissioner's report. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 04/11/19 ;&/ac. 
LD 1147 
LR 362(02) 
An Act To Amend the Laws Regarding the Size and Weight of All-terrain Vehicles, the Operation of 
Motor Vehicles on Designated All-terrain Vehicle Trails and the Operation of All-terrain Vehicles on 
Trails Posted with Size or Weight Limits and To Update and Improve Funding Mechanisms for All-
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
terrain Vehicle Trail Development and Maintenance 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment 'Pf' ( H 
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Committee: Inland Fisheries and Wildlife 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - General Fund 
Any additional costs to the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife to conduct a revievv with interested parties of 
the cmTent registration fees for all-terrain vehicles and snowmobiles and to consider alternatives to the current fee 
structure and to provide a report of the findings are anticipated to be minor and can be absorbed within existing 
budgeted resources. 
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