An Act To
Maine Legislature, Session 129, LD 0865
Committee Amendment CA_A_H273 (House)
Amends: 12 MRSA §10201, 37-B MRSA §516

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 639, L.D. 865, Bill, "An Act To 
Amend the Laws Goveming the Funding Sources of the Maine Controlled Moose Hunt 
Season" 
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following: 
'An Act To Provide Funding for Hunting Opportunities for Disabled Veterans' 
Amend the bill by strildng out everything after the enacting clause and inserting the 
following: 
'Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §10201, sub-§7 is enacted to read: 
7. Donations for disabled veterans. The commissioner may accept money donated 
to support hunting opportunities in the State for disabled veterans. Any money donated 
to the department for this purpose must be transferred to the Department of Defense, 
Veterans and Emergency Management, Bureau of Maine Veterans' Services to be 
deposited into the Hunting Opportunities for Disabled Veterans Fund established in Title 
37-B, section 516. 
Sec. 2. 37-B MRSA §516 is enacted to read: 
§516. Hunting Opportunities for Disabled Veterans Fund 
The Hunting Opportunities for Disabled Veterans Fund, referred to in this section as 
"the fund," is established as a nonlapsing fund administered by the director for the 
purpose of supporting hunting opportunities in the State for disabled veterans. The fund 
receives transfers to the fund in accordance with Title 12, section 10201, subsection 7. 
The director may also accept and deposit into the fund any monetaiy gifts, donations or 
other contributions from public or private sources for the purposes of the fund. To the 
extent funds are available in the fund, the director, with assistance from the Department 
of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, shall request proposals for use of those funds from 
organizations that provide disabled veterans with hunting opportunities in the State and 
shall fund those proposals that, as determined by the director, will most effectively 
support the purposes of the fund. 
The Commissioner of Defense, Veterans and 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A "to H.P. 639, L.D. 865 
Emergency Management may adopt rnles governing the process for accepting proposals 
and disbursing funds from the fund. 
Rules adopted under this section are routine 
technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A. 
Sec. 3. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
DEFENSE, VETERANS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT 
OF 
Veterans Services O 110 
Initiative: Provides an ongoing allocation to establish the Hunting Opportunities for 
Disabled Veterans Fund to support hunting opportunities for disabled veterans. 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
All Other 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
2019-20 
$500 
$500 
2020-21 
$500 
$500 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or 
section number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment replaces the bill, which is a concept draft, and changes the title. It 
allows the Commissioner of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife to accept monetary donations 
to support hunting opportunities for disabled veterans. It requires the commissioner to 
transfer those donations to the Department of Defense, Veterans and Emergency 
Management, Bureau of Maine Veterans' Services to be deposited into the Hunting 
Opportunities for Disabled Veterans Fund, a nonlapsing fund to be used for the purpose 
of making funds available to organizations that provide disabled veterans with hunting 
opportunities. The fund may also receive any other monetary gifts, donations or other 
contributions from public or private sources. The amendment also adds an appropriations 
and allocations section. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 04/28/19 ~.ac.. 
LD865 
LR 820(02) 
An Act To Amend the Laws Governing the Funding Sources of the Maine Controlled Moose Hunt 
Season 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment,!" { H-2-{ 3) 
Committee: Inland Fisheries and Wildlife · 
Appropriations/ Allocations 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note Reg uired: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
FY 2019-20 
FY2020-21 
$500 
$500 
Projections 
FY 2021-22 
$500 
Projections 
FY2022-23 
$500 
The bill includes Other Special Revenue Funds allocations of$500 beginning in fiscal year 2019-20 to establish the 
Disabled Veteran Hunting Opportunities Fund within the Department of Defense, Veterans and Emergency 
Management to support hunting opportunities for disabled veterans. 
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