An Act to Increase Funding for the Snowmobile Trail Fund and the ATV Recreational Management Fund
Maine Legislature, Session 131, LD 2276
Amends: 36 MRSA §2903-D

Legislative Document
No. 2276
H.P. 1463
House of Representatives, March 25, 2024
An Act to Increase Funding for the Snowmobile Trail Fund and the 
ATV Recreational Management Fund
Reported by Representative LANDRY of Farmington for the Joint Standing Committee on 
Inland Fisheries and Wildlife pursuant to Joint Order 2023, H.P. 1438.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  36 MRSA §2903-D, sub-§2, as amended by PL 2019, c. 452, §14, is further 
amended to read:
2.  Snowmobiles.  Of total gasoline tax revenues, 0.9045% 1.0068% is distributed 
among the following agencies in the following manner:
A.  The Commissioner of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife receives 14.93% 13.41% of 
that amount, to be used by the commissioner for the purposes set forth in Title 12, 
section 1893, subsection 3, section 10206, subsection 2, section 13104, subsections 2 
to 12 10 and section 13105, subsection 1; and
B.  The Snowmobile Trail Fund of the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and 
Forestry, Bureau of Parks and Lands, described in Title 12, section 1893, subsection 3, 
receives 85.07% 86.59% of that amount.
Sec. 2.  36 MRSA §2903-D, sub-§3, as amended by PL 2019, c. 501, §29, is further 
amended to read:
3.  All-terrain vehicles.  Of total gasoline tax revenues, 0.1525% 0.4593% is 
distributed among the following agencies in the following manner:
A.  The ATV Enforcement Grant and Aid Program established in Title 12, section 
10322 receives 50% 16.60% of that amount; and
B.  The ATV Recreational Management Fund, established in Title 12, section 1893, 
subsection 2 receives 50% 83.40% of that amount.
Sec. 3.  Appropriations and allocations.  The following appropriations and 
allocations are made.
AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY, DEPARTMENT OF
Off-Road Recreational Vehicles Program Z224
Initiative: Provides allocations for grants to municipalities and all-terrain vehicle clubs.
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS
2023-24
2024-25
All Other
$0
$786,605
__________
__________
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL
$0
$786,605
AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND 
FORESTRY, DEPARTMENT OF
DEPARTMENT TOTALS
2023-24
2024-25
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS
$0
$786,605
__________
__________
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS
$0
$786,605
INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE, DEPARTMENT OF
ATV Enforcement Fund Z276
Initiative: Change in revenue from increasing the percentage of gasoline tax allocated to 
snowmobile and all-terrain vehicle purposes.
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS
2023-24
2024-25
All Other
$0
($13)
__________
__________
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL
$0
($13)
INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE, 
DEPARTMENT OF
DEPARTMENT TOTALS
2023-24
2024-25
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS
$0
($13)
__________
__________
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS
$0
($13)
MUNICIPAL BOND BANK, MAINE
TransCap Trust Fund Z064
Initiative: Reduction in allocations from reducing the amount of gasoline taxes transferred 
from the Highway Fund to the TransCap Trust Fund.
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS
2023-24
2024-25
All Other
$0
($80,620)
__________
__________
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL
$0
($80,620)
MUNICIPAL BOND BANK, MAINE
DEPARTMENT TOTALS
2023-24
2024-25
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS
$0
($80,620)
__________
__________
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS
$0
($80,620)
SECTION TOTALS
2023-24
2024-25
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS
$0
$705,972
__________
__________
SECTION TOTAL - ALL FUNDS
$0
$705,972
SUMMARY
This bill is being reported out to the Legislature by the Joint Standing Committee on 
Inland Fisheries and Wildlife pursuant to Joint Order 2023, H.P. 1438. The bill makes 
several changes to the gasoline tax allocation to provide additional funding to the 
Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, Bureau of Parks and Lands' 
Snowmobile Trail Fund and ATV Recreational Management Fund.
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED
(See attached)
Approved: 03/14/24
LD  2276     
LR 3154(01)
FY 2023-24
FY 2024-25
Projections 
FY 2025-26
Projections 
FY 2026-27
Net Cost (Savings)
General Fund
$0
$58
$57
$56
Highway Fund
$0
$705,914
$700,946
$695,814
Appropriations/Allocations
Other Special Revenue Funds
$0
$705,972
$701,003
$695,870
Revenue
General Fund
$0
($58)
($57)
($56)
Highway Fund
$0
($705,914)
($700,946)
($695,814)
Other Special Revenue Funds
$0
$705,972
$701,003
$695,870
Fiscal Detail and Notes
Fiscal Note
This bill increases the amount of gasoline taxes transferred from the Highway Fund to various snowmobile and ATV 
funds within the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Foresty (DACF). It results in a reduction in Highway 
Fund revenue of $705,914, a decrease in General Fund revenue of $58 and a reduction in TransCap Trust Fund 
revenue of $80,620 in fiscal year 2024-25.  It also reduces Other Special Revenue Funds allocations of $80,620 in 
fiscal year 2024-25.  The bill includes allocations of $786,605 to the DACF in fiscal year 2024-25 and a deallocation 
of $13 to the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife in fiscal year 2024-25.  
An Act to Increase Funding for the Snowmobile Trail Fund and the ATV Recreational Management 
Fund
Fiscal Note for Original Bill
Committee: Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
Fiscal Note Required: Yes
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