Sec. I-1. 12 MRSA §7018 is enacted to read:
§7018. Administrative costs recovered for work on federal and dedicated accounts
The department is entitled to reimbursement for administrative costs associated with activities of the department performed in support of federal and other special revenue accounts from those accounts.
Sec. I-2. 12 MRSA §7102-B is enacted to read:
§7102-B. Expanded archery deer hunting license
An expanded archery deer hunting license authorizes the holder to hunt for deer with a bow and arrow during an expanded archery deer hunting season. Notwithstanding section 7102-A, subsection 6, paragraph C, subparagraph (3) or section 7458, a person who lawfully takes a deer with a bow and arrow during the expanded archery deer hunting season is not precluded from further hunting for deer during that year.
1. Eligibility. Any person eligible to obtain an archery hunting license under section 7102-A is eligible to purchase an expanded archery deer hunting license under this section.
2. Fees for issuance. Clerks or other agents appointed by the commissioner to issue archery hunting licenses may issue expanded archery deer hunting licenses and shall charge a fee of $1 for each expanded archery deer hunting license issued. The commissioner shall charge a fee of $1 for each expanded archery deer hunting license issued by department employees.
3. Application and issuance. Expanded archery deer hunting licenses must be obtained from the department or from an agent appointed by the department.
4. License fee. The fee for a resident expanded archery deer hunting license is $40. The fee for a nonresident expanded archery deer hunting license is $80.
5. Expanded archery deer hunting season. The commissioner may establish by rule an expanded archery deer hunting season. The season must be determined by the commissioner, except that it may only occur in September.
6. Restrictions. The following restrictions apply to hunting during the expanded archery deer hunting season:
A. Those restrictions set forth in section 7102-A, subsection 6, paragraph C, subparagraphs (1), (2) and (4); and
B. Hunting may occur only in areas designated by the commissioner as open to hunting during the extended archery hunting season.
7. Rules. Rules adopted by the commissioner pursuant to this section are routine technical rules pursuant to Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter II-A.
Sec. I-3. 12 MRSA §7463-A, sub-§6, as amended by PL 1995, c. 443, §2, is further amended to read:
6. Application procedure. Eligible persons wishing to apply for a permit shall must file a written application for a permit on a form furnished by the commissioner. The application must be accompanied by an application fee of $5 for residents and $20 for nonresidents and aliens. The application fee may not be refunded. A person may not file more than one application. Any person who submits more than one application is disqualified from the selection of permittees. The application must be accompanied by an application fee of:
A. For residents:
(1) Five dollars for a one-chance application;
(2) Ten dollars for a 3-chance application. A resident must possess a valid big game hunting license to be eligible to purchase a 3-chance application; and
(3) Twenty dollars for a 6-chance application. A resident must possess a valid big game hunting license to be eligible to purchase a 6-chance application; or
B. For nonresidents:
(1) Ten dollars for a one-chance application;
(2) Twenty dollars for a 3-chance application; and
(3) Thirty dollars for a 6-chance application.
Sec. I-4. 12 MRSA §7793-A, 2nd ¶, as amended by PL 1991, c. 586, §1, is further amended to read:
All taxes collected pursuant to this section must be transmitted forthwith to the Treasurer of State and credited to the General Fund as undedicated revenue. The Legislature shall appropriate to the department in each fiscal year an amount equal to the administrative costs incurred by the department in collecting revenue under this section. Those administrative costs must be verified by the Department of Administrative and Financial Services.
Sec. I-5. 12 MRSA §7794, sub-§4, ¶A, as amended by PL 1985, c. 579, §§4 and 7, is further amended to read:
A. All watercraft requiring or requesting certificate of number ..................... $ 4 and equipped with a motor having a manufacturer's horsepower rating of:
(1) Ten horsepower or less ...........$6;
(2) Greater than 10, but not more than 50 horsepower ............................$10; and
(3) Greater than 50 horsepower ......$15.
Sec. I-6. 12 MRSA §7794, sub-§4, ¶A-1 is enacted to read:
A-1. All personal watercraft requiring or requesting a certificate of number ......................$20.
Sec. I-7. 12 MRSA §7800, sub-§3, as repealed and replaced by PL 1989, c. 918, Pt. D, §8, is amended to read:
3. Disbursement of revenues. All revenues collected under this subchapter, including fines, fees and other available money must be distributed as undedicated revenue to the General Fund and the Department of Marine Resources according to an allocation rate that directly relates to the administrative costs of the Division of Licensing and Registration and the historical revenue distribution pattern including. The Legislature shall appropriate to the department in each fiscal year an amount equal to the administrative costs incurred by the department in collecting revenue under this subsection. Those costs must be verified by the Department of Marine Resources and the Department of Administrative and Financial Services. The allocation rate must also allow for any necessary year-end reconciliation and accounting distribution. The allocation rate must be jointly agreed to by the department and the Department of Marine Resources and approved by the Department of Finance Administrative and Financial Services, Bureau of the Budget.
Sec. I-8. 12 MRSA §7824, sub-§2, ¶A, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 467, §3, is amended to read:
A. For residents, $20 $25. The registration for a snowmobile owned by a resident is valid for one year, commencing on July 1st of each year; and
Sec. I-9. 12 MRSA §7824, sub-§3, as amended by PL 1995, c. 467, §4 and c. 502, Pt. E, §30, is further amended to read:
3. Allocation of fees. The Legislature shall appropriate to the department in each fiscal year an amount equal to the administrative costs incurred by the department in collecting revenue under this subsection. The department's administrative costs must be verified by the Department of Conservation and the Department of Administrative and Financial Services.
A. The registration fee for residents is credited as follows:
(1) $4.75 of each fee Twenty-two percent is credited to the General Fund as undedicated revenue;
(2) $9.25 of each fee Fifty-two percent is credited to the Snowmobile Trail Fund of the Department of Conservation, Bureau of Parks and Lands; and
(3) $6 of each fee Twenty-six percent is annually distributed to the municipality of the owner's residence as shown on the owner's registration certificate, except that in unorganized territory, $6 of each fee 26% is annually distributed to the county of the owner's residence as shown on the owner's registration certificate and credited to the unorganized territory fund of that county established in Title 30-A, section 7502.
B. The registration fee for nonresidents is credited as follows.
(1) Fifteen dollars of each fee Twenty-five percent is credited to the General Fund as undedicated revenue.
(2) The remainder is credited to the Snowmobile Trail Fund of the Department of Conservation, Bureau of Parks and Lands.
C. All other money received under this subchapter, including dealer license fees, is credited to the General Fund as undedicated revenue.
D. The annual fee for each dealer number plate is credited as follows:
(1) $5 of each fee Thirty percent is credited to the General Fund as undedicated revenue; and
(2) $11 of each fee Seventy percent is credited to the Snowmobile Trail Fund of the Department of Conservation, Bureau of Parks and Lands.
E. All other money received under this chapter, including dealer license fees, is credited to the General Fund as undedicated revenue.
Sec. I-10. 12 MRSA §7824-A, 2nd ¶, as enacted by PL 1991, c. 586, §4, is amended to read:
All taxes collected pursuant to this section must be transmitted forthwith to the Treasurer of State and must be credited to the General Fund as undedicated revenue. The Legislature shall appropriate to the department in each fiscal year an amount equal to the administrative costs incurred by the department in collecting revenue under this subsection. The department's administrative costs must be verified by the Department of Administrative and Financial Services.
Sec. I-11. 12 MRSA §7854, sub-§4, ¶A, as repealed and replaced by PL 1989, c. 918, Pt. D, §11, is amended to read:
A. Revenues received under this subchapter are credited as undedicated revenue to the General Fund except that at least $3.85 of each annual registration fee 51% of those revenues is credited to the ATV Recreational Management Fund of the Department of Conservation. The Legislature shall appropriate to the department in each fiscal year an amount equal to the administrative costs incurred by the department in collecting revenue under this subsection. Those administrative costs must be verified by the Department of Conservation and the Department of Administrative and Financial Services.
Sec. I-12. 12 MRSA §7854-A, 2nd ¶, as enacted by PL 1991, c. 586, §5, is amended to read:
All taxes collected pursuant to this section must be transmitted forthwith to the Treasurer of State and must be credited to the General Fund as undedicated revenue. The Legislature shall appropriate to the department in each fiscal year an amount equal to the administrative costs incurred by the department in collecting revenue under this section. Those administrative costs must be verified by the Department of Administrative and Financial Services.
Sec. I-13. Salary savings for the 1998-1999 biennium. The Commissioner of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife shall achieve at least $240,000 in savings in each fiscal year in the biennium ending June 30, 1999 in the General Fund personal services by means that include postponing the hiring of positions in the department that are or that become vacant in the department during that biennium. Positions to be held vacant to achieve the purposes of this section must be selected by the commissioner. The commissioner shall submit a written report each month to each member of the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over inland fisheries and wildlife matters, including the period during which the Legislature is not convened, detailing the positions affected by this section and the personal services salary savings achieved during the previous month and cumulative personal services salary savings for that fiscal year.
Sec. I-14. Carrying Balances - Inland Fisheries and Wildlife program; lapsed balances. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, $230,877 in fiscal year 1997-98 in the Carrying Balances - Inland Fisheries and Wildlife program and $233,464 in fiscal year 1998-99 lapse to the General Fund. An adjustment must be made during fiscal year 1998-99 and fiscal year 1999-2000 to reconcile these amounts to the actual revenue in the 1998-1999 biennium.
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