Sec. A-1. 12 MRSA §7671-A is enacted to read:
§7671-A. Fish hatchery maintenance fund
The fish hatchery maintenance fund, referred to in this section as the "fund," is established in the department as a nonlapsing fund to be used by the commissioner to fund or assist in funding engineering designs for the Embden Hatchery, a statewide assessment of all other hatchery facilities and maintenance, repair and capital improvements at fish hatcheries and feeding stations owned by the State and the per diem and related expenses of 4 meetings of the Commission to Study the Needs and Opportunities Associated with the Production of Salmonid Fish in Maine in fiscal year 2001-02 and 4 meetings of the commission in fiscal year 2002-03. The fund may not be used to fund personnel services costs or general operating costs of a fish hatchery. The commissioner may accept and deposit into the fund any monetary gifts, donations or other contributions from public or private sources and must use that money for the purposes specified in this section.
Sec. A-2. Report. The Commissioner of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife shall report to the Joint Standing Committee on Inland Fisheries and Wildlife no later than January 15, 2002 with recommendations on sources of revenues for the fish hatchery maintenance fund established under the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 12, section 7671-A to be used to fund maintenance, repair and capital improvements at fish hatcheries and feeding stations. Those recommendations must include draft proposals for any statutory enactments necessary to implement the commissioner's recommendations.
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