PUBLIC LAWS
First Special Session of the 122nd

PART F

     Sec. F-1. 12 MRSA §1820, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 678, §13, is amended to read:

§1820. Fee sharing

     Fifteen Seven percent of all day use and camping fees derived from any lands classified by the director as parks or historic sites under jurisdiction of the bureau must be apportioned and paid to the municipalities having those lands within their boundaries. In determining the payment to each municipality, the bureau shall assign one unit per front foot for each foot of lake, pond, ocean or major river frontage and 5 units for each acre of all such lands within the municipality. Frontage and acreage must be determined as of April 1st for the year in which revenue is being apportioned and computed to the nearest whole unit.

     Sec. F-2. Application. The changes in percentage reimbursement authorized in section 1 of this Part apply to fees collected in calendar year 2005 and distributed to municipalities in fiscal year 2005-06.

     Sec. F-3. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.

CONSERVATION, DEPARTMENT OF
Forest Policy and Management - Division of 0240
Initiative: Deappropriates funds to reduce assistance to landowners.
GENERAL FUND     2005-06     2006-07

All Other     ($50,000)     ($50,000)

     __________     __________
GENERAL FUND TOTAL     ($50,000)     ($50,000)
Division of Forest Protection 0232
Initiative: Deappropriates funds for forest fire suppression, resulting in delays for helicopter replacements.
GENERAL FUND     2005-06     2006-07

All Other     ($390,000)     $0

     __________     __________
GENERAL FUND TOTAL     ($390,000)     $0
Administrative Services - Conservation 0222
Initiative: Transfers 1/2 of one Public Service Coordinator I position from the General Fund to Other Special Revenue Funds and reduces funds for operational costs.
GENERAL FUND     2005-06     2006-07

Positions - Legislative Count     (0.500)     (0.500)
Personal Services     ($41,244)     ($42,422)
All Other     ($33,221)     ($32,915)

     __________     __________
GENERAL FUND TOTAL     ($74,465)     ($75,337)
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE
FUNDS     2005-06     2006-07

Positions - Legislative Count     0.500     0.500
Personal Services     $41,244     $42,422

     __________     __________
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE
FUNDS TOTAL               $41,244     $42,422
Geological Survey 0237
Initiative: Transfers 80% of the funding for one Cartographer position from the General Fund to Other Special Revenue Funds.
GENERAL FUND     2005-06     2006-07

Personal Services     ($53,077)     ($54,601)

     __________     __________
GENERAL FUND TOTAL     ($53,077)     ($54,601)
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE
FUNDS     2005-06     2006-07

Personal Services     $53,077     $54,601

     __________     __________
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE
FUNDS TOTAL               $53,077     $54,601
Natural Areas Program 0821
Initiative: Reduces funds for operational costs.
GENERAL FUND     2005-06     2006-07

All Other     ($2,399)     ($2,000)

     __________     __________
GENERAL FUND TOTAL     ($2,399)     ($2,000)
CONSERVATION, DEPARTMENT OF
DEPARTMENT TOTALS     2005-06     2006-07

GENERAL FUND     ($569,941)     ($181,938)
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE
FUNDS     $94,321      $97,023

     __________     __________
DEPARTMENT TOTAL -
ALL FUNDS               ($475,620)     ($84,915)

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