| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | Sec. 1. 5 MRSA §12004-G, sub-§36 is enacted to read: |
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| | 36. | Recreational | Expenses | 23 MRSA |
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| Transportation | Access | Only | §121 |
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| | Sec. 2. 23 MRSA c. 3, sub-c. II-A is enacted to read: |
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| RECREATIONAL ACCESS COMMITTEE |
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| §121.__Recreational Access Committee |
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| | 1.__Membership.__The Recreational Access Committee, as | established in Title 5, section 12004-G, subsection 36 and | referred to in this section as the "committee," consists of 7 | voting members appointed by the Governor, each representing one | of the following: |
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| A.__The Department of Transportation; |
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| B.__The Department of Marine Resources; |
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| C.__The Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife; |
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| D.__The Sportsman's Alliance of Maine; |
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| E.__An organization that represents coastal conservation | issues; and |
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| F.__One each from 2 other interested groups that represent | recreational interests within this State. |
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| The term for members appointed pursuant to this subsection is 3 | years. |
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| | 2.__Committee chair.__The Governor shall annually appoint one | member of the committee as chair. |
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| | 3.__Staff.__The Department of Transportation shall provide | staff to the committee. |
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| | 4.__Quorum; action.__Four voting members of the committee | constitute a quorum.__The affirmative vote of 4 members is | necessary for any action taken by the committee.__A vacancy in | the membership of the committee does not impair the right of a | quorum to exercise all the powers and perform the duties of the | committee.__The committee may use video, telephonic and other |
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