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section as the "fund." The fund receives all funds collected by | the department from the operation of the Visitors' Center at Gray | | Maine Wildlife Park, including gate fees, the proceeds of any sales | at the Visitors' Center at Gray | | donations, grants or other funds presented to the department for | the benefit of the Visitors' Center at Gray | | All money deposited in the fund and the earnings on the money | | remain in the fund to be used for the management and maintenance of | the Visitors' Center at Gray | | balances in the fund at the end of the fiscal year may not lapse | | but must be carried forward to the next fiscal year to be used for | | the same purposes. |
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| | | 2. Report. By February 1st of each year the commissioner | | shall submit an annual report to the joint standing committee of | | the Legislature having jurisdiction over fisheries and wildlife | | matters and the joint standing committee of the Legislature | | having jurisdiction over appropriations and financial affairs. | | The report must detail the amount of money collected in the fund | | over the course of the prior year and the expense of managing and | maintaining the Visitors' Center at Gray | | The commissioner shall make recommendations concerning how the | | fund may be increased or expenses reduced or both so that the | Visitors' Center at Gray | | financially self-sustaining. |
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| | | Sec. 31. 12 MRSA §7825-B, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 614, §1 and c. | | 739, §7, is repealed and the following enacted in its place: |
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| | | §7825-B.__Snowmobile rental agent certificate |
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| | | 1.__Registration and issuance.__Except as provided in this | | section, a person or business may not rent or lease a snowmobile | | unless that person or business: |
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| | | A.__Registers with the department as a snowmobile rental | | agent and is issued a snowmobile rental agent certificate | | from the commissioner; |
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| | | B.__Obtains a Maine certificate of number for each | | snowmobile being offered for rent or lease in the name of | | the person or business holding that certificate; and |
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| | | C.__Instructs each person who rents or leases a snowmobile | | how to operate the snowmobile, including how to use the | | brake, throttle and kill switch, and provides to that person | | a pamphlet describing proper hand signals. |
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