| | | Emergency preamble. Whereas, Acts and resolves of the Legislature do | | not become effective until 90 days after adjournment unless | | enacted as emergencies; and |
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| | | Whereas, the percent of gasoline taxes collected in the State | | that is paid on gasoline consumed by snowmobiles, all-terrain | | vehicles and motorboats represents a share of gas tax revenues | | that should be allocated equitably for programs supporting the | | enforcement and enhancement of snowmobile, all-terrain vehicle | | and watercraft use in the State; and |
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| | | Whereas, the percent for each of those user groups is not | | presently known; and |
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| | | Whereas, the overall resource needs to enforce current | | snowmobile, all-terrain vehicle and watercraft laws and to | | effectively plan for and provide the services required by current | | law are not presently known; and |
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| | | Whereas, collecting and analyzing the information needed to | | determine the equitable distribution of gas tax revenues | | generated by snowmobiles, all-terrain vehicles and motorboats and | | to determine the overall resource needs to enforce and provide | | services required by law requires that this study begin as soon | | as possible after adjournment; and |
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| | | Whereas, the study must be initiated before the 90-day period | | expires in order that the study may be completed and a report | | submitted in time for submission to the next legislative session; | | and |
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| | | Whereas, in the judgment of the Legislature, these facts create | | an emergency within the meaning of the Constitution of Maine and | | require the following legislation as immediately necessary for | | the preservation of the public peace, health and safety; now, | | therefore, be it |
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| | | Sec. 1. Commission established. Resolved: That the Commission to Study | | Equity in the Distribution of Gas Tax Revenues Attributable to | | Snowmobiles, All-terrain Vehicles and Watercraft, referred to in | | this resolve as the "commission," is established; and be it | | further |
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| | | Sec. 2. Commission membership. Resolved: That the commission consists | | of the following 15 members: |
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| | | 1. Five members of the Senate appointed by the President of | | the Senate: one member who serves on the Joint Standing | | Committee on Inland Fisheries and Wildlife; one member who serves | | on the Joint Standing Committee on Marine Resources; one member |
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