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(1) Documentation of extensive use of an area by ATV | | operators, as indicated by a large number of registered | | ATVs or a large number of transient ATV operators in an | | area; |
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| | | (2) Documentation of unauthorized trails or extensive | | damage to private and public property; |
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| | | (3) Documentation of ATV use in prohibited areas as | | defined in state law; and |
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| | | (4) Documentation of multiple law enforcement agency | | involvement; and |
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| | | B.__May award a grant whether or not matching funds are | | available. |
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| | | 3. Equipment and training.__For grants for equipment and | | training for law enforcement officers, the grant committee: |
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| | | A. Shall consider the following information relevant to the | | grant proposal: |
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| | | (1)__Documentation of ATV use on trails and private | | property; |
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| | | (2)__Documentation of law enforcement staff needing | | equipment and training; and |
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| | | (3) Documentation of inability to obtain equipment from | | other sources, specific scheduled training events and | | any training sponsorship; and |
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| | | B. May not award a grant unless matching funds are available | | in an amount that is no less than 50% of the grant amount. |
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| | | The grant committee may adopt rules necessary for the conduct | | of its business under this subchapter.__The grant committee shall | | adopt by rule a schedule for submission of and action on grant | | proposals.__Rules adopted pursuant to this__subchapter are | | routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, | | subchapter 2-A. |
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| | | Sec. B-5. 12 MRSA §10651, sub-§1, ¶¶C and D, as enacted by PL 2003, c. | | 414, Pt. A, §2 and affected by Pt. D, §7, are amended to read: |
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