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within the southernmost region of the 3 geographic regions of the | | State established in accordance with section 8906.__For the | | purposes of this section, the unorganized territory and the | | southernmost region are referred to as "the pilot region." |
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| | | The system developed under this section for electronically | | issuing permits must provide a fire warden with the ability to | | change the criteria for issuing a permit in a municipality except | | for times when the director imposes more restrictive criteria or | | a ban on__the issuance of permits. |
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| | | Beginning July 1, 2005, a person may apply for a permit to | | burn within the pilot region using the Internet or as otherwise | | provided in this article.__When a person__applies for and is | | issued a permit electronically using the Internet, a fee of $7 | | must be paid.__From the $7 fee, $6 must be deposited in the | | General Fund and the remainder of $1 must be used to cover | | administrative costs. |
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| | | Sec. U-3. Report. No later than February 1, 2006, the | | Commissioner of Conservation shall provide the Joint Standing | | Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry with a | | preliminary report on the pilot project for issuing burn permits | | electronically authorized under the Maine Revised Statutes, Title | | 12, section 9326. No later than February 1, 2007, the | | Commissioner of Conservation shall submit a report to the joint | | standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over | | forestry matters on the pilot project, including information on | | the number of permits issued electronically, the number issued | | electronically as a percent of total permits issued in the pilot | | region and the revenue generated and costs associated with the | | electronic issuance of permits. The commissioner shall include | | recommendations for the continuance, discontinuance or expansion | | of the program. |
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| | | Sec. U-4. Additional revenue. The Department of Conservation, Bureau | | of Parks and Lands shall impose a $1 increase in the adult day- | | use fee charged at state parks that provide lifeguard coverage. | | This fee increase is expected to increase General Fund | | undedicated revenue by $264,490 in each year of the biennium. |
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| | | Sec. U-5. Additional revenue. Demonstration forestry activities | | employed by the Department of Conservation, Bureau of Parks and | | Lands are expected to increase General Fund undedicated revenue | | by $200,000 in fiscal year 2005-06 and $300,000 in fiscal year | | 2006-07. |
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| | | Sec. U-6. Report. No later than November 15, 2005, the | | Commissioner of Conservation shall provide the Joint Standing |
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