CHAPTER 57

H.P. 318 - L.D. 433

An Act To Allow the Department of Conservation To Create

Dedicated Accounts for Sales of Merchandise and Acceptance

of Donations

Emergency preamble. Whereas, acts of the Legislature do not become effective until 90 days after adjournment unless enacted as emergencies; and

Whereas, this Act authorizes the establishment of a dedicated account to increase funds available for programs within the Department of Conservation; and

Whereas, the funding is generated by the sale of merchandise to the public and anticipated sales will be greatest during the summer months when numbers of visits to state parks and historic sites are high; and

Whereas, the additional funding provided from sales will assist the Department of Conservation in its mission of providing recreational opportunities and serving as an exemplary steward of the public lands of the State; and

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 enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §5012-A is enacted to read: