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An Act To Promote Funding for Wildlife
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 36 MRSA §5284, sub-§1,  as amended by PL 2003, c. 414, Pt. B, §68 and as affected by c. 614, §9, is further amended to read:
 
1. Maine Endangered and Nongame Wildlife Fund.   Taxpayers who, when filing their return, are entitled to a refund under this Part may designate that a part of that refund be paid into the Maine Endangered and Nongame Wildlife Fund established in Title 12, section 10253. A taxpayer who is not entitled to a refund under this Part may contribute to the Maine Endangered and Nongame Wildlife Fund by including with that taxpayer's return sufficient funds to make the contribution. Each individual income tax return form must contain, on the first page of that form, a designation in substantially the following form: "Contribution to Maine Endangered and Nongame Wildlife Fund: ( ) $5, ( ) $10, ( ) $25 or ( ) Other $ ."
 
SUMMARY
This bill requires the income tax check off for the Maine Endangered and Nongame Wildlife Fund to be located on the first page of the individual income tax form.