Sec. C-1. 12 MRSA §1893, sub-§§2 and 3 are enacted to read:
2. ATV Recreational Management Fund. The ATV Recreational Management Fund, referred to in this subsection as "the fund," is established and administered by the department.
A. The fund may be used to conduct research on issues related to the management of ATVs; assist in the formation of nonprofit ATV groups; make grants-in-aid to political subdivisions, educational institutions, regional planning agencies, ATV groups and others to construct and maintain ATV trails or to otherwise carry out the purposes of the fund; assist in the design and development of ATV trails; provide protection to landowners against ATV-related suit or liability; or otherwise provide for the wise and orderly management of ATVs.
B. If any money in the fund is not expended during the year in which it is collected, the unexpended balance may not lapse, but must be carried as a continuing account available for the purposes specified until expended.
3. Use of fees. This subsection applies to the use of fees credited to the Snowmobile Trail Fund.
A. The bureau is authorized to use the money credited to the Snowmobile Trail Fund to make grants-in-aid to political subdivisions, educational institutions, regional planning agencies, snowmobile groups and others for the construction and maintenance of snowmobile trails and for research, development and planning of snowmobile trails.
(1) For all grants disbursed after July 1, 1984, the bureau shall adopt rules specifying how to apply for the grants, which projects are eligible and the formula for state support.
(2) The bureau may charge a reasonable fee for these services and materials when the money credited to it under this paragraph is insufficient to satisfy the demand for the services and materials. All fees so collected must be deposited in the Snowmobile Trail Fund.
(3) If any of the money is not expended during the year in which the money is collected, the unexpended balance does not lapse, but is carried as a continuing account available for the purposes specified until expended.
B. The bureau is authorized to use money credited to the Snowmobile Trail Fund for snowmobile trail acquisition, including, but not limited to, the purchase or lease of real estate, grants to snowmobile clubs, municipalities and counties for the acquisition of snowmobile trail maintenance equipment and the acquisition of easements, construction, development, planning and maintenance and for providing educational and informational materials for the use of operators of snowmobiles and for research.
C. The money distributed to municipalities by the bureau under this subsection may be appropriated by the municipalities for any purpose for which they may lawfully appropriate money.
Sec. C-2. 12 MRSA §9908 is enacted to read:
§9908. Unlawful fishing for Atlantic salmon
1. Prohibition. A person may not fish for Atlantic salmon in violation of the provisions of this Part.
2. Penalty. A person who violates this section commits a Class E crime, and the court shall impose an additional fine of $500, none of which may be suspended, for each Atlantic salmon unlawfully possessed.
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