12 §6032. Marine Recreation Fishing Conservation and Management Fund - Maine Statutes

Title 12: CONSERVATION

Part 9: MARINE RESOURCES

Subpart 1: ADMINISTRATION

Chapter 603: DEPARTMENT ADMINISTRATION

§6032. Marine Recreation Fishing Conservation and Management Fund

1. Fund established. The Marine Recreation Fishing Conservation and Management Fund, referred to in this section as "the fund," is established within the department. In addition to fees derived from the striped bass endorsement and the commercial operator's license pursuant to section 6312, subsections 4 and 5, the commissioner may receive on behalf of the fund funds from any source. All money received into the fund must be used for the purposes of the fund under subsection 2. Unexpended balances in the fund at the end of the fiscal year do not lapse but must be carried forward to the next fiscal year to be used for the purposes of the fund. Any interest earned on the money in the fund must be credited to the fund. By February 1st of each year, the commissioner shall report to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over marine resources matters on the amount of money collected in the fund and all expenditures made from the fund in the previous fiscal year.

[ 2009, c. 559, §1 (NEW); 2009, c. 559, §4 (AFF) .]

2. Uses of fund. The commissioner may authorize the expenditure of money from the fund for the implementation, administration and enforcement of the saltwater recreational fishing registry under section 6312 and for research and conservation efforts related to the saltwater recreational fishery.

[ 2009, c. 559, §1 (NEW); 2009, c. 559, §4 (AFF) .]

SECTION HISTORY

1999, c. 85, §3 (NEW). 2009, c. 559, §1 (RPR). 2009, c. 559, §4 (AFF).