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Amend the amendment in section 1 by inserting after §2432 the following:
‘§ 2433. Disposition of funds in the fund after April 30, 2017
Beginning May 1, 2017, notwithstanding section 2431, the commissioner shall administer the fund. Notwithstanding section 2432, the commissioner may distribute funds in the fund to the University of Maine Cooperative Extension for the purposes specified in section 2432, subsections 3 and 4 only.’
Amend the amendment in section 2 in §4911 in subsection 6 in the first line (page 3, line 21 in amendment) by striking out the following: "and every April 1st thereafter"
Amend the amendment in section 2 in §4911 in subsection 6 by striking out all of the blocked paragraph (page 3, lines 25 to 34 in amendment) and inserting the following:
 
‘The board shall review the fee imposed under this chapter between January 1, 2017 and April 1, 2017 and, following this review, shall submit a report to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over pest management matters that includes the quantity of registered products subject to the fee imposed under subsection 1 and the total amount of funds disbursed to Maine Revenue Services.’
Amend the amendment in section 2 in §4911 by inserting after subsection 7 the following:
 
‘8.  Repeal.    This chapter is repealed May 1, 2017.’
Amend the amendment by striking out all of section 3 and inserting the following:
‘Sec. . Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.
 
ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF
 
Revenue Services, Bureau of 0002
 
Initiative: Provides one-time funding for computer programming.

GENERAL FUND	2015-16	2016-17	
All Other	$12,000	$0	
			
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$12,000	$0	

ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF			
DEPARTMENT TOTALS	2015-16	2016-17	
			
GENERAL FUND	$12,000	$0	
			
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS	$12,000	$0	

AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY, DEPARTMENT OF
 
Pesticides Control - Board of 0287
 
Initiative: Provides an allocation to modify the system for pesticide container codes.

OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	2015-16	2016-17	
All Other	$120,000	$0	
			
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL	$120,000	$0	

Pesticides Control - Board of 0287
 
Initiative: Provides an allocation for rule-making costs.

OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	2015-16	2016-17	
All Other	$2,500	$0	
			
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL	$2,500	$0	

Pesticides Control - Board of 0287
 
Initiative: Provides allocations to hire a contractor to assist in setting up a program to provide stores with product codes for every type of pesticide container that may be sold by that store.

OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	2015-16	2016-17	
All Other	$150,000	$0	
			
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL	$150,000	$0	

Pesticides Control - Board of 0287
 
Initiative: Provides an allocation for STA-CAP costs.

OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	2015-16	2016-17	
All Other	$14,007	$0	
			
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL	$14,007	$0	

AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY, DEPARTMENT OF			
DEPARTMENT TOTALS	2015-16	2016-17	
			
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	$286,507	$0	
			
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS	$286,507	$0	

UNIVERSITY OF MAINE SYSTEM, BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE
 
Animal and Plant Disease and Insect Control Fund N195
 
Initiative: Allocates funds for pest management and pesticide safety outreach and education and for nonadministrative costs related to the University of Maine Cooperative Extension's animal and plant disease and insect control laboratory.

OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	2015-16	2016-17	
All Other	$192,000	$340,000	
			
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL	$192,000	$340,000	

UNIVERSITY OF MAINE SYSTEM, BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE			
DEPARTMENT TOTALS	2015-16	2016-17	
			
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	$192,000	$340,000	
			
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS	$192,000	$340,000	

SECTION TOTALS	2015-16	2016-17	
			
GENERAL FUND	$12,000	$0	
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	$478,507	$340,000	
			
SECTION TOTAL - ALL FUNDS	$490,507	$340,000	
 
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SUMMARY
This amendment repeals the pesticide container fee on May 1, 2017. The Commissioner of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry is given administrative control over the Animal and Plant Disease and Insect Control Fund after that date and provided the authority to disburse the funds to the University of Maine Cooperative Extension for pest management and pesticide safety education and laboratory costs.
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED
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