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Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and before the summary and inserting the following:
‘Sec. 1. Transfer of state-owned snowmobile trail maintenance equipment. Notwithstanding the provisions of the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, Part 4 and any rules or policies of the State related to the transfer of surplus property, the Director of the Bureau of Parks and Lands within the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, with the consent of the Commissioner of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, may enter into agreements with incorporated nonprofit snowmobile clubs to transfer ownership of state-owned snowmobile trail maintenance equipment, including trail-grooming equipment as defined in Title 12, section 13113, snowmobiles, trail drags and tools, for the purpose of maintaining snowmobile trail systems that were maintained by the State prior to the effective date of this Act.
Sec. 2. Terms of the agreement. The Director of the Bureau of Parks and Lands within the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry shall ensure that any agreement entered into pursuant to section 1 includes provisions that address consequences if an incorporated nonprofit snowmobile club fails to, or is otherwise unable to, abide by the terms of the agreement.’
 
SUMMARY
This amendment strikes and replaces the bill. The amendment allows the Director of the Bureau of Parks and Lands within the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, with the consent of the Commissioner of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, to enter into agreements to transfer ownership of state-owned snowmobile trail maintenance equipment to incorporated nonprofit snowmobile clubs for the purpose of maintaining snowmobile trail systems that were maintained by the State prior to the effective date of the legislation. It further provides that any agreement entered into pursuant to the legislation must include provisions addressing consequences if an incorporated nonprofit snowmobile club fails to, or is otherwise unable to, abide by the terms of the agreement.
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