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Amend the bill by striking out all of section 2 and inserting the following:
‘Sec. 2. 12 MRSA §13155, sub-§5, as amended by PL 2019, c. 75, §3, is further amended to read:
 
5. Fees.   The ATV registration fee is:
 
A. For a resident, $45$70 annually. The registration for an ATV owned by a resident is valid for one year, beginning on July 1st of each year; and
 
B. For a nonresident:
 
(1) Seventy-fiveOne hundred dollars for a registration valid for 7 consecutive days. A person may purchase more than one 7-day registration in any season; and
 
(2) NinetyOne hundred fifteen dollars for a registration valid for one year.
 
The registration for an ATV owned by a nonresident must specify the dates for which the registration is valid.
 
Twelve dollars of each fee collected pursuant to this subsection must be deposited in the ATV Recreational Management Fund established in section 1893, subsection 2 and must be used to maintain designated state-approved ATV trails in accordance with section 1893, subsection 2. Beginning May 1, 2021, an additional $25 from each registration fee collected pursuant to this subsection must be deposited in the ATV Recreational Management Fund established in section 1893, subsection 2 and must be used to maintain designated state-approved ATV trails in accordance with section 1893, subsection 2.
 
Ten dollars of each fee collected pursuant to paragraph B must be deposited in the ATV Enforcement Fund established in section 10267.
Sec. 3. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.
 
AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY, DEPARTMENT OF
 
Off-Road Recreational Vehicles Program Z224
 
Initiative: Provides an ongoing allocation for expenditure of funds to maintain state-approved all-terrain vehicle trails.

OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	2019-20	2020-21	
All Other	$0	$600,033	
			
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL	$0	$600,033	
 
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Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section number to read consecutively.
 
SUMMARY
This amendment specifies that the $25 increase in all-terrain vehicle registration fees going into effect on May 1, 2021 must be deposited in the ATV Recreational Management Fund for the sole purpose of maintaining designated state-approved all-terrain vehicle trails. The amendment also adds an appropriations and allocations section.
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED
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