APPROVED CHAPTER
MAY 2, 2022 685
BY GOVERNOR PUBLIC LAW
STATE OF MAINE
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IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-TWO
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H.P. 512 - L.D. 700
An Act To Promote Economic Development and Outdoor Recreation
through Investment in State Parks
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §1819, 2nd ¶, as amended by PL 2013, c. 1, Pt. J, §1 and c. 405,
Pt. A, §24, is further amended to read:
Unless otherwise provided by law, and after payment of any existing lease for Crescent
Beach State Park, all user fees derived from use of state parks, historic sites and the
Allagash Wilderness Waterway and other payments for services received under this section
must accrue to the General Fund, except that all revenues resulting from an increase in fees
after July 1, 1990 in the Allagash Wilderness Waterway accrue to a dedicated revenue
account to be used for capital improvements in the Allagash Wilderness Waterway. After
2025, all revenue in excess of $5,476,268, after all other adjustments have been made,
accrues to a nonlapsing dedicated revenue account to be used for capital improvements at
state parks and historic sites; this account may also be used to match federal allocations
from the land and water conservation fund established pursuant to the federal Land and
Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965. When fees may be more efficiently collected
through 3rd-party contracts, a percentage of the fee may be retained by the contractor for
services as agreed upon by the bureau.
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Statutes affected:
Bill Text LD 700, HP 512: 12.1819
Bill Text ACTPUB , Chapter 685: 12.1819