allocations

PART TT
Sec. TT-1. 33 MRSA §479-C, as revised by PL 2011, c. 657, Pt. W, §5, is further amended
to read:
§479-C. Conservation easement registry
A holder of a conservation easement that is organized or doing business in the State shall
annually report to the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry the book and page
number at the registry of deeds for each conservation easement that it holds, the municipality and
approximate number of acres protected under each easement and such other information as the
Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry determines necessary to fulfill the
purposes of this subchapter. The filing must be made by a date and on forms established by the
Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry to avoid duplicative filings when possible
and otherwise reduce administrative burdens. The annual filing must be accompanied by a $30
$80 fee. The Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry shall maintain a permanent
record of the registration and report to the Attorney General any failure of a holder disclosed by
the filing or otherwise known to the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry. The
fees established under this section must be held by the Department of Agriculture, Conservation
and Forestry in a nonlapsing, special account to defray the costs of maintaining the registry and
carrying out its duties under this section.
PART TT
SUMMARY
This Part changes the conservation easement registry fee from $30 to $80.
PART UU
Sec. UU-1. Transfer balances. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, at the close
of fiscal year 2016-17, the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry shall transfer
after the deduction of all allocations, financial commitments, other designated funds or any other
transfer authorized by statute, any remaining balance in the Division of Plant Industry program,
Federal Expenditures Fund to the Division of Quality Assurance and Regulation program,
Federal Expenditures Fund.
Sec. UU-2. Transfer balances. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, at the close
of fiscal year 2016-17, the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry shall transfer
after the deduction of all allocations, financial commitments, other designated funds or any other
transfer authorized by statute, any remaining balance in the Division of Plant Industry program,
Other Special Revenue Funds to the Division of Quality Assurance and Regulation program,
Other Special Revenue Funds.
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