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ME LD76
Bill
Status
3/3/2026
Primary Sponsor
James Thorne
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AI Summary
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Expands permitted uses of Maine's Fish Hatchery Maintenance Fund to include overtime personnel costs when overtime is operationally required for fish stocking and other hatchery-related work
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Amends 12 MRSA §10252, which governs the nonlapsing fund administered by the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
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Maintains existing restrictions prohibiting the fund from covering general operating costs or regular personnel services costs at fish hatcheries
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Fund continues to support engineering designs for Embden Hatchery, statewide facility assessments, and maintenance/repair/capital improvements at state-owned hatcheries and feeding stations
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Submitted by the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife and referred to the Committee on Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
Legislative Description
An Act to Allow Use of the Fish Hatchery Maintenance Fund to Compensate Hatchery Staff When Certain Operational Needs Require Overtime
Fish
Last Action
Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
3/3/2026