Maine Revised Statutes Title 12. Conservation § 10307. Expenditures from fund; distribution

1. Fisheries and wildlife; habitat conservation. Thirty-five percent of the money in the fund for fisheries and wildlife and habitat conservation projects;

2. Public lands and access; outdoor recreation sites and facilities. Thirty-five percent of the money in the fund for acquisition and management of public lands, parks, wildlife conservation areas and public access and outdoor recreation sites and facilities;

3. Endangered and threatened species. Fifteen percent of the money in the fund for endangered and threatened species conservation projects; and

4. Natural resources law enforcement. Fifteen percent of the money in the fund for natural resources law enforcement.

The board is authorized to carry forward money in any of the percentage categories of this section into a successive year in the same category in the event that this carry-over better serves the strategic plan or that no grant applications in a particular year adhere to the strategic plan for a particular percentage category.