Maine § 12 §6136 Maine Coast Environmental Trust Fund

Maine Statutes

§ 12 §6136 — Maine Coast Environmental Trust Fund

Maine § 12 §6136

Title 12CONSERVATION

Part 9MARINE RESOURCES

Ch. 605GENERAL DEPARTMENT ACTIVITIES

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Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 12, § 12 §6136 (2026).

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1.Creation of trust fund. There is established the Maine Coast Environmental Trust Fund, referred to in this section as "the trust," as an Other Special Revenue Funds account within the Department of Marine Resources.

2.Purpose of trust. The purpose of the trust is to protect and improve the quality of the State's marine environment by providing grants to qualifying organizations for activities to advance scientific research concerning the nature, magnitude and effect of pollution of the State's estuarine, near-shore and off-shore marine environments and the means to abate pollution or preserve and enhance estuarine, near-shore and off-shore marine habitats.

3.Sources for trust. Money obtained from the following sources must be paid to the Treasurer of State for the benefit of the trust

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1.
Creation of trust fund.
There is established the Maine Coast Environmental Trust Fund, referred to in this section as "the trust," as an Other Special Revenue Funds account within the Department of Marine Resources.
2.
Purpose of trust.
The purpose of the trust is to protect and improve the quality of the State's marine environment by providing grants to qualifying organizations for activities to advance scientific research concerning the nature, magnitude and effect of pollution of the State's estuarine, near-shore and off-shore marine environments and the means to abate pollution or preserve and enhance estuarine, near-shore and off-shore marine habitats.
3.
Sources for trust.
Money obtained from the following sources must be paid to the Treasurer of State for the benefit of the trust:
4.
Use and administration of trust.
Trust funds must be used to provide grants to meet the purposes of this section. The department shall administer the trust as follows.
5.
Amendment and termination of trust.
The department shall make recommendations as follows.