Since the Loon Conservation Plate program was established in 1993, $14 million has been invested in conservation, wildlife habitat, and park programs through the Departments of Conservation and Inland Fisheries & Wildlife. In 2007, 63,000 Mainers participated in this popular program. LD 2075 was amended by the Transportation Committee to divert $1 from all specialty plate funds to the Department of Transportation for management of the program. This would have resulted in taking much-needed money from conservation efforts.

Votes / Roll Calls:

Date	Desc	Yea	Nay	No Vote	Absent	Total	Passed	Chamber
01/01/2008	Roll Call	4	9	0	0	13
Votes	Show Susan M. W. Austin Nay Christopher W. Babbidge Yea Seth A. Berry Yea Richard M. Cebra Nay Margaret M. Craven Nay Philip A. Curtis Nay Donald G. Marean Nay John L. Martin Yea H. Sawin Millett Jr. Nay Ann E. Peoples Nay Anne C. Perry Nay Joseph C. Perry Sr. Nay John L. Tuttle Yea