An Act To Provide Resources Jurisdiction Over Certain Endangered Species Program AMENDMENT "A" to S.P. 634, for Department of Mar ine Sections of the State's
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 1702
Committee Amendment CA_A-HA_A_H741 (House)
Amends: 12 MRSA §7754, 12 MRSA §12804

HOUSE AMENDMENT "4,, to COMMITTEE 
L.D. 
1702, Bill, 
"An Act To Provide 
Resources 
Jurisdiction 
Over 
Certain 
Endangered Species Program" 
AMENDMENT "A" to S.P. 634, 
for Department of Mar ine 
Sections 
of 
the State's 
Amend the amendment in section 1 by inserting at the end the 
following: 
'§6977. 
Annual report 
The commissioner shall submit a written report by January 
1st of 
each 
year 
to 
the 
joint standing 
committee 
of 
the 
Legislature having jurisdiction over marine resources matters and 
the 
joint 
standing 
committee 
of 
the 
Legislature 
having 
jurisdiction 
over 
inland 
fisheries 
and 
wildlife 
matters 
describing 
the 
status 
of all current 
and 
planned 
programs, 
activities 
and 
rules 
of 
the 
department 
pertaining 
to 
the 
conservation 
or 
management 
of 
state 
endangered 
or 
state 
threatened marine species. 
The 
commissioner shall notify the 
Legislature by January 1st of each year that the report has been 
delivered. ' 
Further amend the amendment by inserting after section 3 the 
following: 
'Sec. 4. 12 MRSA §7754, sub-§4, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 290, 
§2, is amended to read: 
4. 
Annual report. 
The commissioner shall submit a written 
report 
by 
January 1st of 
each year 
to 
the 
joint standing 
committee of 
the Legislature having jurisdiction over 
inland 
fisheries and wildlife matters and the joint standing committee 
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HOUSE AMENDMENT 
HOUSE AMENDMENT "~,, to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to S.P. 634, L.D. 
1702 
of the Legislature having jurisdiction over marine 
resources 
matters 
describing 
the 
status 
of 
all 
current 
and 
planned 
programs, acti vi ties and rules of the department pertaining to 
the 
conservation 
or 
management 
of 
endangered 
or 
threatened 
species. 
When appropriate, this report may be combined with any 
transplantation report required under subsection 1, paragraph D. 
The commissioner shall notify the Legislature by January 1st of 
each year that the report has been delivered. ' 
Further amend the amendment by inserting after section 5 the 
following: 
'Sec. 6. 12 MRSA §12804, sub-§4, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 
414, Pt. A, §2 and affected by Pt. D, §7, is amended to read: 
4. 
Annual report. 
The commissioner shall submit a written 
report 
by 
January 1st of 
each year 
to 
the 
joint standing 
committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over 
inland 
fisheries and wildlife matters and the joint standing committee 
of the Legislature having jurisdiction over marine 
resources 
matters 
describing 
the 
status 
of 
all 
current 
and 
planned 
programs, activities and rules of the department pertaining to 
the 
conservation 
or 
management 
of 
endangered 
or 
threatened 
species. 
When appropriate, this report may be combined with any 
transplantation report required under subsection 1, paragraph D. 
The commissioner shall notify the Legislature by January 1st of 
each year that the report has been delivered. ' 
Further amend the amendment by 
any 
nonconsecutive 
Part 
letter 
or 
consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
relettering or renumbering 
section 
number 
to 
read 
This amendment requires the Commissioner of Marine Resources 
to submit a written report by January 1st of each year to the 
joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction 
over marine resources matters and the joint standing committee of 
the Legislature having jurisdiction over inland fisheries and 
wildlife matters describing the status of all current and planned 
programs, activities and rules of the department pertaining to 
the 
conservation or management of state endangered or state 
threatened 
marine 
species. 
Additionally, 
it 
requires 
the 
Commissioner of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife to include the 
joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction 
over marine resources matters when the commissioner submits the 
commissioner's annual report on threatened and endangered species 
to 
the 
joint 
standing 
committee 
of 
the 
Legislature 
having 
HOUSE AMENDMENT 
HOUSE AMENDMENT "A" to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to S.P. 634, L.D. 
1702 
jurisdiction over 
inland fisheries 
and wildlife matters, 
as 
required by current law. 
It also requires both commissioners to 
send notice to the Legislature by January 1st of each year that 
the reports have been delivered. 
SPONSORED BY: 
(Representative BULL) 
TOWN: 
Freeport 
FISCAL :"IOTE REQURED 
(See attached) 
HOUSE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 03/05/04 ~ac:.. 
Office of Fiscal and Program Review 
LD 1702 
An Act To Provide for Department of Marine Resources Jurisdiction 
Over Certain Sections of the State's Endangered Species Program 
LR2615(05) 
Fiscal Note for House Amendment" " to Committee Amendment" " 
Sponsor: Rep. Bull of Freeport 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - General Fund 
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