An Act To Create the Scallop Advisory Council and the Scallop Research Fund Further amend the bill by striking out all of section 1 and inserting in its place the following: Sec. I. 5 MRSA §12004-I, sub-§S7-F is enacted to read: 57-F. Marine Resources Scallop Advisory Council Expenses ~ MRSA §6729-B Further amend the bill by striking out all of sections 2, 3, and 5. Further amend the bill in section 6 in that part designated §6729-A." in subsection 1 in the 2nd line from the end (page 4, line 5 in L.D.) by striking out the following: law enforcement and support for and inserting in its place the following: support of Page l-LRI906(2) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 1416
Committee Amendment CA_A_H374 (House)
Amends: 5 MRSA §12004-I, 12 MRSA §6729-B

12lST LEGISLATURE 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "/I,, to H.P. 1039, L.D. 
To 
Create 
an Owner-operator 
Requirement 
1416, Bill, "An 
in the Scallop 
Fishery" 
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting 
the following: 
'An Act To Create the Scallop Advisory Council and the Scallop 
Research Fund' 
Further amend the bill by striking out all of section 1 and 
inserting in its place the following: 
'Sec. I. 5 MRSA §12004-I, sub-§S7-F is enacted to read: 
57-F. 
Marine 
Resources 
Scallop 
Advisory 
Council 
Expenses 
~ 
MRSA 
§6729-B' 
Further amend the bill by striking out all of sections 2, 3, 
and 5. 
Further amend the bill in section 6 in that part designated 
"§6729-A." in subsection 1 in the 2nd line from the end (page 4, 
line 5 in L.D.) by striking out the following: 
"law enforcement 
and support for" 
and inserting in its place the 
following: 
'support of' 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ,,/I: to H.P. 1039, L.D. 1416 
Further amend the bill in section 6 in that part designated 
"§6729-B. " in subsection 1 in the 3 rd line (page 4, line 21 in 
L.D.) by striking out the following: 
"57-E" and inserting in its 
place the following: 
'57-F' 
Further amend the bill by inserting after section 6 the 
following: 
, Sec. 
7. 
Appropriations 
and 
allocations. 
The 
following 
appropriations and allocations are made. 
MARIRE RESOURCES, DEPAR"lMENT OF 
Bureau of Resource Manaqement 
Initiative: 
Allocates funds for the Scallop Research Fund. 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
All Other 
Other Special Revenue Funds Total 
2003-04 
$75,375 
$75,375 
2004-05 
$100,500 
$100,500' 
Further amend the bill by relettering 
nonconsecutive 
Part 
letter 
or 
section 
consecutively. 
or renumbering any 
number 
to 
read 
SUMMARY 
This amendment strikes provisions of the bill regarding the 
proposed owner-operator 
requirements for scallop draggers 
and 
removes law enforcement as one of the activities supported by the 
Scallop Research Fund. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Appropriations! Allocations 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Revenue 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Approved: 05/09/03 ~ae 
Office of Fiscal and Program Review 
LD 1416 
An Act to Create the Scallop Advisory Council and the Scallop Research 
Fund 
LR1906(02) 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment" " 
Committee: Marine Resources 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
2003-04 
$75,375 
$75,375 
2004-05 
$100,500 
$100,500 
Projections 
2005-06 
$100,500 
$100,500 
Projections 
2006-07 
$100,500 
$100,500 
The establishment of new license surcharge fees will result in an increase in dedicated revenues that the Department 
of Marine Resources will deposit into the newly established Scallop Research Fund; the estimated amounts are 
$75,375 and $100,500 in fiscal years 2003-04 and 2004-05, respectively. As amended, the bill includes Other Special 
Revenue funds allocations of$75,375 and $100,500 in fiscal years 2003-04 and 2004-05, respectively. 
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