An Act To
Maine Legislature, Session 123, LD 2156
Committee Amendment CA_A_S615 (Senate)
Amends: 12 MRSA §6421

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "All to S.P. 824, L.D. 2156, Bill, "An Act To 
Amend the Laws Governing Marine Resources" 
Amend the bill in section 5 in §6038 in subsection 1 in the first line (page 2, line 16 
in L.D.) by inserting after the following: 
"registrations" the following: 
'pursuant to 
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section 10206, subsection 3' 
Amend the bill by inserting after section 8 the following: 
'Sec. 9. 12 MRSA §6421, sub-§7-A, ~, as enacted by PL 2007, c. 201, § 11, is 
amended to read: 
I. Tv,'o thousand fort), seven dollars and twenty five cents Five hundred dollars for a 
nonresident lobster and crab landing permit.' 
Amend the bill by inserting after section 11 the following: 
'Sec. 12. 12 MRS A §6455, sub-§5, W, as enacted by PL 2007, c. 201, §19, is 
amended to read: 
F. Nonresident lobster and crab landing permits, ~93.75 $250. 
Sec. 13. 12 MRS A §6474, sub-§7, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 574, §4, is amended 
to read: 
7. 
Periods of registration. 
Monhegan Lobster Conservation Area trap tag 
registrations are valid as follows. 
A. 
A person registered under subsection 3 is registered for the entire period from 
the effective date of this section until July 31,1999, unless that person notifies the 
commissioner by November 30, 1998 that the person chooses to not be registered. 
B. 
A person registered under subsection 4, paragraph A or B is registered for the 
entire period from August 1 st of the year of registration until the following July 31 st. 
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C. 
A person registered under subsection 4, paragraph C is registered for the entire 
period from the date of registration until the following July 31 st. 
D. 
A person registered under section 5 through the reinstatement of a suspended 
license is registered for the entire period from the date of license reinstatement until 
the following July 31 st.' 
Amend the bill in section 13 in subsection 1 by striking out all of paragraph B (page 
4, lines 37 to 39 in L.D.) and inserting the following: 
'B. The commissioner may grant an exception to this subsection within federal 
requirements for the purpose of conducting research on dead marine animals.' 
Amend the bill in section 14 by striking out all of §6746-A (page 5, lines 2 to 4 in 
L.D.) and inserting the following: 
'§6746-A. Night prohibition 
A person may not fish for or take mussels pursuant to section 6746 between sunset 
and sunrise within the territorial waters except that the commissioner may authorize the 
harvest of seed mussels during those times.' 
Amend the bill by inserting after section 19 the following: 
'Sec. 20. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
MARINE RESOURCES, DEPARTMENT OF 
Bureau of Resource Management 0027 
Initiative: Establishes the Halibut Fund and allocates funds for halibut research and 
implementation of management measures needed for the halibut fishery. 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
All Other 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
2007-08 
$0 
$0 
2008-09 
$10,763 
$10,763 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or 
section number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment reduces the fee for a nonresident lobster and crab landing permit 
from $2,047.25 to $500 and increases the surcharge on that license from $93.75 to $250. 
Money raised from the surcharge on that license goes into the Lobster Promotion Fund. 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A " 
to S.P. 824, L.D. 2156 
It makes a technical change to the law regarding lobster fishing in the Monhegan 
Lobster Conservation Area. 
It authorizes the Commissioner of Marine Resources to grant an exception for 
research purposes to the law prohibiting a person from depositing a dead marine animal 
in the intertidal zone. 
It limits the prohibition in the bill for harvesting mussels between sunset and sunrise 
to draggers and authorizes the Commissioner of Marine Resources to allow the harvest of 
mussels during that time in areas designated as seed mussel areas. 
It adds an appropriations and allocations section to the bill. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Revised: 04111108 
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Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
LD 2156 
LR 3067(02) 
An Act To Amend the Laws Governing Marine Resources 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" 
Committee: Marine Resources 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
2007-08 
$0 
2008-09 
($189) 
Projections 
2009-10 
($189) 
Appropriatio nsf Allocatio ns 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
$0 
$10,763 
$11,700 
Revenue 
General Fund 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
$0 
$0 
$189 
$10,763 
$189 
$11,700 
Projections 
2010-11 
($189) 
$12,650 
$189 
$12,650 
Establishes a new account, the Halibut Fund, within the Department of Marine Resources and provides an Other 
Special Revenue Funds allocation of $10,763 in fiscal year 2008-2009 for halibut research and implementation of 
management measures for the halibut fishery. Revenue deposited into this fund will be received from the sale of 
halibut tags. 
It is estimated that two non-resident lobster and crab landing permits will be sold, resulting in General Fund revenue 
of $1 ,000 and Other Special Revenue Funds (Lobster Promotion Council) revenue of $500 beginning in fiscal year 
2008-09. The addition of these two permits will reduce wholesale seafood dealer and lobster transportation permits by 
two, reducing General Fund revenue by $811 and reducing Other Special Revenue Funds (Shellfish Fund) revenue by 
$500 beginning in fiscal year 2008-09. 
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