An Act To Correct Errors and Inconsistencies in the Laws of Maine
Maine Legislature, Session 123, LD 2252
Senate Amendment SA_A_S680 (Senate)
Amends: 12 MRSA §6024

SENATE AMENDMENT ";4,, to H.P. 1615, L.D. 2252, Bill, "An Act To Correct 
Errors and Inconsistencies in the Laws of Maine" 
Amend the bill by inserting before the summary the following: 
'PART C 
Sec. C-l. 12 MRSA §6024, sub-§l-A, as repealed and replaced by PL 2007, c. 
615, §3, is further amended to read: 
I-A. Appointment; composition; term; compensation. The Marine Resources 
Advisory Council, established by Title 5, section 12004-G, subsection 27, consists of 16 
members. The chair of the Lobster Advisory Council, the chair of the Marine 
Recreational Fishing Advisory Council, the chair of the Sea Run Fisheries and Habitat 
Advisory Council aRti~ the chair of the Sea Urchin Zone Council and the chair of the 
Shellfish Advisory Council are ex officio members of the council. Each other member is 
appointed by the Governor and is subject to review by the joint standing committee of the 
Legislature having jurisdiction over marine resources matters and to confirmation by the 
Legislature. £Ht Five members must be persons who are licensed under this Part to 
engage in commercial harvesting activities. Those e ~ members are selected by the 
Governor from names recommended to the Governor by groups representing commercial 
harvesting interests. Each member must represent a different commercial harvesting 
activity, except that none of those e ~ members may represent lobster harvesters. The 
remaining 6 members must include one public member, 4 persons who hold a 
nonharvesting-related license under this Part and one person representing the aquaculture 
industry. The Governor shall select the person to represent the aquaculture industry from 
among the names recommended by the aquaculture industry. The composition of the 
council must reflect a geographical distribution along the coast. All appointed members 
are appointed for a term of 3 years, except a vacancy must be fi lled in the same manner as 
an original member for the unexpired portion of the term. An appointed member may not 
serve for more than 2 consecutive terms. Appointed members serve until their successors 
are appointed. The chair of the Lobster Advisory Council, the chair of the Marine 
Recreational Fishing Advisory Council, the chair of the Sea Run Fisheries and Habitat 
Advisory Council aRti~ the chair of the Sea Urchin Zone Council and the chair of the 
Shellfish Advisory Council shall serve until a new chair of the Lobster Advisory Council, 
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SENATE AMENDMENT 
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SENATE AMENDMENT ,.,4 " to H.P. 1615, L.D. 2252 
a new chair of the Marine Recreational Fishing Advisory Council, a new chair of the Sea 
Run Fisheries and Habitat Advisory Council 6f~ a new chair of the Sea Urchin Zone 
Council or a new chair of the Shellfish Advisory Council, respectively, is chosen. 
Members are compensated as provided in Title 5, chapter 379.' 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or 
section number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment adds the chair of the Shellfish Advisory Council as a member of the 
Marine Resou~es Ad7cJ:CiL ~ 
SPONSORED BY: -~~~ioP'~=-+-f-j-~~-,------
(Senator HOBBINS) 
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COUNTY: York 
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