An Act To Make Clam Flat Status Notification More Efficient, Cost-effective and Economically Beneficial to the Shellfish Industry
Maine Legislature, Session 123, LD 2129
Committee Amendment CA_A-SA_A_S528 (Senate)
Amends: 12 MRSA §66

SENATE AMENDMENT" A. " to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 
1508, L.D. 2129, Bill, "An Act To Make Clam Flat Status Notification More Efficient, 
Cost-effective and Economically Beneficial to the Shellfish Industry" 
Amend the amendment by inserting after section 2 the following: 
·Sec.3. 12 MRSA §66S1, sub-§l, as amended by PL 2003, c. 20, Pt. WW, ~12, 
is further amended to read: 
1. Fees to be paid into fund. Sixty-five percent of all fees from shellfish licenses, 
mussel hand-raking and boat licenses, shellfish transportation licenses and wholesale 
seafood licenses must be paid into the Shellfish Fund. The Shellfish Fund may receive 
any other money, including any other gift, grant or other source of revenue. 
Sec. 4. Transfer. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, on or before July 
31, 2008, the State Controller shall transfer $20,000 from the unappropriated surplus of 
the General Fund to the Shellfish Fund, Other Special Revenue Funds account within the 
Department of Marine Resources.' 
Amend the amendment by inserting after section 3 the following: 
'Sec. 4. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
MARINE RESOURCES, DEPARTMENT OF 
Bureau of Resource Management 0027 
Initiative: Provides an allocation for funding overtime for water quality staff and training 
for volunteers in the water quality program. 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
Personal Services 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
2007-08 
$0 
$0 
SENATE AMENDMENT 
2008-09 
$20,000 
$20,000 
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SENATE AMENDMENT "A" to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 1508, L.D. 2129 
Amend the amendment by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter 
or section number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
The bill, as amended by Committee Amendment "A," eliminates the requirement that 
notification of rulemaking relating to the status of a shellfish area be published in a 
newspaper. 
This amendment directs that the resulting savings be transferred to the 
Shellfish Fund, which is established for the management, enforcement, restoration, 
development and conservation of shellfish and mussels in the intertidal zone or coastal 
waters, and allocates those funds for funding overtime for water quality staff and training 
volunteers in the water quality program. 
FISCAL NOTE_REQUIRED 
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SPONSORED BY: ~~O"'­
(Senator DAMON) 
COUNTY: Hancock 
SENATE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 03/31/08 frac 
LD 2129 
LR 3045(06) 
An Act To Make Clam Flat Status Notification More Efficient, Cost-effective and Economically 
Beneficial to the Shellfish Industry 
Fiscal Note for Senate Amendment "A." to Committee Amendment "A" 
Sponsor: Sen. Damon of Hancock 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
2007-08 
2008-09 
Projections 
2009-10 
Projections 
2010-11 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
.ppropriations/ Allocations 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Transfers 
General Fund 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$20,000 
$20,000 
($20,000) 
$20,000 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
This amendment specifies that the savings recognized by not having to publish the status of shellfish areas in 
newspapers be transferred into the Shellfish Fund and results in a reduction of cost savings to the General Fund of 
$20,000 in fiscal year 2008-09 and a corresponding increase to Other Special Revenue Funds in the Department of 
Marine Resources of $20,000 fiscal year 2008-09. 
LR3045(06) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0