An Act To Create a Commercial Pelagic and Anadromous Fishing License and Establish the Pelagic and Anadromous Fisheries Fund
Maine Legislature, Session 124, LD 1724
Committee Amendment CA_A_S393 (Senate)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "f}" to S.P. 657, L.D. 1724, Bill, "An Act To 
Create a Commercial Pelagic and Anadromous Fishing License and Establish the Pelagic 
and Anadromous Fisheries Fund" 
Amend the bill in section 2 in §6502-A in subsection 3 by striking out all of the last 
sentence (page 1, lines 29 to 31 in L.D.) and insel1ing the following: 'The commissioner· 
shall determine by rule what crew members may fish under a commercial pelagic and 
anadromous fishing license that provides for crew members. Rules adopted pursuant to 
this subsection are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 
2-A.' 
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Amend the bill in section 2 in §6502-A in subsection 4 in the first line (page 1, line 
in L. D.) by striking out the following: "1" and insel1ing the following: 'l' 
Amend the bill in section 2 in §6502-A in subsection 6 in paragraph A in the first line 
(page 2, line 4 in L~D.) by striking out the following: 
"Forty-one" and insel1ing the 
following: 'Forty-eight' 
Amend the bill in section 2 in §6502-A in subsection 6 in paragraph B in the first line 
(page 2, line 5 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "One hundred eleven" and insel1ing 
the following: 'One hundred twenty-eight' 
Amend the bill in section 2 in §6502-A in subsection 6 in paragraph C in the first line 
(page 2, line 6 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "Seven hundred and fifty" and 
insel1ing the following: 'Five hundred' 
Amend the bill in section 2 in §6502-A in subsection 7 in paragraph A in the 2nd line 
(page 2, line lOin L.D.) by striking out the following: 
"li2.Q" and insel1ing the 
following: '$50' 
Amend the bill in section 2 in §6502-A in subsection 7 in paragraph B in the 2nd line 
(page 2, line 12 in L.D.) by striking out the following: 
"$100" and insel1ing the 
following: '$200' 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" A " to S.P. 657, L.D. 1724 
Amend the bill in section 2 in §6502-A in subsection 7 in paragraph C in the 2nd line 
(page 2, line 14 in L.D.) by striking out the following: 
"$100" and inserting the 
following: '$400' 
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Amend the bill by inserting after section 2 the following: 
'Sec. 3. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
MARINE RESOURCES, DEPARTMENT OF 
Bureau of Resource Management 0027 
Initiative: Establishes the Pelagic and Anadromous Fisheries Fund. 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
All Other 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
SUMMARY 
2009-10 
$0 
$0 
2010-11 
$38,800 
$38,800 
This amendment authorizes the Commissioner of Marine Resources to determine by 
rule what crew members may fish under a commercial pelagic and anadromous fishing 
license that provides for crew members. It also amends the fees for a commercial pelagic 
and anadromous fishing license to reflect fee changes in other commercial finfish fishing 
licenses made last year. . The amendment reduces the surcharge on a commercial pelagic 
and anadromous fishing license for resident operators without crew members from $150 
to $50 and increases the amount for residents with crew members from $100 to $200 and 
for nonresidents with crew members from $100 to $400. The amendment also adds an 
appropriations and allocations section. 
FISCAL NOTE REQIDRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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LD 1724 
LR 2222(02) 
An Act To Create a Commercial Pelagic and Anadromous Fishing License and Establish the Pelagic 
and Anadromous Fisheries Fund 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment "~,, 
Committee: Marine Resources 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
2009-10 
2010-11 
Projections 
2011-12 
Projections 
2012-13 
Appropriations/Allocations 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
$0 
$38,800 
$77,600 
$77,600 
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Other Special Revenue Funds 
Correctional and Judicial Impact Statements 
Establishes new civil violations. 
$0 
$38,800 
$77,600 
The collection of additional fines may also increase General Fund revenue by minor amounts. 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
$77,600 
This legislation creates the Pelagic and Anadromous Fisheries Fund which is funded through surcharges on the newly 
created commercial pelagic and anadromous fishing license. These surcharges are expected to increase Other Special 
Revenue Funds to the Depmiment of Marine Resources by $38,800 in fiscal year 201 0-1l. The bill includes an 
allocation to the Department of Marine Resources of $38,800 in fiscal year 2010-11 and $77,600 annually thereafter. 
Anyone purchasing this new license would already be purchasing the existing commercial fishing license and this new 
license would replace the existing one for those individuals. The resident operator and resident operator and all crew 
members license fee under this new license is the same as the existing commercial fishing license. The non-resident 
operator and all crew members license fee is slightly higher than the existing commercial license fee, resulting in a 
minor increase in General Fund revenues not requiring any change to budgeted amounts. 
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