An Act To Provide for the Effective Marketing and Promotion of Maine Lobster
Maine Legislature, Session 126, LD 0486
Committee Amendment CA_A_H491 (House)
Amends: 5 MRSA §12004-H, 12 MRSA §6455, 12 MRSA §6465, 29-A MRSA §456-A

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" A" to H.P. 336, L.D. 486, Bill, "An Act To 
Provide for the Effective Marketing and Promotion of Maine Lobster" 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and before the 
summary and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 1. 5 MRSA §12004-H, sub-§14, as enacted by PL 1991, c. 523, §1, is 
amended to read: 
14. 
Maine Lobster Promotion 
COl:lneil Marketing 
Collaborative 
$55 Per Diem Plus 
Expenses 
MRSA §6455 
Sec. 2. 12 MRSA §6455, as amended by PL 2009, c. 567, §§7 and 8, is further 
amended to read: 
§6455. Maine Lobster Mark.eting Collaborative 
1. Collaborative established; purpose. The Maine Lobster Promotion COl:lneil 
Marketing Collaborative, established in Title 5, section 12004-H, subsection 14 and 
referred to in this subchapter as the "eol:lfleil collaborative," is created to promote and 
market actively Maine lobstem in state, regional, national and international markets. The 
eOl:lfleil collaborative shall draw upon the expertise of the Maine lobster industry and 
established private marketing firms to identify market areas that will provide the greatest 
return on the investments made by lobster license holders and undertake those media or 
promotional efforts that repre:sent the most cost-effective use of a limited promotional 
budget. The eouneil collaborative shall remain responsive to the Maine lobster industry, 
conduct its business in a public manner and undertake marketing efforts that promote the 
quality and full utilization of the product and the unique character of the coastal Maine 
lobster fishery. 
The eouneil eonsists of 9 ','otine members apPointed as follo,//s: 
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A. From the Vlestern district of the State, cOHsistiHg of laRds located aetweeH the 
Piseataqua Ri'fer aHd the KeHHeaee RjI,'er, 3 members meetiRg the qaalifieatioHs iA 
sHasectioA 2; 
B. From the mideoast district of the State, cORsistiHg of all laRds loeatee aetweeH the 
KeRReaec River aRe the PeRoaseot River, 3 memaers meetiAg the qualifieatioRs iA 
suaseetioR 2; aRe 
C. From the eastern distriet of the State, eORsistiRg of all laRes loeates aet\veeR the 
PeRoascot RiYer aRe the St. Croix River, 3 members meetiRg the qaalifieatioRs iA 
SUAS8StioR 2. 
The eommissioAer shall appoiRt the members of the cOHReil from amoRg a list of 
RomiRees prepares ay the Loaster Adyisory Comej}. The commissioRer shall appoiRt 
ORe member withiR each district for aR iRitial term of ORe year, ORe member VrithiR each 
distriet for aR iRitial term of 2 years aRd ORe memaer withiR eaeh distriet for aR iRitial 
teRR of 3 years. All sHbseqaeRt members are appomted ay the eommissioRer for terms of 
years. A persoR may Hot serve more thaR 2 cOHseeuti'fe 3 year teRRs as a memaer of 
the cOURcil. By majority vote, the cOURcii shall aRRUally elect a chair from affiORg its 
members. The eommissioHer is aH ex offieio, HOHVOtiHg member of the couHcil. 
I-A. 
Collaborative is a public instrumentality. The couHcil collaborative is 
established as a public instrumentality serving a public purpose. 
As a public 
instrumentality: 
A. 
Employees of the eouReil collaborative may not be construed to be state 
employees for any purpose, including the state civil service provisions of Title 5, Part 
and Title 5, chapter 372 and the state retirement system provisions of Title 5, Part 
20; 
B. 
The council collaborative may not be construed to be a state agency for any 
purposes, including the budget, accounts and control, auditing, purchasing or other 
provisions of Title 5, Part 4; and 
C. Notwithstanding any provisions of paragraphs A and B: 
(1) All meetings and records of the eOUReil collaborative are subject to the 
provisions of Title 1, chapter 13, subchapter 1, except as provided in subsection 
I-B. The commissioner and those members of the Legislature appointed to serve 
on the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over 
marine resource matters have access to all material designated confidential by the 
council collaborative; 
(2) 
Exeept as required ay subsection 2, members Members of the eOUReil 
collaborative are governed by the conflict of interest provisions set forth in Title 
5, section 18; and 
(3) For the purposes of the Maine Tort Claims Act, the cOUReil collaborative is a 
"governmental entity" and its employees are "employees" as those terms are 
defined in Title 14, section 8102. 
I-B. 
Market studies and promotional plans; proprietary information. 
Information provided to or developed by the council collaborative and included in a 
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promotional plan or market study is public unless the cOl:lflcil collaborative determines 
that it contains proprietary information. For the purposes of this subsection, "proprietary 
information" means information that is a trade secret or production, commercial or 
financial information the disclosure of which would impair the competitive position of 
the cOl:lflcil collaborative or the person submitting the information and would make 
available information not otherwise publicly available. 
I-C. Collaborative members; appointments; terms. The collaborative consists of 
voting members, 9 appointed by the commissioner as follows: 
A. Four individuals repre~ienting the lobster management policy councils established 
pursuant to section 6447. Each lobster management policy council shall prepare a list 
of up to 3 nominees from its zone for consideration by the commissioner for the 
appointments under this paragraph. In making appointments under this paragraph, the 
commissioner shall select members to ensure a geographic distribution of 
representation from lobster management zones established pursuant to section 6446; 
B. Three individuals: 
(I) At least 2 of whom are owners, managers or officers of business entities 
operating in the State: that hold valid wholesale seafood licenses with lobster 
permits, from a list of nominees prepared for the commissioner by the Lobster 
Advisory Council established under section 6462-A; and 
(2) 
At least one of whom represents the interests of lobster dealers and 
processors; and 
C. 
Two individuals who are public members with experience in marketing and 
promotion, retail sales, food service or food science, from a list of nominees prepared 
for the commissioner by the Lobster Advisory Council established under section 
6462-A. 
Members are appointed by the commissioner for terms of 3 years. A person may not 
serve more than 2 consecutive 3-year terms as a member of the collaborative. 
The commissioner or the commissioner's designee serves as an ex officio member of the 
collaborative. The Commissioner of Economic and Community Development or the 
commissioner's designee sem!s as an ex officio member of the collaborative. 
2. QualifieatiaBs af melBbers. from each district, 3 members ml:lst be appoiflted 
wlw meet tAe followifl!? eriteria;. 
A. 
Ofle persofl who is a full time harvester afld who has held a valid lobster afld 
crab fishiflg liceflse for at least 5 cOflsecl:ltive years; 
B. 
Ofle persoflTNho is a dealer or pOl:lfld operator afld .... ¥ho: 
(1) Has held a valid wholesale shellfish liceflse or lobster traftSport liceflse for a 
period of at least 5 consecl:ltive years; or 
(2) Is the maHager of, or aft officer ifl, a bl:lsifless efltity operatiflg ifl the State that 
holds a valid v/holesaJ e shellfish liceflse or lobster traftsport liceflse; afld 
C. 
Ofle fle""ofl wAo i" aFIHAlie memher. 
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A persoB is eligible for appoiBtmeBt to the eOHBeil from a distriet oBly if that persoB is a 
resicleBt of the clistriet or ifthat persoB's plaee ofbHsiBess is loeated withiB the distriot. 
2-A. Officers. By majority vote, the collaborative shall annually elect a chair from 
among its members and may elect other officers in accordance with its bylaws. 
3. Meetings. The eOHBeil collaborative shall meet at least quarterly. A quorum of ~ 
Q members is required to conduct the business of the eOHBeil collaborative. Additional 
meetings may be called by the chair. If 3 or more members of the oOHBoil collaborative 
submit to the chair a written request for a meeting, the chair shall call a meeting to be 
held no sooner than 14 days after receipt of the written request. The commissioner may 
remove any member with unexcused absences from 2 or more consecutive meetings of 
the oOllBeil collaborative. 
3-A. Employees. The eOHBeil collaborative shall hire a full time an executive 
director and may hire staff as needed to perform its duties. Employees of the Maine 
Lobster PromotioB CO'l:lBoil Marketing Collaborative serve at the pleasure of the oOl:lBoil 
collaborative. 
The salary and benefits for employees of the eOHBeil collaborative are 
determined by the eou~eil collaborative. 
4. Powers and duties. The eOl:lBeil collaborative may: 
A. 
Undertake promotional marketing programs in cooperation with the lobster 
industry; 
B. Promote national and international markets for lobsters harvested or processed in 
the State; 
C. Provide material and technical assistance to persons seeking to market lobsters 
harvested or processed in the State; 
D. Conduct other efforts as determined necessary to increase the sales of lobsters 
harvested or processed in the State; 
D-I. 
Market and sell goods directly related to the functions of the oOl:lBoil 
collaborative and deposit all proceeds in the Lobster Promotion Fund; 
E. Make expenditures from the Lobster Promotion Fund to carry out the purposes of 
this subchapter. Money in the fund may be used only for the following purposes: 
(I) 
Promotion, advertising and marketing development. 
The oOHBeil 
collaborative may implement programs and activities to promote, advertise and 
develop markets for lobster and make or enter into contracts with any local, state, 
federal or private agency, department, firm, corporation, entity or person for 
those purposes; and 
(2) The hiring of staff and the payment of compensation for employees, payment 
of per diem and reimbursement of expenses for members pursuant to Title 5, 
section 12004-H and payment of administrative and overhead costs associated 
with the business of the oOHBoil collaborative; and 
F. Accept and deposit in the fund additional funding from any source, public or 
private. 
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5. Lobster Promotion Fund established. The Lobster Promotion Fund, referred to 
in this subchapter as the "fimd," is established to carry out the purposes of this 
subchapter. The department shall pay to the fund all money appropriated or received by 
the department for the purposes of this subchapter, except that the department may retain 
funds necessary to reimburse the department for the actual cost of collecting the license 
surcharges established in tfti.s subsection 5-A. The fund is capitalized from the follo'Niflg 
annual surcharges assesses 01'1 the followiflg licenses issl:les by the separtmeflt for 
calensar years 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999,2000,2001,2002,2003, 
2004 ans 2005 to 2020: set out in subsection 5-A. 
A. Class I crab aBS lobstelliceflses for persons 18 to 69 years of age, $31.25; 
B. Class II crab aRs lobstilr liceRses, $62.50, except that for liceRse holsers 70 years 
of age or olser the sl:lrcharge is $32; 
C. Class III crab aBS lOBster liceRses, $93.75, except that for license holsers 70 years 
of age or older the sl:lfcharge is $47; 
D. Wholesale seafoos licenses with lobster permits, $250; 
E. Lobster traBsportation licenses, $250; aHS 
F. Nonresisent lobster aRCI crab laBsing permits, $250. 
A persoR hoi sing more thaB ane of the licenses listes iR this sl:lbsectioR is assesses a 
sl:lrcharge only OR the highest El:lfchargeable liceRse hels. 
The Treasl:lrer of State shall Bold an sl:lfcharges assesses by this sl:lbsectioR iR the fund 
aRs iR¥est all mORey iR the funs l:lRtil sisbl:lfses to the cOl:lRcii l:lpOR reqtlest of the 
cOl:lRcil. Interest from iR¥estments accrues to tee fuRS. 
All money in tee funs is sl:lbjel;t to allocation by the Legislature. URe)(penSes balaBces in 
the funs at the ens of the fiscal year may not lapse bm fHllSt be carries forwars to Be l:lses 
for the same pl:lfJloses. 
In asdition to payment of the legl:llar license fee aBS the sl:lfcharge, a person pl:lfchasing a 
license sl:lbject to the sl:lfcharges establishes in this sl:lBsection may make ¥oll:lntary 
contribmions to the funs at the time the license is pl:lfchases. Voll:lRtary contributions 
recei¥es by the separtment from a licensee pl:lrsuant to this subsection must be seposites 
in the funs by the separtment ans fHllst Be l:lses by the council for the purposes of this 
sl:lbchapter. 
5-A. License surcharge~ssessed. 
The fund is capitalized from annual surcharges 
assessed on licenses issued by the department for calendar years as follows. 
A. For the year 2013 the wrcharges are, for: 
(1) Class I lobster and crab fishing licenses for persons 18 to 69 years of age, 
$31.25; 
(2) Class II lobster and crab fishing licenses, $62.50, except that for license 
holders 70 years of age or older the surcharge is $32; 
(3) Class III lobster and crab fishing licenses, $93.75, except that for license 
holders 70 years of age or older the surcharge is $47; 
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(4) Nonresident lobster and crab landing permits, $250; 
(5) Wholesale seafood licenses with lobster permits, $250; and 
(6) Lobster transportation licenses, $250. 
B. For the year 2014 the surcharges are, for: 
(1) Class I lobster and crab fishing licenses for persons 18 to 69 years of age, 
$55.25; 
(2) Class II lobster and crab fishing licenses, $11 0.50, except that for license 
holders 70 years of age or older the surcharge is $55; 
(3) Class III lobster and crab fishing licenses, $160.75, except that for license 
holders 70 years of age or older the surcharge is $80; 
(4) Nonresident lobster and crab landing permits, $425; 
(5) Wholesale seafood licenses with lobster permits if the license holders hold no 
supplemental wholesale seafood licenses with lobster permits, or lobster 
transportation licenses if the license holders hold no supplemental lobster 
transportation licenses, $400; 
(6) 
Supplemental wholesale seafood licenses with lobster permits or 
supplemental lobster transportation licenses as follows: 
(a) Six hundred dollars for up to 2 supplemental wholesale seafood licenses 
with lobster permits or supplemental lobster transportation licenses; 
(b) Eight hundred dollars for 3 to 5 supplemental wholesale seafood licenses 
with lobster permits or supplemental lobster transportation licenses; and 
(c) One thousand dollars for 6 or more supplemental wholesale seafood 
licenses with lobster permits or supplemental lobster transportation licenses; 
and 
(7) 
Lobster processor licenses, $333 if less than 1,000,000 pounds of raw 
product is processed, and $1,333 if 1,000,000 pounds or more of raw product is 
processed. 
C. For the year 2015 the surcharges are, for: 
(1) Class I lobster and crab fishing licenses for persons 18 to 69 years of age, 
$110.25; 
(2) Class II lobster and crab fishing licenses, $220.50, except that for license 
holders 70 years of age or older the surcharge is $110; 
(3) Class III lobster and crab fishing licenses, $320.75, except that for license 
holders 70 years of age or older the surcharge is $160; 
(4) Nonresident lobster and crab landing permits, $850; 
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(5) Wholesale seafood licenses with lobster pennits if the license holders hold no 
supplemental wholesale seafood licenses with lobster pennits, or lobster 
transportation licenses if the license holders hold no supplemental lobster 
transportation licenses. $800; 
(6) 
Supplemental wholesale seafood licenses with lobster permits or 
supplemental lobster transportation licenses as follows: 
(a) One thousand two hundred dollars for up to 2 supplemental wholesale 
seafood licenses with lobster permits or supplemental lobster transportation 
licenses; 
(b) One thousand six hundred dollars for 3 to 5 supplemental wholesale 
seafood licenses with lobster pennits or supplemental lobster transportation 
licenses; and 
(c) Two thousand dollars for 6 or more supplemental wholesale seafood 
licenses with lobster pennits or supplemental lobster transportation licenses; 
and 
(7) 
Lobster processor licenses, $666 if less than 1,000,000 pounds of raw 
product is processed, and $2,666 if 1,000,000 pounds or more of raw product is 
processed. 
D. For the years 2016 to 2018 the surcharges are, for: 
(1) Class I lobster an.d crab fishing licenses for persons 18 to 69 years of age, 
$165,25; 
(2) Class II lobster and crab fishing licenses, $330.50, except that for license 
holders 70 years of agl~ or older the surcharge is $165; 
(3) Class III lobster and crab fishing licenses, $480.75, except that for license 
holders 70 years of agl! or older the surcharge is $240; 
(4) Nonresident lobster and crab landing pennits, $1,275; 
(5) Wholesale seafood licenses with lobster pennits if the license holders hold no 
supplemental wholesale seafood licenses with lobster permits, or lobster 
transportation licenses if the license holders hold no supplemental lobster 
transportation licenses, $1,200; 
(6) 
Supplemental wholesale seafood licenses with lobster pennits or 
supplemental lobster transportation licenses as follows: 
(a) One thousand eight hundred dollars for up to 2 supplemental wholesale 
seafood licenses with lobster pennits or supplemental lobster transportation 
licenses; 
(b) Two thousand four hundred dollars for 3 to 5 supplemental wholesale 
seafood licenses with lobster pennits or supplemental lobster transportation 
licenses; and 
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(C) Three thousand dollars for 6 or more supplemental wholesale seafood 
licenses with lobster permits or supplemental lobster transportation licenses: 
and 
(7) Lobster processor licenses, $1,000 if less than 1,000,000 pounds of raw 
product is processed, and $4,000 if 1,000,000 pounds or more of raw product is 
processed. 
A person holding more than one of the following licenses is assessed only the highest 
applicable surcharge for those licenses under this subsection: a wholesale seafood license 
with a lobster permit, a supplemental wholesale seafood license with a lobster permit, a 
lobster transportation license or a supplemental lobster transportation license. 
Beginning in 2014, the commissioner shall review annually the surcharges established in 
this subsection and recommend changes to the joint standing committee of the Legislature 
having jurisdiction over marine resource matters, which after receiving the 
recommendations may report out a bill to the Legislature to adjust surcharges. 
The Treasurer of State shall hold all surcharges assessed by this subsection in the fund 
and invest all money in the fund until disbursed to the collaborative upon reguest of the 
collaborative. Interest from investments accrues to the fund. 
All money in the fund is subject to allocation by the Legislature. Unexpended balances in 
the fund at the end of the fiscal year may not lapse but must be carried forward to be used 
for the same purposes. 
In addition to payment of the regular license fee and the surcharge, a person purchasing a 
license subject to the surcharges established in this subsection may make voluntary 
contributions to the fund at the time the license is purchased. Voluntary contributions 
received by the department from a licensee or any other source pursuant to this subsection 
must be deposited in the fund by the department and must be used by the collaborative for 
the purposes of this subchapter. 
6. Reports; By February 15th of eaeh year, the eO\iftsil The collaborative shall 
report annually on its activities and expenditures to the joint standing eOHlHl:ittees 
committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over fiftaHsial affairs and marine 
resource matters Oft the programs 1:lfl:dertakeft pms\iant to this sooehapter, eJijleftdimres 
from the fimd aftEi balaHses ift all aS60\iHts ift the fuftEl, to the Lobster Advisory Council 
established under section 6462-A and, at a statewide meeting of interested license 
holders, to the lobster industry. The collaborative shall provide notice of the date and 
location of the statewide meeting of license holders at the time of license issuance or 
renewal. 
7. Audit. An annual audit of the expenditures of the eO\iftei1 collaborative must be 
performed. The eO\iftsil collaborative may contract with the Departmeftt of I\Hdit Office 
of the State Auditor or with a private sector accounting firm to conduct the audit. The 
e01:lfl:sil collaborative shall report the results of that audit to the joint standing committee 
of the Legislature having jurisdiction over marine resource matters. If the annual audit is 
performed by the Departmeftt of A\idit Office of the State Auditor, the AAll1'lAil 
collaborative shall reimburse the department for its costs to conduct that audit. 
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8. Review. By January 15,2014, the collaborative shall present to the joint standing 
committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over marine resource matters a 3-year 
marketing plan with a detailed work plan and budget for the collaborative's programs and 
activities from 2014 to 2015. By January 15, 2018, the collaborative shall report to the 
Lobster Advisory Council established under section 6462-A and the joint standing 
committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over marine resource matters the results 
of a 3rd-party audit of the results of the collaborative's programs and activities from 2014 
to 2017. Based on the outcome of that audit and with consideration of any 
recommendations by the Lobster Advisory Council, the committee may report out a bill 
to the Legislature to renew the license surcharges under subsection 5-A or adjust them as 
appropriate. 
This section is repealed October 1, 2018. 
Sec. 3. 12 MRSA §6465, sub-§2, ,G, as enacted by PL 2001, c. 623, §1, is 
amended to read: 
G. The Loaster PromotiEn COliHoil Maine Lobster Marketing Collaborative under 
section 6455; 
Sec. 4. 29-A MRSA §456-A, sub-§3, as enacted by PL 2001, c. 623, §4, is 
amended to read: 
3. 
Design. The Secretary of State, in consultation with the Loaster Promotiofl 
Council Maine Lobster Marketing Collaborative under Title 12, section 6455, shall 
determine a design for the lobster special registration plates. 
The joint standing 
committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over transportation matters shall review 
the final design prior to manufacture of the plates. The Secretary of State shall issue 
upon request lobster plates that are also vanity plates. 
Lobster plates are issued in 
accordance with the provisions of this section and section 453. 
Sec. 5. Maine Revised Statutes headnote amended; revision clause. In the 
Maine Revised Statutes, Title 12, chapter 619, subchapter 3-A, in the subchapter 
headnote, the words "lobster promotion council" are amended to read "maine lobster 
marketing collaborative" and the Revisor of Statutes shall implement this revision when 
updating, publishing or republishing the statutes. 
Sec. 
6. 
Members 
of Lobster Promotion Council; 
transition. 
Notwithstanding the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 12, section 6455, subsection l-C, the 
members of the Lobster Promotion Council serving immediately prior to the effective 
date of this Act continue to serve as members of the Maine Lobster Marketing 
Collaborative for the terms for which they were appointed until the Commissioner of 
Marine Resources appoints the ir successors. 
Sec. 7. Appropriations and allocations. 
The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
LOBSTER PROMOTION COUNCIL 
Lobster Promotion Fund 0701 
Initiative: Provides funding to perform increased marketing efforts in the lobster industry. 
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OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
All Other 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
SUMMARY 
2013-14 
$750,000 
$750,000 
2014-15 
$1,500,000 
$1,500,000 
This amendment, which is the majority report, replaces the bill and changes the 
provisions of the law establishing the Lobster Promotion Council as follows. 
1. It renames the council the Maine Lobster Marketing Collaborative. 
2. It increases, beginning in 2014, the surcharge assessed on lobster harvester and 
dealer licenses and creates a tiered surcharge on the lobster processor license to fund the 
marketing collaborative. It also creates tiered surcharges on the supplemental wholesale 
seafood licenses and supplemental lobster transportation licenses to fund the marketing 
collaborative. It requires the Commissioner of Marine Resources to review the surcharges 
annually and report to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction 
over marine resources matters, which may report out a bill to adjust the surcharges. 
3. It changes the number of members, the criteria for membership and the selection 
process. 
4. It requires that the collaborative present to the joint standing committee of the 
Legislature having jurisdiction over marine resources matters by January 15, 2014 a 3-
year marketing plan with a detailed work plan and proposed budget for programs and 
activities for 2014 and 2015. It retains the provisions of the bill that require a report by 
January 15,2018 to the Lobster Advisory Council and the joint standing committee of the 
Legislature having jurisdiction over marine resources matters with respect to the results 
of a 3rd-party audit of programs and activities and that allow the committee to report out 
a bill based on the report. 
5. It requires that the collaborative report annually to the joint standing committee of 
the Legislature having jurisdiction over marine resources matters, the Lobster Advisory 
Council and the lobster industry. 
6. 
It provides that the provisions of law establishing the collaborative and the 
surcharges are repealed October 1, 2018. 
7. It adds an appropriations and allocations section. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
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Approved: 06111113 ;tvae 
LD486 
LR 469(02) 
An Act To Provide for the Effective Marketing and Promotion of Maine Lobster 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment "If (tI-Lf.q I) 
Committee: Marine Resources 
Appropriations/Allocations 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Revenue 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
FY 2013-14 
FY 2014-15 
$750,000 
$1,500,000 
$750,000 
$1,500,000 
Projections 
FY 2015-16 
$2,250,000 
$2,250,000 
Projections 
FY 2016-17 
$2,250,000 
$2,250,000 
This legislation increases the license surcharge fee on crab and lobster licenses and certain dealer licenses resulting in 
an increase in Other Special Revenue Funds revenue to the Maine Lobster Marketing Collaborative of $750,000 in 
fiscal year 2013-14 and $1,500,000 in fiscal year 2014-15. The bill includes a corresponding Other Special Revenue 
Funds allocation to the Maine Lobster Marketing Collaborative in order to conduct increased marketing efforts in the 
lobster industry. 
Additional costs to the Department of Economic and Community Development to serve on the Collaborative can be 
absorbed within existing budgeted resources. 
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