An Act To Authorize the Establishment of an Apprentice License for the Maine Scallop Fishery
Maine Legislature, Session 129, LD 1059
Committee Amendment CA_A_H114 (House)
Amends: 12 MRSA §6702, 12 MRSA §6729-A

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT .. ff " to H.P. 782, L.D. 1059, Bill, "An Act To 
Authorize the Establishment of an Apprentice License for the Maine Scallop Fishery" 
Amend the bill by striking out all of section 1 and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §6702, sub-§7 is enacted to read: 
7. Apprentice license. The department may adopt rules to establish an apprentice 
program for entry into the scallop fishery that includes an apprentice license for a resident 
who is 18 years of age or older to engage in dragging for scallops under the supervision 
of a person licensed under this section. The fee for an apprentice scallop dragging license 
is $250. The commissioner shall deposit license fees collected in this subsection into the 
Scallop Research Fund under section 6729-A. Rules adopted pursuant to this subsection 
are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A.' 
Amend the bill by inserting after section 3 the following: 
'Sec. 4 •. 12 MRSA §6729-A, sub-§1, as amended by PL 2007, c. 607, Pt. A, §13, 
is further amended to read: 
1. Uses of fund. The commissioner shall use the fund for research directly related to 
scallop fishery management information needs, for implementation of scallop 
management measures aae~ for reporting to licensed scallop harvesters on the results of 
research and the use of fund revenues and for the administration of an apprentice program 
established pursuant to section 6702, subsection 7. The commissioner may authorize the 
expenditure of money in the fund for research and development programs that address the 
restoration, development or conservation of scallop resources. The commissioner shall 
consult with the Scallop Advisory Council under section 6729-B before deciding upon 
research projects and awarding grants from the fund. The fund may also be used for 
support of the Scallop Advisory Council, including reimbursement for travel expenses. 
Sec. 5. 12 MRSA §6729-A, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 319, §2, is 
amended to read: 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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2. Sources of revenue. The fund is capitalized by license fees and surcharges 
assessed under section 6702, subsection 7 and section· 6729. 
In addition to those 
revenues, the commissioner may accept and deposit in the fund money from any other 
source, public or private. 
Sec. 6. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
MARINE RESOURCES, DEPARTMENT OF 
Bureau of Marine Science 0027 
Initiative: Provides an ongoing allocation for the administration of an apprentice license 
program, research and development programs that address the restoration, development 
or conservation of scallop resources. 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
All Other 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
2019-20 
$0 
$0 
2020-21 
$25,000 
$25,000 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or 
section number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment specifies that license fees collected for an apprentice scallop 
dragging license are to be deposited into the Scallop Research Fund and it clarifies that 
the fund may be used for the administrative costs associated with an apprentice program 
for entry into the scallop fishery. 
The amendment also adds an appropriations and allocations section. 
FiSCAL :-,;orE REQClRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 04/08/19 feae.. 
LD 1059 
LR 1681(02) 
An Act To Authorize the Establishment of an Apprentice License for the Maine Scallop Fishery 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment ./+( J/-//1 
Committee: Marine Resources 
Appropriations/ Allocations 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Revenue 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
FY2019-20 
FY2020-21 
$0 
$25,000 
$0 
$25,000 
Projections 
FY2021-22 
$25,000 
$25,000 
Projections 
FY2022-23 
$25,000 
$25,000 
This bill allows the Department of Marine Resources to adopt rules establishing an apprentice program for ent1y into 
the scallop fishery and to create an apprentice scallop dragging license. The department has indicated that after 
rulemaking is complete in fiscal year 2020-21 approximately 50 applicants would apply for the $250 apprentice 
scallop dragging license, generating $12,500 in Other Special Revenue Funds revenue to the Scallop Research Fund 
(SRF). Each apprentice license also requires an existing scallop dragger license holder to pay a $250 surcharge, 
generating another $12,500 to the SRF. This bill also includes an ongoing Other Special Revenue Funds allocation 
of $25,000 starting in fiscal year 2020-21 to allow for the expenditure of the funds in the SRF for administration of 
the apprenticeship program, research and development programs that address the restoration, development or 
conservation of scallop resources. 
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