An Act to Assist Mumc1pal Shellfish Conservation Programs
Maine Legislature, Session 131, LD 0581
Committee Amendment CA_A_S63 (Senate)
Amends: 12 MRSA §6072-C

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT " />J" to SP 249, L D 581, "An Act to Assist 
Mumc1pal Shellfish Conservation Programs" 
Amend the bill by stnkmg out everythmg afte1 the enactmg clause and msertmg the 
followmg 
'Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §6072-C, sub-§3-A, as enacted by PL 2017, c 159, §6, 1s 
amended to read 
3-A Educational courses 
Pnor to the issuance or renewal of a limited-purpose 
aquaculture license, the comm1ss1oner may requ1re the applicant to complete any 
educat10nal courses the comm1ss10ner determmes appropnate, except that an apphcant that 
1s exempt from payment of an apphcat10n fee as provided m subsection 6-A may not be 
reqmred to complete an educational course Educational com ses may be provided by the 
department or by any public or pnvate sector association or orgamzat1on authorized by the 
comm1ss1oner For any course provided by the department, the comm1ss10ner shall set an 
enrollment fee sufficient to recover all costs mcurred by the department m prov1dmg the 
course 
Sec. 2. 12 MRSA §6072-C, sub-§6, as amended by PL 2021, c 52, § 16 and 
affected by §21, 1s further amended to read 
Fee +he Except as provided m subsection 6-A, the apphcat10n fee for a resident 
hm1ted-purpose aquaculture license 1s $100 and for a nonresident hm1ted-purpose 
aquaculture license 1s $400 The apphcat1on fee 1s nonrefundable All fees collected under 
this subsection must be deposited m the Aquaculture Research Fund established m sect10n 
6081 
Sec. 3. 12 MRSA §6072-C, sub-§6-A 1s enacted to read 
6-A. Fee exemptions. The comm1ss1oner may not assess an apphcat1on fee for a 
hm1ted-purpose aquaculture license that 1s issued to 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
,rl 
(ilos 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" ~" to SP 249, L D 581 (~le, ~ 
A A mumcipal shellfish management committee established pursuant to section 6671, 
as long as the orgamsms cultured on the license site are not used for commercial 
purposes, or 
B A mumcipal officer for a mumcipal pro1ect, as long as the orgamsms cultured on 
the license site are not used for commercial purposes ' 
Amend the bill by relettenng or renumbenng any nonconsecutive Part letter or section 
number to read consecutively 
SUMMARY 
This amendment replaces the bill Like the bill, the amendment waives the application 
fee for limited-purpose aquaculture licenses ISsued to mumcipal shellfish management 
committees The amendment also waives the application fee for those licenses issued to 
mumc1pal officers for mumcipal projects and provides that those fees are waived only 1f 
the orgamsms cultuied are not used for commercial purposes The amendment also 
provides that the applicants who are exempt from those fees are also exempt from certam 
reqmrements to complete an educational course 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Fiscal Detad and Notes 
Approved 04/18/23 :tPae. 
LD 581 
LR 287(02) 
An Act to Assist Mumcipal Shellfish Conservation Programs 
Fiscal Note for BIii as Amended by Committee Amendment 'i-f ( 5~ ~~ 
Committee: Marine Resources 
Fiscal Note Reqmred: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Mmor revenue decrease - Other Special Revenue Funds 
Mmor savmgs - Affected Mumcipalities 
This bill exempts mumcipal shellfish management committees engaged m shellfish conservat10n activities from 
certam educat10nal course requirements and waives the $100 fee to obtam a lumted-purpose aquaculture license from 
the Department of Manne Resomces (DMR) Due to the limited nature of these activities, any reduct10n m revenue to 
the DMR is not anticipated to be sigmficant The exempt10n would also result m mmor savmgs to the mumcipahties 
currently required to obtam a license 
LR0287(02) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1