Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and inserting the following:
‘Sec. 1. 38 MRSA §91, as amended by PL 1999, c. 355, §14, is further amended by adding at the end a new paragraph to read:
Notwithstanding the training trip requirements under this section, the commission may establish alternative requirements for pilots under the jurisdiction of the commission who are seeking route endorsements in areas of low traffic volume as defined by the commission. The commission shall adopt rules implementing any alternative initial license criteria for pilots seeking route endorsements in areas of low traffic volume that are established by the commission. Rules adopted pursuant to this paragraph are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A.’
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section number to read consecutively.
summary
This amendment clarifies the language in the bill allowing the Maine Pilotage Commission to establish alternative initial license criteria for pilots who are seeking low traffic volume route endorsements and requiring the commission to adopt routine technical rules to implement any criteria that are established.
The amendment makes minor technical changes, including:
1. Removing a reference to "existing" pilots;
2. Clarifying how the alternative criteria relate to the current training trip requirements; and
3. Moving the new provisions to their own paragraph.
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