Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §1862, sub-§2, śC, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 678, §13, is amended to read:

C. The director shall charge an administrative fee of $100 for each lease in addition to any rent. A fee of $200 must be charged for a lease application that is received after work has begun for the proposed project.

Sec. 2. 12 MRSA §1862, sub-§3, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 678, §13, is amended to read:

3. Easements. The director may grant, upon terms and conditions the director considers reasonable, assignable easements for a term not to exceed 30 years for the use of submerged and intertidal lands for the purposes permitted in subsection 2. The grantee shall pay an administrative fee of $50 $100 for each easement at the time of processing and a registration fee of $50 due every 5 years. An administrative fee of $200 must be charged for an easement application that is received after work has begun for the proposed project. The director may refuse to grant an easement for the use of submerged and intertidal lands if the director determines that the easement will unreasonably interfere with customary or traditional public access ways to or public trust rights in, on or over the intertidal or submerged lands and the waters above those lands. The director may grant an easement for submerged and intertidal lands if a structure:

A. Is for the exclusive benefit of the abutting upland owner for charitable purposes as defined in the United States Internal Revenue Code, Section 501, (c) (3);

B. Occupies a total of not more than 500 square feet of submerged and intertidal land for any lawful purpose and is permanent; or

C. Occupies a total of not more than 2,000 square feet of submerged and intertidal land for the exclusive purpose of commercial fishing activities and is permanent.

Sec. 3. 12 MRSA §1863, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 678, §13, is amended to read:

2. Purpose. The purpose of the fund is to support shore and harbor management improvement activities by providing grants to municipalities. These activities include but are not limited to the development of harbor management plans and public access facilities. A portion of the fund, not to exceed 25% of