Amend the bill in section 1 in §756 in the first line in the headnote (page 1, line 3 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "National parks" and inserting the following: 'Acadia National Park'

Amend the bill in section 1 in §756 in subsection 2 in the first and 2nd lines (page 1, lines 10 and 11 in L.D.) by striking out the following: " any unit of the United States National Park System located in the State" and inserting the following: ' Acadia National Park'

Amend the bill in section 1 in §756 by adding at the end the following:

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This amendment is the minority report of the Joint Standing Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety and amends the bill to apply only to Acadia National Park. The amendment prohibits possession of firearms in Acadia National Park except within a residential dwelling; to the extent the firearm is used in connection with hunting when and where authorized by state or federal law; within a mechanical mode of conveyance as long as the firearm is rendered temporarily inoperable or is packed, cased or stored in a manner that prevents its ready use; or when the firearm is carried by an authorized federal, state or local law enforcement officer in the performance of the officer's official duties. Under this amendment, violation of this prohibition is a Class E crime.