Amend the bill by inserting after section 1 the following:
‘Sec. 2. 12 MRSA §6505-A, sub-§1-C, as amended by PL 2013, c. 485, §6, is further amended to read:
Amend the bill in section 2 in subsection 1-F in the first line (page 1, line 16 in L.D.) by striking out the following: " shall issue" and inserting the following: ' may issue up to'
Amend the bill in section 5 in subsection 2-C in the first paragraph in the 5th line (page 1, line 29 in L.D.) by striking out the following: " one" and inserting the following: ' 5'
Amend the bill in section 5 in subsection 2-C in the first paragraph in the 6th line (page 1, line 30 in L.D.) by striking out the following: " application" and inserting the following: ' applications'
Amend the bill in section 5 in subsection 2-C in the first paragraph by striking out all of the last sentence (page 1, lines 30 and 31 in L.D.) and inserting the following: ' In any year in which a lottery is held, the lottery must be held on or before February 15th.'
Amend the bill in section 5 in subsection 2-C in the 2nd paragraph in the first line (page 1, line 32 in L.D.) by striking out the following: " shall" and inserting the following: ' may'
Amend the bill by striking out all of sections 6 and 7 and inserting the following:
‘Sec. 6. 12 MRSA §6505-A, sub-§4, as amended by PL 2013, c. 468, §25, is further amended to read:
Sec. 7. 12 MRSA §6575-J, as enacted by PL 2013, c. 301, §13, is amended to read:
In addition to any other penalty imposed, elvers that are purchased or possessed that were taken in violation of any law or rule pertaining to elvers are subject to seizure by any officer authorized to enforce this Part. The entire bulk pile containing illegally harvested elvers may be seized. For the purposes of this section, "bulk pile" means all elvers in the possession of a holder of an elver fishing license, an elver dealer's license or an elver exporter's license who fished for, took, possesses or bought elvers in violation of any law or rule regulating elvers under this Part.
Sec. 8. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.
MARINE RESOURCES, DEPARTMENT OF
Bureau of Marine Science 0027
Initiative: Provides allocations to the Eel and Elver Management Fund to reflect increased revenue from proceeds of the reinstated lottery for elver licenses, an increased license surcharge and an increased swipe card fee.
| OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS |
2017-18 |
2018-19 |
|
All Other
|
$152,500 |
$152,500 |
|
 |
|
| OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL |
$152,500 |
$152,500 |
Bureau of Policy and Management 0258
Initiative: Provides allocations for administrative costs funded by an increase in revenue from proceeds of the reinstated lottery for elver fishing licenses.
| OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS |
2017-18 |
2018-19 |
|
All Other
|
$40,000 |
$40,000 |
|
|
|
| OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL |
$40,000 |
$40,000 |
| MARINE RESOURCES, DEPARTMENT OF |
|
|
| DEPARTMENT TOTALS |
2017-18 |
2018-19 |
|
|
|
|
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS
|
$192,500 |
$192,500 |
|
|
|
| DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS |
$192,500 |
$192,500 |
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Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section number to read consecutively.
summary
This amendment allows the Department of Marine Resources to charge the holder of an elver fishing license an annual fee not to exceed $35 for an elver transaction card. The amendment allows an applicant to the elver fishing license lottery to submit up to 5 applications per lottery year. The amendment removes the requirement in the bill that the Commissioner of Marine Resources hold an elver fishing license lottery each year. The amendment removes the provision of the bill that allocates at least 4 pounds of elver fishing quota to each license holder. The amendment increases the fees for all elver fishing licenses. The amendment removes the provision in the bill that requires rules regarding elver fishing quotas to provide a method for redistributing quota that will not be fished; that authority exists in current law. The amendment defines "bulk pile" for the purposes of the law on the seizure of illegally harvested elvers as all elvers in the possession of a harvester or dealer who fished for, took, bought or possesses elvers in violation of any law or rule regulating elvers. The amendment removes the requirement in the bill that the commissioner issue 425 elver fishing licenses each year and instead allows the commissioner to issue up to 425 licenses. The amendment adds an appropriations and allocations section.
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED
(See attached)