‘An Act To Increase Flexibility in the Temporary Medical Allowance for Lobster and Crab Fishing License Holders’
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Session - 128th Maine Legislature C "A", Filing Number H-616, Sponsored by
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LR 2554 Item 2 |
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Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following:
‘An Act To Increase Flexibility in the Temporary Medical Allowance for Lobster and Crab Fishing License Holders’
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and before the summary and inserting the following:
‘Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §6450, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 2013, c. 239, §9, is amended to read:
A temporary medical allowance may not exceed one year. A request for a temporary medical allowance must be in writing and must specify the dates for which the temporary medical allowance is requested. The holder of the Class I, Class II or Class III lobster and crab fishing license on which the temporary medical allowance is based must maintain a valid license during the duration of the temporary medical allowance. The holder of the Class I, Class II or Class III lobster and crab fishing license is liable for the activities of the individual fishing under the temporary medical allowance.
Sec. 2. 12 MRSA §6450, sub-§§2 and 3 are enacted to read:
SUMMARY
This amendment replaces the bill. The amendment removes the provision of the bill that extends the maximum duration of a temporary medical allowance for lobster and crab fishing license holders from one year to 2 years and instead provides that the Commissioner of Marine Resources may renew an existing temporary medical allowance for up to one year upon application of the holder of the license upon which the allowance is based. As with current law, the amendment provides that a temporary medical allowance may not exceed one year, but the amendment provides that, upon renewal, the temporary medical allowance may not exceed a total of 2 consecutive years.
The amendment removes the provisions of the bill that create a temporary terminal illness medical allowance for lobster and crab fishing license holders diagnosed with a terminal illness.