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Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and before the summary and inserting the following:
‘Sec. 1. 1 MRSA §2, sub-§2-A, as enacted by PL 1973, c. 525, is amended to read:
 
2-A. --harvesting. The State of Maine declares that it owns and shall control the harvesting of the living resources of the seas adjoining the coastline for a distance of 200 miles or to the furthest edge of the Continental Shelf, whichever is greater, subject only to the boundary with Canada, including the living organisms within the intertidal zone. Control over the harvesting of these living resources shall be by licenses or permits issued by the Department of Marine Resources;’
 
SUMMARY
This committee amendment is the minority report and replaces the bill. It clarifies that the State owns and controls the living organisms within the intertidal zone.