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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.  38 MRSA §480-W, sub-§5  is enacted to read:
 
5.  Barrier to protect a residence.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this article, the department may issue a permit to an owner of residential property in a coastal sand dune system to construct, repair or replace a year-round barrier landward of an existing seawall in a residential developed area after the owner has acquired all necessary state and local permits.’
 
SUMMARY
This amendment is the minority report of the Joint Standing Committee on Natural Resources. The amendment replaces the bill. The amendment authorizes the Department of Environmental Protection to issue a permit to construct, repair or replace a year-round barrier in a coastal sand dune system behind an existing seawall in a residential developed area.