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Amend the bill in section 2 in §6502A in subsection 3 by striking out all of the last sentence (page 1, lines 29 to 31 in L.D.) and inserting the following: 'The commissioner shall determine by rule what crew members may fish under a commercial pelagic and anadromous fishing license that provides for crew members. Rules adopted pursuant to this subsection are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2A.'
Amend the bill in section 2 in §6502A in subsection 4 in the first line (page 1, line 32 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "1" and inserting the following: '2'
Amend the bill in section 2 in §6502A in subsection 6 in paragraph A in the first line (page 2, line 4 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "Forty-one" and inserting the following: 'Forty-eight'
Amend the bill in section 2 in §6502A in subsection 6 in paragraph B in the first line (page 2, line 5 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "One hundred eleven" and inserting the following: 'One hundred twenty-eight'
Amend the bill in section 2 in §6502A in subsection 6 in paragraph C in the first line (page 2, line 6 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "Seven hundred and fifty" and inserting the following: 'Five hundred'
Amend the bill in section 2 in §6502A in subsection 7 in paragraph A in the 2nd line (page 2, line 10 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "$150" and inserting the following: '$50'
Amend the bill in section 2 in §6502A in subsection 7 in paragraph B in the 2nd line (page 2, line 12 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "$100" and inserting the following: '$200'
Amend the bill in section 2 in §6502A in subsection 7 in paragraph C in the 2nd line (page 2, line 14 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "$100" and inserting the following: '$400'
Amend the bill by inserting after section 2 the following:
‘Sec. 3. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.
 
MARINE RESOURCES, DEPARTMENT OF
 
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Initiative: Establishes the Pelagic and Anadromous Fisheries Fund.

OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	2009-10	2010-11	
All Other	$0	$38,800	
			
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL	$0	$38,800	
 
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SUMMARY
This amendment authorizes the Commissioner of Marine Resources to determine by rule what crew members may fish under a commercial pelagic and anadromous fishing license that provides for crew members. It also amends the fees for a commercial pelagic and anadromous fishing license to reflect fee changes in other commercial finfish fishing licenses made last year. The amendment reduces the surcharge on a commercial pelagic and anadromous fishing license for resident operators without crew members from $150 to $50 and increases the amount for residents with crew members from $100 to $200 and for nonresidents with crew members from $100 to $400. The amendment also adds an appropriations and allocations section.
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED
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