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Amend the amendment in section 3 in §6302-B in subsection 1 by striking out all of paragraphs A to D (page 3, lines 15 to 18 in amendment) and inserting the following:
 
‘A.  To the Passamaquoddy Tribe, 10% of the overall annual quota;
 
B.  To the Penobscot Nation, 6.9% of the overall annual quota;
 
C.  To the Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians, 3% of the overall annual quota; and
 
D. To the Aroostook Band of Micmacs, 2% of the overall annual quota.’
 
SUMMARY
This amendment changes the allocation established in Committee Amendment "A" of the annual elver quota for federally recognized Indian tribes as follows:
1. It decreases the percentage to the Passamaquoddy Tribe from 14% to 10%;
2. It increases the percentage to the Penobscot Nation from 6.4% to 6.9%;
3. It increases the percentage to the Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians from 1.1% to 3%; and
4. It increases the percentage to the Aroostook Band of Micmacs from 0.4% to 2%.