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Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following:
‘An Act Regarding the Removal of Moorings and Floating Docks in Great Ponds During Ice-in Conditions’
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and before the summary and inserting the following:
‘Sec. 1. 38 MRSA §3, as amended by PL 2003, c. 660, Pt. A, §23, is further amended by adding at the end a new paragraph to read:
A harbor master, a code enforcement officer or, in the case of a great pond located in an unorganized territory, a board of county commissioners of the county in which the unorganized territory is located may direct the master or owner of a boat or vessel to remove that person's mooring or floating dock from a great pond if the harbor master, code enforcement officer or the board of county commissioners determines that leaving the mooring or floating dock in during ice-in conditions would create a public safety hazard. This section does not authorize a harbor master, code enforcement officer or board of county commissioners to direct the removal of a federally owned or state-owned mooring or floating dock.’
 
SUMMARY
This amendment replaces the bill, which proposes to require the removal of mooring equipment protruding above the surface of great ponds by December 1st. This amendment authorizes a harbor master, a code enforcement officer or a board of county commissioners to direct the owner of a boat to remove that person's mooring or floating dock from a great pond if the harbor master, code enforcement officer or board of county commissioners determines that leaving the mooring or floating dock in during ice-in conditions would create a public safety hazard.