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Amend the bill by adding after section 1 the following:
‘Sec. 2. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.
 
MARINE RESOURCES, DEPARTMENT OF
 
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Initiative: Provides an allocation for programming and development costs in the licensing enforcement and environmental data system to implement the elimination of the current annual limit on the purchase of lobster trap tags being tied to prior year purchases.

OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS	2017-18	2018-19	
All Other	$0	$50,000	
			
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL	$0	$50,000	
 
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SUMMARY
This amendment allocates $50,000 to cover a one-time cost of programming and development changes necessary to implement the provisions of the bill, which allows lobster license holders to vary the number of lobster trap tags they purchase each year.
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED
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