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Amend the bill by striking out all of the emergency preamble (page 1, lines 1 to 18 in L.D.).
Amend the bill by striking out all of section 2 and inserting the following:
‘Sec. 2.  12 MRSA §6865, sub-§10  is enacted to read:
 
10.  Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians.    Notwithstanding this section, the department shall issue an elver exporter's license to the Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians at no cost to the Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians each licensing year.’
Amend the bill by striking out all of the emergency clause.
 
SUMMARY
This amendment requires the Department of Marine Resources to issue an elver exporter's license to the Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians at no cost to the Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians each licensing year. It also removes the emergency preamble and clause and the provision that requires the department to issue an elver dealer's license to the Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians for the 2017 elver fishing season.