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Amend the resolve by striking out all of section 1 and inserting the following:
‘Sec. 1 Adoption. Resolved: That final adoption of portions of Chapter 11.14: Atlantic Sea Scallop Limited Entry Program, a provisionally adopted major substantive rule of the Department of Marine Resources that has been submitted to the Legislature for review pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A, is authorized only if the following change is made:
1. The rule is amended in section 14, subsection 1, paragraph D to remove subparagraphs (2) and (3) and instead to provide a method for increasing the number of draws an applicant receives based on the applicant's unsuccessful attempts in the lottery in consecutive years immediately preceding the lottery in which the applicant has submitted a lottery application.’
 
SUMMARY
This amendment authorizes final adoption of portions of Chapter 11.14: Atlantic Sea Scallop Limited Entry Program, a provisionally adopted major substantive rule of the Department of Marine Resources, only if the rule is amended to remove the provisions providing additional draws in the scallop limited entry program lotteries for previous work in the scallop industry and for previously holding a scallop fishing license. Instead, the amendment directs the department to amend the rule to recognize an applicant's prior unsuccessful attempts in the lotteries.