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An Act To Amend Maine's Marine Resources Laws Regarding Certain License Fees and Surcharges That Were Amended by Recently Enacted Legislation
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §6421, sub-§7-B, ¶A, as enacted by PL 2017, c. 284, Pt. EEEEE, §3, is amended to read:
 
A. For a resident Class I license for applicants under 18 years of age, $65$60;
Sec. 2. 12 MRSA §6421, sub-§7-C, ¶¶B to E, as enacted by PL 2017, c. 284, Pt. EEEEE, §3, are amended to read:
 
B. For a resident Class I license for applicants 18 years of age or older and under 70 years of age, resident Class II license for applicants 70 years of age or older or resident apprentice license for applicants 7018 years of age or older, $10;
 
C. For a resident Class II license for applicants under 70 years of age or resident Class III license for applicants 70 years of age or older, $20;
 
D. For a resident Class III license for applicants under 70 years of age, nonresident Class I license for applicants under 18 years of age or a nonresident apprentice license for applicants under 18 years of age, $30;
 
E. For a nonresident Class I license for applicants 18 years of age or older or nonresident apprentice license for applicants 18 years of age or older, $60;
Sec. 3. 12 MRSA §6749-Q, sub-§3, as amended by PL 2007, c. 615, §19, is repealed.
Sec. 4. 12 MRSA §6749-Q, last ¶, as amended by PL 2007, c. 615, §20, is further amended to read:
The commissioner shall deposit all surcharges assessed in this section in the Sea Urchin Research Fund established in section 6749-R, except that fees collected under subsection 3 must be evenly split between the Sea Urchin Research Fund and the Scallop Research Fund established in section 6729-A.
 
Effective 90 days following adjournment of the 128th Legislature, Second Regular Session, unless otherwise indicated.