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Amend the bill by striking out all of section 1.
Amend the bill by inserting after section 6 the following:
‘Sec. 7. 12 MRSA §6074, sub-§7, as enacted by PL 1977, c. 661, §5, is amended to read:
 
7. Transportation permit.   A transportation permit shall beis required for a special license holder to ship, transport or sell any marine organism raised or harvested under a special license. The commissioner may place conditions or limitations on the activities authorized by this permit to the extent necessary to provide proper controls and to comply with federal or state health or sanitation standards. The commissioner shall annualyannually renew the permit on request unless the permit holder has not complied with the conditions of the permit or unless the permit holder no longer holds a special license.’
Amend the bill by striking out all of section 10 and inserting the following:
‘Sec. 10. 20-A MRSA §15672, sub-§31-A, as enacted by PL 2005, c. 2, Pt. D, §36 and affected by §§72 and 74 and c. 12, Pt. WW, §18, is amended to read:
 
31-A. State subsidy.   "State subsidy" means the total of the state contribution determined under section 15688, subsection 3-A, paragraph BD and any applicable adjustment under section 15689.
Sec. 11. 22 MRSA §1822, as corrected by RR 2017, c. 2, §5, is amended to read:
§ 1822.Notice of voluntary closure of hospital, sanatorium, convalescent home, rest home, nursing home or similar institution
Any person, including county or local government units, who is conducting, managing or operating any hospital, sanatorium, convalescent home, rest home, nursing home or institution within the meaning of this chapter, and who is properly licensed therefor in accordance with this chapter shall give at least 30 days' advance notice of the voluntary closing of such facility to the patients therein and to those persons, governmental units or institutions who are primarily responsible for the welfare of those patients who are being cared for by said hospital, sanatorium, convalescent home, rest home, nursing home or institution so that adequate preparation may be made for the orderly transfer of said patients to another qualified facility.
Failure to provide such notice shall subject the offender to the same penalties provided in section 1821.’
Amend the bill by striking out all of sections 12 to 17 and inserting the following:
‘Sec. 12. 28-B MRSA §302, sub-§2, ¶C, as enacted by PL 2017, c. 409, Pt. A, §6, is amended to read:
 
C. The total percentage or square footage of plant canopy designated under paragraph A, or, in the case of a plant-count-based tier 1 cultivation facility license, the areas within the cultivation facility, within which the applicant proposes to cultivate mature marijuana plants. An applicant for a nursery cultivation facility license shall meet the requirements of this paragraph by designating on the cultivation plan the areas within the cultivation facility within which the applicant proposes to cultivate mature marijuana plants, demonstrating the physical separation of such areas from the areas in which immature marijuana plants and seedlings are to be cultivated in accordance with section 501, subsection 3, paragraph B.’
Amend the bill by striking out all of section 33.
Amend the bill by striking out all of sections 35 and 36.
Amend the bill by striking out all of section 38.
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section number to read consecutively.
 
SUMMARY
This amendment removes from the bill sections 1, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 33, 35, 36 and 38 because there is pending legislation that may affect the changes proposed in each of these sections. The amendment also adds 4 new sections. One new section corrects clerical errors. The 2nd new section corrects an incorrect cross-reference. The 3rd new section removes a cross-reference to a repealed provision. The 4th new section corrects a clerical error.