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Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and inserting the following:
‘Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §6421, sub-§7-B, ¶Q, as enacted by PL 2017, c. 284, Pt. EEEEE, §3, is amended to read:
 
Q. For a noncommercial lobster and crab fishing license, $60, except as provided in subsection 7-D; and
Sec. 2.  12 MRSA §6421, sub-§7-D  is enacted to read:
 
7-D.  Qualified resident disabled veteran; fee waived.     Notwithstanding subsection 7-B, there is no fee for a noncommercial lobster and crab fishing license issued to a qualified resident disabled veteran. For the purposes of this subsection, "qualified resident disabled veteran" means a person who:
 
A.  Was honorably discharged from the Armed Forces of the United States, the National Guard or the Reserves of the United States Armed Forces;
 
B.  Has a service-connected disability evaluated at 50% or more; and
 
C.  Is a resident of the State.
 
In order to receive a noncommercial lobster and crab fishing license at no cost, an applicant must provide satisfactory evidence that the applicant is a qualified resident disabled veteran.
Sec. 3. 12 MRSA §6703, sub-§4, as amended by PL 2009, c. 213, Pt. G, §19, is further amended to read:
 
4. Fee.   The fee for a noncommercial scallop license is $18, except as provided in subsection 4-A.
Sec. 4.  12 MRSA §6703, sub-§4-A  is enacted to read:
 
4-A.  Qualified resident disabled veteran; fee waived.     Notwithstanding subsection 4 and section 6729, subsection 1, paragraph D, there is no fee or license surcharge for a noncommercial scallop license issued to a qualified resident disabled veteran. For the purposes of this subsection, "qualified resident disabled veteran" means a person who:
 
A.  Was honorably discharged from the Armed Forces of the United States, the National Guard or the Reserves of the United States Armed Forces;
 
B.  Has a service-connected disability evaluated at 50% or more; and
 
C.  Is a resident of the State.
 
In order to receive a noncommercial scallop license at no cost, an applicant must provide satisfactory evidence that the applicant is a qualified resident disabled veteran.
Sec. 5. 12 MRSA §6729, sub-§1, ¶D, as amended by PL 2009, c. 561, §25, is further amended to read:
 
D. For a noncommercial scallop license, $40, except as provided in section 6703, subsection 4-A; and’
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section number to read consecutively.
 
SUMMARY
This amendment replaces the bill. It clarifies that a qualified resident disabled veteran may obtain a noncommercial lobster and crab fishing license or a noncommercial scallop license at no cost, and it adds reservists to the definition of "qualified resident disabled veteran." It also exempts a qualified resident disabled veteran from paying the scallop license surcharge that is assessed on a noncommercial scallop license.
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED
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