| | As used in this subchapter, unless the context otherwise | indicates, the following terms have the following meanings. |
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| | 1.__Coastal waters.__"Coastal waters" means the jurisdictional | area of the commission, which waters are all coastal navigable | waters that are contained within, flow through, or border upon | the State or any portion thereof, including those portions of the | Atlantic Ocean within the jurisdiction of the State, up to state | or international boundaries, and including all waters between | Isle au Haut and Seal Island westward of a straight line between | Western Ear Ledge on Isle au Haut drawn to Eastern Ledge on Seal | Island. |
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| | 2.__Coastal zones.__"Coastal zones" means the 3 areas of Maine | coastal waters relevant to the commission membership, Calais to | Schoodic Point, Schoodic Point to Port Clyde, and Port Clyde to | Kittery, excepting the port of Portland and Casco Bay. |
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| | 3.__Commission.__"Commission" means the Maine Pilotage | Commission. |
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| | 4.__Commissioner.__"Commissioner" means the Commissioner of | Transportation. |
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| | 5.__Department.__"Department" means the Department of | Transportation. |
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| | 6.__Pilotage areas.__"Pilotage areas" means specific areas of | the Maine coast where the commission has established licensing | requirements. |
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| | Sec. 5. 38 MRSA §86, as amended by PL 1991, c. 698, §2, is further | amended to read: |
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| §86. Vessels required to take pilot |
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| | Every foreign vessel and every American vessel under register, | with a draft of 9 feet or more, entering or departing from any | port or harbor within the waters described in section 86-A shall | must take a pilot licensed under this chapter. Any master, | owner, agent or consignee that fails to take a pilot licensed | under this subchapter is subject to a civil penalty not to exceed | $5,000 $15,000 per day, payable to the State. This penalty is | recoverable in a civil action. |
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| | Sec. 6. 38 MRSA §86-A, sub-§2, as repealed and replaced by PL 1987, c. | 689, §1, is amended to read: |
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