LD 1639
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B. Make and establish rates of pilotage for such those
vessels as that are subject to sections 85 to 105 this
subchapter;

 
Sec. 11. 38 MRSA §90, sub-§1, ¶D, as amended by PL 1977, c. 694, §747,
is further amended to read;

 
D. Issue any pilot's license in accordance with sections 85
to 105 this subchapter and initiate proceedings in the
Administrative Court to suspend or revoke these licenses;

 
Sec. 12. 38 MRSA §90, sub-§1,¶¶F and I, as enacted by PL 1969, c. 410,
§1, are amended to read:

 
F. Hear and decide complaints made in writing or initiated
on its own motion against any pilot for any misbehavior or,
neglect of, or breach of rules or regulations, which that it
shall deem determines material to be investigated;

 
I. To do all other things reasonable, necessary and
expedient to insure proper and safe pilotage and to
facilitate the efficient administration of sections 85 to
105 this subchapter.

 
Sec. 13. 38 MRSA §90-A, first ¶, as amended by PL 1981, c. 456, Pt. A,
§121, is further amended to read:

 
On or before August 1st of each year, the commission shall
submit to the Commissioner of Business Regulation, commissioner
for the preceding fiscal year ending June 30th its annual report
of its operations and financial position, together with such
those comments and recommendations as that the commission deems
considers essential.

 
Sec. 14. 38 MRSA §91, as amended by PL 1985, c. 389, §38, is
further amended to read:

 
§91. Qualifications of licensees

 
Every person who shall apply applies for a license to act as a
pilot in the waters covered in this subchapter shall must be a
citizen of the United States and the State of Maine. He shall If
applicable, the applicant must possess a federal first class
pilot's endorsement, issued by a duly constituted authority of
the United States, covering the waters described in section 86-A
areas for which the applicant is making application. The
commission shall set standards for application, testing and
granting of a state license.__In those areas where no federal
endorsement is available, the commission may set additional
standards for a state license. An applicant for a license shall


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