Sec. 15. 38 MRSA §92, as amended by PL 1991, c. 509, §47, is further amended to read:

§92. Duration and renewal of licenses

Licenses issued by the pilot pilotage commission must be renewed every year on or before the expiration date established by the commissioner 5 years to coincide, if possible, with the renewal of the individual's federal license.

Sec. 16. 38 MRSA §93, as amended by PL 1991, c. 509, §48, is further amended to read:

§93. License fees

Every new application for a license to act as a pilot on these coastal waters must be accompanied by an application fee of $100 $500 for the first pilotage area and $50 for each successive pilotage area. Original and annual renewal license fees are $10 $375 for 5 years, regardless of number of areas being renewed. Licenses may be renewed up to 90 days after the date of expiration upon payment of a late fee of $10 $100 in addition to the renewal fee. Any person who submits an application for renewal more than 90 days after the licensing renewal date is subject to all requirements governing new applicants under this chapter.

A holder of a license on the effective date of this paragraph is not required to renew that license until its expiration the next expiration and renewal of the federal license.

Sec. 17. 38 MRSA §94, as amended by PL 1991, c. 509, §49, is repealed.

Sec. 18. 38 MRSA §97, as enacted by PL 1969, c. 410, §1, is amended to read:

§97. Authority of pilots

A pilot licensed under sections 85 to 105 this subchapter may pilot any vessel required to take a state pilot anywhere upon the pilotage grounds area for which he the pilot is licensed.

Sec. 19. 38 MRSA §98, as amended by PL 1977, c. 696, §333, is further amended to read: