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Sec. 4. 5 MRSA §13070-J, sub-§6, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 761, §2, is reallocated to 5 MRSA §13070-J, sub-§5.

Sec. 5. 5 MRSA §13122-J, first ¶, as enacted by PL 1999, c. 401, Pt. BBB, §1, is amended to read:

The foundation shall develop and submit to the Governor and the Legislature by December 31, 1999 2000 and on the first day of each legislative session every 5 years thereafter an evaluation of state investments in research and development. The evaluation must:

Sec. 6. Retroactivity. That section of this Act that amends the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, section 13122-J, first paragraph applies retroactively to June 4, 1999.

Sec. 7. 7 MRSA §2171, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 1999, c. 84, §3, is amended to read:

1. Fees. The following provisions apply to the fees payable for a license issued under this section.

A. An applicant who has a nursery stock retail sales area in excess of 150 square feet or gross annual sales of nursery stock in excess of $500 shall pay a license fee of $25 per year.

B. An applicant who has gross annual sales of nursery stock of $500 or less and a nursery stock retail sales area of 150 square feet or less shall pay a license fee of $5 per year.

C. Educational institutions are exempt from the license fee.

This subsection is repealed 90 days after the adjournment of the Second Regular Session of the 119th Legislature.

Sec. 8. 7 MRSA §2171, sub-§1-A is enacted to read:

1-A.__Fees established by rule.__No later than December 31, 1999, the Commissioner of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources shall provisionally adopt rules in accordance with Title 5, chapter 375 to establish fees for licenses issued under this section.__Rules adopted pursuant to this subsection are major substantive rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter II-A.__Fees established by rules adopted under this subsection