Emergency regulations authorized under section 6172 shall be exempted are exempt from the requirement that they be supplied to persons that who have requested them, as required under Title 5, section 8055 8056, subsection 1.

Sec. 17. 12 MRSA §6421, sub-§5, ¶D, as repealed by PL 1999, c. 330, §2 and amended by c. 397, §1, is repealed.

Sec. 18. 12 MRSA §6421-B, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 1999, c. 330, §5, is amended to read:

1. Appeal of license denial. A person who is denied a Class I, Class II or Class III lobster and crab fishing license because that person does not meet the eligibility requirements of section 6421, subsection 5, paragraph A or section 6421-A may appeal to the commissioner under this section for a review of that license denial.

Sec. 19. 12 MRSA §6431-F, sub-§2, ¶B, as enacted by PL 1999, c. 397, §6, is amended to read:

B. If the license holder was issued a Class I, Class II or Class III lobster and crab fishing license pursuant to section 6421, subsection 5, paragraph H or former section 6421-A, subsection 1, paragraph D, the license holder may not purchase more than 300 trap tags for the initial license year. For each following year, the license holder may purchase up to an increase of 100 trap tags each year as long as the total number does not exceed the trap limit established by rule for the zone in which the person fishes a majority of that person's traps; and

Sec. 20. 12 MRSA §6749-R, sub-§1, as amended by PL 1999, c. 244, §2 and c. 309, §3, is repealed and the following enacted in its place:

1.__Uses of the fund.__The commissioner shall use the fund for research directly related to sea urchin fishery management information needs and for reporting to licensed sea urchin harvesters, boat tenders, processors and buyers on the results of research and the use of fund revenues.__The purpose of that research must be to determine, with the highest reliability possible given available resources, the greatest level of effort that may be applied to the sea urchin fishery without harming the long-term economic and biological sustainability of the sea urchin fishery.__The commissioner shall consult with the Sea Urchin Zone Council under section 6749-X before deciding upon