Sec. 1. 5 MRSA §12004-I, sub-§58, ķA, as amended by PL 1997, c. 208, §1, is repealed.

Sec. 2. 12 MRSA §6431-C, sub-§2, as amended by PL 1999, c. 309, §1, is further amended to read:

2. Purpose. All money credited to the Lobster Management Fund must be used to cover the costs of trap tags and the administration and enforcement of a lobster trap tag system under section 6431-B, the costs associated with lobster management policy councils and referenda pursuant to section 6447, costs associated with the Lobster Advisory Council not supported by the General Fund and the costs associated with determining eligibility for lobster and crab fishing licenses and eligibility to fish for or take lobsters from a vessel.

SUMMARY

This bill removes the dollar limitation with regard to support for the Lobster Advisory Council. The bill also allows money from the Lobster Management Fund to be used to support the Lobster Advisory Council.