| A. The initial issuance of each special license shall must | specify the number of times the license may be renewed after | the initial issuance. Each license may be renewed at least 4 | times. The commissioner, with the advice and consent of the | advisory council, may authorize up to 19 renewals, if the | necessary investment in the research or aquaculture requires | additional renewals. |
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| B. The commissioner shall annually renew the license on | request for the authorized number of renewals, unless the | license holder has not complied with the conditions of the | license, or the commissioner finds that renewal is not in | the best interest of the State. Renewals shall do not | require a new application nor or filing fee and shall do not | require the advice and consent of the advisory council. |
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| | Sec. N-4. 12 MRSA §6074, sub-§9 is enacted to read: |
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| | 9.__Penalty.__An individual who fails to comply with the | conditions or limitations on the licensed activity under this | section commits a civil violation for which a fine of not less | than $100 nor more than $500 may be adjudged. |
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| | Sec. O-1. Transfer of funds. Notwithstanding any other provision of | law, the State Controller shall transfer up to $10,000,000 in | fiscal year 2003-04 from the Retiree Health Insurance Fund to the | unappropriated surplus of the General Fund no later than June 30, | 2004. On or after July 1, 2005, the State Controller shall | transfer $10,000,000 along with interest from the General Fund to | the Retiree Health Insurance Fund as repayment. The transfer is | considered an interfund loan to be repaid with interest of 8% | compounded annually on the unpaid balance. |
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| | Sec. P-1. Transfer from unappropriated surplus at close of fiscal year 2003-04. | Notwithstanding any other provision of law, at the close of | fiscal year 2003-04 the State Controller shall transfer an amount | up to $4,495,662 available from the unappropriated surplus of the | General Fund to the Executive Branch - Departments and Agencies | Statewide account within the Department of Administrative and | Financial Services after all required deductions of | appropriations, budgeted financial commitments and adjustments | considered necessary by the State Controller have been made and | as the next priority after the transfers required pursuant to the | Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, sections 1507, 1511, 1513, 1517 | and 1519. |
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