A.__Minimum safety equipment, training and operational standards;

B.__Community-based education programs that provide practical safety training and fisheries-specific safety training;

C.__An outreach program to promote the culture of safety;

D.__Opportunities to minimize the costs and seek alternative funding sources, fees, incentives, grants or partnerships to minimize the financial impact of safety requirements; and

E.__The commercial safety fishing plan that the commissioner submits to the council pursuant to section 6035 and report to the Legislature concerning that plan pursuant to subsection 8.

8. Report.__No later than January 15th of each year, the council shall report to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over marine resources matters with regard to measures required to implement the commercial safety fishing plan that the commissioner submits to the council pursuant to section 6035.__The committee is authorized to report out any necessary legislation regarding the council's report.

§6035. Commercial safety fishing plan

No later than November 15th of each year, the commissioner shall submit a commercial safety fishing plan to the Commercial Fishing Safety Council that includes the department's fishing safety initiatives, the progress in implementing those fishing safety initiatives, any revisions to those initiatives or their implementation and any new initiatives for the Commercial Fishing Safety Council to consider.

Emergency clause. In view of the emergency cited in the preamble, this Act takes effect when approved.