Sec. C-2. 32 MRSA §13907, first ¶, as amended by PL 1991, c. 509, §42, is further amended to read:

The board shall issue a license, upon payment of a license required fee as provided in this chapter as set under section 13910-A, to any applicant who, in the opinion of the board, has satisfactorily met the requirements of this chapter. The license authorizes the practice of land surveying.

Sec. C-3. 32 MRSA §13908, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 1989, c. 346, §3, is amended to read:

1. License renewal. Licenses shall expire on the last day of December or such other time as the commissioner designates. The department shall mail renewal notices to all licensees at least one month in advance of the date of expiration. A license expires on the date set by the Commissioner of Professional and Financial Regulation pursuant to Title 10, section 8003, subsection 4 for the licensing period for which the license was issued.__A renewal license is issued for each ensuing licensing period in the absence of any reason or condition that might warrant the refusal to grant a license, upon receipt by the board of the written request of the applicant and the required fee for the license as set under section 13910-A and upon the applicant's presenting evidence of compliance with the requirements of section 13908, subsection 4.

Licenses may be renewed up to 90 days after the date of expiration upon payment of a late fee of $10 as set under section 13910-A in addition to the renewal a required fee as set under section 13910-A. Any person who submits an application for renewal more than 90 days after the licensure renewal date shall be is subject to all requirements governing new applicants under this chapter, including a late fee, renewal fee and filing fee as set under section 13910-A, except that the board may waive examination, giving due consideration to the protection of the public.

Sec. C-4. 32 MRSA §13910, as amended by PL 1995, c. 397, §117, is repealed.

Sec. C-5. 32 MRSA §13910-A is enacted to read:

§13910-A.__Fees