Sec. 2. 12 MRSA §6034, sub-§7, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 90, §2, is amended to read:

7. Duties. The council shall carry out duties specifically delegated to the council by law or by the commissioner and give the commissioner information and advice concerning fishing safety issues, including:

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; and

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.

Sec. 3. 12 MRSA §6034, sub-§8, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 90, §2, is repealed.

Sec. 4. 12 MRSA §6035, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 90, §2, is amended to read:

§6035. Commercial fishing safety plan

No later than November 15th October 1st of each year, the commissioner Commercial Fishing Safety Council shall submit a commercial safety fishing safety plan to the Commercial Fishing Safety Council commissioner that includes the department's council'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 department to consider.