Sec. 3. 12 MRSA §6034, sub-§8, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 90, §2, is repealed.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, but is not limited to, 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.

Sec. 5. 12 MRSA §6176 is enacted to read:

§6176.__Commercial fishing safety

The commissioner may adopt commercial fishing safety rules recommended by the Commercial Fishing Safety Council.__Rules authorized by this section must be adopted and amended in accordance with the procedures outlined in subchapter 2 and are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A.

Sec. 6. Report. The Commissioner of Marine Resources and the Commercial Fishing Safety Council shall jointly report to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over marine resources matters by January 2, 2007 regarding any rule-making activity conducted pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 12, section 6176.