Amend the bill in section 9 in §6450 in subsection 1 in paragraph D in the 2nd line (page 6, line 7 in L.D.) by inserting after the following: " harvested" the following: ' a minimum of 1,000 pounds of'
Amend the bill by inserting after section 9 the following:
‘Sec. 10. Authority. The Joint Standing Committee on Marine Resources may report out a bill to the Second Regular Session of the 126th Legislature regarding lobster licenses and methods for expanding opportunity in the limited-entry lobster fishery.’
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This amendment provides that in order to be eligible for the temporary medical allowance provided in the bill, the holder of a lobster and crab fishing license must have harvested a minimum of 1,000 pounds of lobsters within one year prior to the request for a temporary medical allowance. This amendment also gives the Joint Standing Committee on Marine Resources the authority to report out a bill regarding lobster licenses and methods for expanding opportunity in the limited-entry lobster fishery.