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Committee discusses 12‑mile sovereignty bill and votes against senior/retiree lobster license concept
Summary
Lawmakers debated LD 553, a push to assert state sovereignty over waters to 12 nautical miles, and directed staff to draft a letter to the congressional delegation and Department of Commerce seeking legal and feasibility analysis; the committee also voted 'ought not to pass' on LD 851 (senior/retiree lobster license) citing zone council concerns and potential gear increases.
Committee members spent substantial time on LD 553, which would assert state ownership and jurisdiction over waters seaward to 12 nautical miles and require the Attorney General to pursue actions and report back. Analysts and DMR warned that the federal Submerged Lands Act generally grants coastal states title out to three nautical miles and that extending state criminal jurisdiction or management to 12 miles raises preemption and…
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