Sec. 2. Membership. Resolved: That the task force consists of one Legislator appointed by the Speaker of the House and the following 6 members, appointed by the Commissioner of Marine Resources:

1. One member who resides in a coastal community west of a line that runs lengthwise down the center of Penobscot Bay and who utilizes drags to harvest shrimp;

2. One member who resides in a coastal community east of a line that runs lengthwise down the center of Penobscot Bay and who utilizes drags to harvest shrimp;

3. One member who resides in a coastal community west of a line that runs lengthwise down the center of Penobscot Bay and who utilizes traps to harvest shrimp;

4. One member who resides in a coastal community east of a line that runs lengthwise down the center of Penobscot Bay and who utilizes traps to harvest shrimp;

5. One member employed by the University of Maine System who has expertise in marine biology; and

6. One member employed by the Department of Marine Resources who has expertise in the shrimp fishery; and be it further

Sec. 3. Appointments; meetings. Resolved: That all appointments must be made no later than 30 days following the effective date of this resolve. The first meeting of the task force must convene no later than November 1, 1999. The task force may hold up to 6 meetings; and be it further

Sec. 4. Duties. Resolved: That the task force shall study whether access to the Gulf of Maine shrimp fishery should be limited for the purpose of conserving the shrimp resource. The task force shall report its findings and conclusions and any proposed legislation by February 1, 2000 to the Joint Standing Committee on Marine Resources. The Joint Standing Committee on Marine Resources may report out legislation during the Second Regular Session of the 119th Legislature regarding limited entry and licensing in the shrimp fishery; and be it further