A. Is for the exclusive benefit of the abutting upland owner for charitable purposes as defined in the United States Internal Revenue Code, Section 501, (c) (3);

B. Occupies a total of not more than 500 square feet of submerged and intertidal land for any lawful purpose and is permanent; or

C. Occupies a total of not more than 2,000 square feet of submerged and intertidal land for the exclusive purpose of commercial fishing activities and is permanent.

Sec. 3. 12 MRSA §1863, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 678, §13, is amended to read:

2. Purpose. The purpose of the fund is to support shore and harbor management improvement activities by providing grants to municipalities. These activities include but are not limited to the development of harbor management plans and public access facilities. A portion of the fund, not to exceed 25% of available revenues, may be used to support management programs on state-owned coastal islands under the jurisdiction of the bureau.

Sec. 4. 12 MRSA §1866, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 678, §13, is amended to read:

2. Eligibility. An abandoned watercraft is subject to removal under this section only under the following conditions.

A. A permit under Title 38, section 9 has not been granted by the municipal board or commission entrusted with harbor management for the area.

B. A landowner has not granted permission to a watercraft owner to abandon a watercraft on that landowner's property.

C. Notice has been given the director within 120 days of abandonment of watercraft the date that the municipal board or commission determines, in its opinion, that the watercraft has been abandoned after July 1, 1993.

D. Notice has been given the director before January 1, 1994 of watercraft abandoned for less than 25 years before October 9, 1991.