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Amend the amendment by striking out all of the first 3 lines after the title (page 1, lines 11 to 13 in amendment)
Amend the amendment in the emergency preamble in the 2nd paragraph in the 2nd line (page 1, line 19 in amendment) by striking out the following: "groundfishing" and inserting the following: 'fishing'
Amend the amendment by striking out all of section 1 (page 1, lines 27 to 29 in amendment)
Amend the amendment in section 2 in subsection 2 in the first paragraph in the 4th line (page 2, line 2 in amendment) by striking out the following: "groundfishing boat" and inserting the following: 'fishing vessel'
Amend the amendment in section 2 in the 2nd blocked paragraph in the 3rd and 4th lines (page 2, lines 13 and 14 in amendment) by striking out the following: "groundfishing boat" and inserting the following: 'fishing vessel'
Amend the amendment in section 3 in subsection 3 in the 2nd line (page 2, line 21 in amendment) by striking out the following: "groundfishing boat" and inserting the following: 'fishing vessel'
Amend the amendment in section 3 in subsection 3 in the 6th line (page 2, line 25 in amendment) by striking out the following: "groundfishing boat" and inserting the following: 'fishing vessel'
Amend the amendment in section 3 in subsection 3 in the 11th line (page 2, line 30 in amendment) by striking out the following: "groundfishing boat" and inserting the following: 'fishing vessel'
Amend the amendment in section 3 in subsection 3 in the last line (page 2, line 33 in amendment) by striking out the following: "groundfishing boat" and inserting the following: 'fishing vessel'
Amend the amendment by striking out all of section 5 and inserting the following:
‘Sec. 5. Application. This Act applies to purchases of fuel for use in a commercial fishing vessel on or after October 1, 2011.’
Amend the amendment by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section number to read consecutively.
 
SUMMARY
This amendment expands the tax refund proposed in Committee Amendment "A" to apply to all commercial fishing vessels.