Shrimp Trawling Transition Program/Fees.

Removed language designating the loggerhead sea turtle as the official saltwater reptile of North Carolina.

Added provisions allowing the Division to use up to $2,000,000 annually from the North Carolina Marine Resource Endowment Fund to address payment shortfalls.

Established eligibility criteria for transition payments based on shrimp trip tickets, with specific calculations for applicants holding multiple fishing licenses.

Added the term 'inshore' to define eligible waters for shrimp landings and clarified that 'value of eligible shrimp tickets' refers to shrimp caught in inshore waters between January 1, 2023 and June 30, 2025.

Added requirements for calculating annual transition payments, including a base amount of $180 plus 12 times the average monthly value of eligible shrimp trip tickets.

Eligibility criteria now require shrimp to be caught in inshore waters with a trawl net, removing eligibility for ocean-based trawl landings.

Added authority for the Division to use up to $2 million annually from the North Carolina Marine Resource Endowment Fund to address payment shortfalls.

Payment calculation changed from total trip ticket value to average monthly value multiplied by 12, with explicit exclusion of ocean catch values.

Updated documentation requirements to specify trip tickets must show inshore waters catch rather than general trawl net catch.

Removed the entire bill text that would have adopted the loggerhead sea turtle as North Carolina's official saltwater reptile, including all 'Whereas' clauses and the new section adding G.S. 145-52.

Added a new Shrimp Trawl Transition Program to provide temporary payments to commercial fishing license holders who reported shrimp sales with trawl nets between January 1, 2023, and June 30, 2025.

Established eligibility criteria requiring license holders to have held a Standard or Retired Standard Commercial Fishing License during the specified period and to have reported shrimp landings on trip tickets.

Created a new funding mechanism drawing from the North Carolina Commercial Fishing Resource Fund and North Carolina Marine Resources Fund, with payments capped at the value of eligible shrimp landings plus $180 per license.

Set program expiration date of October 1, 2028, with documentation deadline of December 1, 2025, and required reporting to legislative oversight committees.

Modified coastal fishing license fees in G.S. 113-168.2(e) and G.S. 113-168.3(b), changing resident SCFL fees from $400 to $580 and RSCFL fees from $200 to $290, with nonresident fees also increased.

Added documentation requirements mandating submission of trip tickets to the Division of Marine Fisheries by December 1, 2025, to verify eligibility for transition payments.