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Budget Amendments - HB30 (Member Request)

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Chief Patron: Bloxom
Co-Patron(s): Cox, Hall, Hargrove, Jackson, Morgan, Plum, Rhodes, Thomas
Alliance Citizen Water Quality Monitoring

Item 415 #8h

Item 415 #8h

First Year - FY2001 Second Year - FY2002
Natural Resources
Environmental Quality, Department of FY2001 $50,000 FY2002 $50,000 GF

Language
Page 296, line 47, strike "$60,728,468" and insert "$60,778,468".
Page 296, line 47, strike "$40,529,440" and insert "$40,579,440".
Page 298, after line 41, insert:
"D.  The amounts for this Item include $50,000 the first year and $50,000 the second year from the general fund for a citizen water quality monitoring project managed by the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay.  The appropriation shall be used for water quality monitoring below the fall line of Virginia's tidal rivers and streams."


Explanation
(This amendment provides $100,000 for a citizens water quality monitoring project. The Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay manages a program in Virginia that collects data on dissolved oxygen, pH, water clarity, and other parameters, including excess nutrients.)