Chief Patron: Stolle
Study of Chesapke Bay Ports and Harbors

Item 545 #1s

Language
Page 444, line 33, strike "$538,631" and insert "$888,631".
Page 444, after line 36, insert:
"A.  Out of this appropriation in the second year, $350,000 in general funds shall be used to study the impact of new port facilities, dredging, and surface transportation projects on the Chesapeake Bay ports and harbors.  The Virginia Port Authority, Virginia Institute of Marine Science, and Old Dominion University shall work cooperatively on this study."

Explanation
(This amendment provides funding to study the impact of port and surface transportation projects on the Chesapeake Bay ports and harbors. Feasibility, environmental, and observation analyses will be required.)