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2008 Session

Budget Amendments - HB30 (Committee Approved)

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Hydrilla Funding

Item 95 #1h

Item 95 #1h

First Year - FY2009 Second Year - FY2010
Agriculture And Forestry
Agriculture and Consumer Services, Department of FY2009 $75,000 FY2010 $75,000 GF

Language
Page 81, line 35, strike "$4,865,303" and insert "$4,940,303".
Page 81, line 35, strike "$4,865,303" and insert "$4,940,303".
Page 81, after line 40, insert:
"Out of the amounts included for Plant Pest and Disease Control, $50,000 in the first year and $50,000 in the second year from the general fund is appropriated to support the eradication of hydrilla on Lake Gaston, and $25,000 in the first year and $25,000 in the second year from the general fund is appropriated to support the eradication of hydrilla on Smith Mountain Lake."


Explanation
(This amendment restores $75,000 each year from the general fund to the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services' "Plant Pest and Disease Control" program to support the eradication of hydrilla on Lake Gaston and Smith Mountain Lake. Hydrilla is an invasive plant species that interferes with recreation, destroys fish and wildlife habitats, and can severely impact water delivery systems.)