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Budget Amendments - HB30 (Conference Report)

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Report on Shellfish Sanitation Activities (language only)

Item 298 #1c

Item 298 #1c

Health and Human Resources
Department of Health

Language

Page 248, at the beginning of line 12, insert "A."

Page 248, after line 13, insert:

"B. The Department of Health shall report on the agency's activities to assess the sources of bacterial contamination in shellfish waters and to develop data in support of  conditional management plans to allow for the safe harvest of shellfish from contaminated areas. The department shall report on such activities and data development efforts to the Chairmen of the House Appropriations and Senate Finance Committees by October 1, 2016."



Explanation

(This amendment requires the Department of Health to report on agency activities related to shellfish sanitation to the Chairmen of the House Appropriations and Senate Finance Committees by October 1, 2016. The 2016 General Assembly provided the agency with $225,000 from the general fund and three positions in fiscal year 2016 to assess the sources of bacterial contamination in shellfish waters and to develop data in support of conditional management plans to allow for the safe harvest of shellfish from contaminated areas.)