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Budget Amendments - SB30 (Member Request)

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Chief Patron: Deeds
Statewide Mussel Restoration Plan

Item 382 #1s

Item 382 #1s

First Year - FY2023 Second Year - FY2024
Natural and Historic Resources
Department of Wildlife Resources FY2023 $200,000 FY2024 $200,000 GF
FY2023 2.00 FY2024 2.00 FTE

Language
Page 414, line 9, strike "$50,130,696" and insert "$50,330,696".
Page 414, line 9, strike "$50,130,696" and insert "$50,330,696".

Page 414, after line 23, insert:

"C. Out of the amounts appropriated in this item, $200,000 in the first year and $200,000 in the second year from the general fund is provided to the department to support two additional staff biologists to develop and administer a statewide plan to protect and restore native freshwater mussel species. The department is authorized to enter into cooperative agreements with qualified nonprofit and private entities to assist in mussel restoration planning and implementation."



Explanation

(This amendment provides $400,000 GF over the biennium to support two additional staff at the Department of Wildlife Resources for the development and implementation of a statewide mussel restoration plan.)