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Resolve, To Direct the Department of Marine Resources To Study the Issues Surrounding the Harvest of Bait Fish within Territorial Waters
Sec. 1 Harvest of bait fish within territorial waters of the State. Resolved: That the Commissioner of Marine Resources shall conduct, within the existing budget of the Department of Marine Resources, a study of the harvest of bait fish within the territorial waters of the State and develop a plan to address the issues surrounding the harvest of bait fish; and be it further
Sec. 2 Report. Resolved: That the Commissioner of Marine Resources shall report the findings, recommendations and plan developed as a result of the study to the Joint Standing Committee on Marine Resources by January 4, 2010. The report must also contain a series of regulatory options that may be used to implement the commissioner's recommendations and plan; and be it further
Sec. 3 Authority to submit legislation. Resolved: That the Joint Standing Committee on Marine Resources may submit legislation relating to the study to the Second Regular Session of the 124th Legislature.