| | | 3. The Speaker of the House shall appoint a member of the | | House to the commission who is the House chair. When making | | this appointment, the Speaker of the House shall give | | preference to a House member of the Joint Standing Committee | | on Inland Fisheries and Wildlife; and be it further |
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| | | Sec. 3. Appointments; convening of commission. Resolved: That all | | appointments must be made no later than 30 days following the | | effective date of this resolve. The appointing authorities | | shall notify the Executive Director of the Legislative Council | | once all appointments have been completed. The chairs shall | | call and convene the first meeting of the commission no later | | than August 15, 2003; and be it further |
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| | | Sec. 4. Duties. Resolved: That the commission shall complete all | | duties prescribed in Resolve 1999, chapter 82 and shall | | provide oversight and policy guidance to the Department of | | Inland Fisheries and Wildlife with respect to the expenditure | | of funds appropriated by the 119th Legislature in Public Law | | 1999, chapter 731, Part A, section 1 and Part HHHH, section 1, | | for engineering design for the Embden Hatchery and a statewide | | assessment of all other hatchery facilities. In addition, the | | commission shall: |
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| | | 1. Continue to work with the Department of Inland Fisheries | | and Wildlife and the department's consultant to continue the | | work of evaluating the effluent characteristics of fish | | hatcheries, including private fish hatcheries, with the | | purpose of ensuring that the state fish hatcheries will be | | able to comply with licensed effluent discharge standards and | | to obtain information relevant to discussions of discharge | | license standards for unlicensed private fish hatcheries; |
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| | | 2. Set statewide production goals for the number, size and | | species mix of recreational sport fish over a 15- to 20-year | | planning horizon; |
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| | | 3. Determine how to meet those production goals in the most | | cost-effective manner by evaluating all production options, | | including options for investing in cost-effective upgrades to | | existing state-owned facilities to produce more fish, closing | | noneconomic state-owned facilities and building new capacity | | in other locations in the State and purchasing fish from | | privately owned hatcheries; and |
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| | | 4. Within existing budgeted resources, undertake any | | studies or other activities as are necessary to complete the | | tasks outlined in this section; and be it further |
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