Amendment AA1-AB798

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2019 - 2020 LEGISLATURE

ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT 1, TO ASSEMBLY BILL 798

February 3, 2020 - Offered by Representative Summerfield.

AB798-AA1,1,1 At the locations indicated, amend the bill as follows:

AB798-AA1,1,2 1. Page 2, line 9: delete lines 9 to 17 and substitute:

AB798-AA1,2,2 “(1) In the 2019-21 fiscal biennium, from the appropriation under s. 20.370 (4) (na), the department of natural resources shall provide grants to local water improvement groups to conduct projects using biomanipulation to improve the water quality of lakes and impoundments identified on the impaired waters list prepared by the department as required under 40 CFR 130.7 (b). To be eligible, projects shall include the removal of zooplanktivorous and benthivorous fish or the introduction of piscivorous fish, or both, and shall include comprehensive fish studies. The department of natural resources shall select grants under this subsection through a competitive application process determined by the department that prioritizes projects that include both the removal of zooplanktivorous and benthivorous fish and the introduction of piscivorous fish, in addition to comprehensive fish studies. Grants under this subsection may cover 90 percent of the costs of biomanipulation projects.”.

AB798-AA1,2,3 (End)