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House Amendment 8429

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  1  1    Amend House File 2506 as follows:
  1  2    #1.  Page 1, by striking lines 9 and 10.
  1  3    #2.  Page 2, by inserting after line 1 the
  1  4 following:
  1  5    "Sec. ___.  NEW SECTION.  482.12C  SCIENTIFIC STUDY
  1  6 OF MUSSEL POPULATIONS – INLAND WATERS – REPORT.
  1  7    The department of natural resources shall conduct a
  1  8 study of the populations of various mussel species in
  1  9 the inland waters of the state with emphasis on the
  1 10 sublegal population of washboard mussels.  The
  1 11 department shall conduct independent field
  1 12 investigations of the various mussel beds in inland
  1 13 waters of this state.  The department shall fund up to
  1 14 fifty percent of the cost of the field investigations
  1 15 with the commercial mussel industry contributing the
  1 16 remainder.  The department shall contract with a
  1 17 malacologist who is acceptable to the commercial
  1 18 mussel industry and the department to conduct the
  1 19 study and investigation.  The department shall review
  1 20 current scientific studies conducted by other state
  1 21 natural resource agencies, federal wildlife and
  1 22 natural resource agencies, and private parties
  1 23 including commercial fishers, shell buyers, and shell
  1 24 exporters.
  1 25    The department shall report its findings to the
  1 26 chairpersons and ranking members of the house
  1 27 committee on natural resources and the senate
  1 28 committee on natural resources and environment not
  1 29 later than January 15, 2000." 
  1 30 
  1 31 
  1 32                               
  1 33 DOTZLER of Black Hawk 
  1 34 HF 2506.303 77
  1 35 tj/cf/28
     

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