Budget Amendment ID: FY2015-S4-253-R1

Redraft ENV 253

Study to Sustain Fishing Industry In Massachusetts

Messrs. Montigny and Tarr moved that the proposed new text be amended in section 2, in item 2330-0100, moved that the bill be amended in section 2, in item 2330-0100, by adding the following words:- “Provided further, that not less than $450,000 shall be expended for a program of collaborative research by the Division of Marine Fisheries through the Marine Fisheries Institute, in collaboration with the School for Marine Science and Technology at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, that applies innovative technology to assess the biomass of fish, in the region managed by the New England Fishery Management Council.”