Amendment #1683 to H5500

Department of Fish and Game Technical Corrections and Funding Adjustment

Mr. Kearney of Scituate moves to amend the bill in section 2 by making the following changes:-

in item 2310-0300, by striking out the words “George L. Darey Inland Fisheries and Game Fund 100%”;

and in item 2320-0100, by striking out the words “Marine Recreational Fisheries Development Fund 100%”;

and in item 2330-0100, by striking out the words “George L. Darey Inland Fisheries and Game Fund............................................................83.06% Marine Recreational Fisheries Development Fund ......................................................................16.94%”;

and in item 2330-0120, by striking out the words “Marine Recreational Fisheries Development Fund......................................................................53.18”;

and in item 2300-0100, by striking out the figure “9,323,957” and inserting in place thereof the following figure “9,514,242”;

and in said item 2300-0100, by inserting after the word “commission” the following words:- “; provided further, that funds shall be expended by the department's office of biodiversity for efforts to increase biodiversity and to protect and prepare vulnerable maritime ecosystems from climate impacts and unlock their potential for carbon sequestration”.