AMENDMENT(S) PROPOSED BY THE HOUSE

AGRICULTURE, CHESAPEAKE AND NATURAL RESOURCES

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RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, That the General Assembly proclaim its support of the continuation of efforts to establish commercial aquaculture production of genetically sterile Crassostrea ariakensis within the guidelines and parameters called for or established by the Virginia Institute of Marine Science, the Virginia Marine Resources Commission, in consultation with policies adopted by the Chesapeake Executive Council and under the protocols of the International Council for the Exploration of the Seas; and be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the General Assembly renew Virginia’s commitment to increase the native oyster by ten-fold by 2010 as outlined in the Chesapeake 2000 Agreement and encourage the continued and expanded federal-state cooperative efforts and the efforts of private organizations in this endeavor.