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2015 SESSION
14100251DBe it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. § 1. That the Secretary of Natural Resources, in cooperation with the Department of Game and Inland Fisheries and the Marine Resources Commission, shall develop a plan for the consolidation of the law-enforcement functions of these two agencies under the authority of the Department of Game and Inland Fisheries. The consolidation plan shall take into account (i) the cost efficiencies of such a plan; (ii) the potential for redirecting financial savings from such consolidation to other high priority responsibilities identified by the agencies and their boards; (iii) gaps and duplication of training, tasks, and enforcement services, and opportunities for improved service delivery; (iv) maximizing the protection of Virginia's natural resources; and (v) additional new funding sources available to support the consolidation, if needed. The law-enforcement consolidation plan shall include an implementation strategy that addresses the following management concerns: (a) what activities constitute "law enforcement"; (b) the training, coordination, and deployment of law-enforcement personnel; (c) workload management based on seasonal priorities; and (d) optimizing communication among law-enforcement personnel in such areas as the regulation of fishing (recreational and commercial), boating safety, and habitat and bottomlands
protection.
§ 2. The Secretary of Natural Resources shall submit the law-enforcement consolidation plan to the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources; the House Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources; the Senate Committee on Finance; and the House Committee on Appropriations, no later than November 1, 2014.