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HB 257                                                                                                                        
The House Special Committee on Fisheries considered:                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
    HOUSE BILL NO. 257                                                                                                          
    "An Act transferring duties relating to aquatic farming and                                                                 
    hatchery operations from the Department of Fish and Game to the                                                             
    Department of Natural Resources, eliminating certain permit                                                                 

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    requirements applicable to aquatic farming and hatchery                                                                     
    operations, and directing the Department of Natural Resources to                                                            
    administer and supervise promotional and marketing work for                                                                 
    aquatic farm products; and providing for an effective date."                                                                
                                                                                                                                
and recommends it be replaced with:                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
    CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 257(FSH)                                                                                              
    "An Act directing the Department of Natural Resources to                                                                    
    administer and supervise promotional and marketing work for                                                                 
    aquatic farm products."                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
The report was signed by Representative Seaton, Chair, with the                                                                 
following individual recommendations:                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
Do pass (1):  Seaton                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
No recommendation (3):  LeDoux, Johansen, Edgmon                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
The following fiscal note(s) apply to CSHB 257(FSH):                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
1.  Fiscal, Dept. of Fish & Game                                                                                                
2.  Fiscal, Dept. of Natural Resources                                                                                          
3.  Fiscal, Dept. of Natural Resources                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
HB 257 was referred to the Resources Committee.