2002-02-15                     House Journal                      Page 2287
HB 441                                                                                            
HOUSE BILL NO. 441 by Representative Kohring, entitled:                                             
                                                                                                    
     "An Act merging the Department of Environmental Conservation                                   
     and the Department of Natural Resources and naming the resulting                               
     entity the Department of Natural Resources and Conservation; and                               
     providing for an effective date."                                                              
                                                                                                    
was read the first time and referred to the Resources and Finance                                   
Committees.