| 4 | | - | 1.4 Section 1. NATIVE FISH CONSERVATION; APPROPRIATION. |
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| 5 | | - | 1.5 (a) $134,000 in fiscal year 2024 and $134,000 in fiscal year 2025 are appropriated from |
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| 6 | | - | 1.6the heritage enhancement account in the game and fish fund to the commissioner of natural |
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| 7 | | - | 1.7resources for native fish conservation and classification. |
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| 8 | | - | 1.8 (b) By August 1, 2023, a written update on the progress of identifying necessary |
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| 9 | | - | 1.9protection and conservation measures for native fish currently defined as rough fish under |
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| 10 | | - | 1.10Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.015, subdivision 43, including buffalo, sucker, sheepshead, |
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| 11 | | - | 1.11bowfin, gar, goldeye, and bullhead, must be submitted to the chairs and ranking minority |
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| 12 | | - | 1.12members of the house of representatives and senate committees and divisions with jurisdiction |
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| 13 | | - | 1.13over the environment and natural resources. |
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| 14 | | - | 1.14 (c) By December 15, 2023, a written report with recommendations for statutory and rule |
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| 15 | | - | 1.15changes to provide necessary protection and conservation measures and research needs for |
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| 16 | | - | 1.16native fish currently designated as rough fish must be submitted to the chairs and ranking |
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| 17 | | - | 1.17minority members of the house of representatives and senate committees and divisions with |
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| 18 | | - | 1.18jurisdiction over the environment and natural resources. The report must include |
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| 19 | | - | 1.19recommendations for amending Minnesota Statutes to classify fish that are native to |
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| 20 | | - | 1.20Minnesota that are currently designated as rough fish and invasive fish currently designated |
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| 21 | | - | 1.21as rough fish separately. For the purposes of this paragraph, native fish include but are not |
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| 22 | | - | 1.22limited to bowfin (Amia calva), bigmouth buffalo (Ictiobus cyprinellus), smallmouth buffalo |
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| 4 | + | 1.4 Section 1. ROUGH FISH REPORT; APPROPRIATION. |
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| 5 | + | 1.5 $....... in fiscal year 2024 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of |
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| 6 | + | 1.6natural resources to evaluate fish designated as rough fish in the state to determine if fish |
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| 7 | + | 1.7species are properly designated and if there are rough fish species that are in need of |
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| 8 | + | 1.8additional protection through regulations and to determine any research needs. The |
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| 9 | + | 1.9commissioner must submit a report with the results of the evaluation and any |
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| 10 | + | 1.10recommendations to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees |
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| 11 | + | 1.11and divisions with jurisdiction over the environment and natural resources by June 30, 2025. |
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| 12 | + | 1.12This is a onetime appropriation and is available until June 30, 2025. |
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| 33 | | - | Adoption of Report: Amended and re-referred to the Committee on Ways and Means01/30/2023 2.1(Ictiobus bubalus), burbot (Lota lota), longnose gar (Lepisosteus osseus), shortnose gar |
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| 34 | | - | 2.2(Lepisosteus platostomus), goldeye (Hiodon alosoides), mooneye (Hiodon tergisus), and |
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| 35 | | - | 2.3white sucker (Catostomus commersonii), and invasive fish include but are not limited to |
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| 36 | | - | 2.4bighead carp (Hypophthalmichthys nobilis), grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella), and |
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| 37 | | - | 2.5silver carp (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix). |
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| 38 | | - | 2Section 1. |
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| 39 | | - | REVISOR CKM H0245-1HF245 FIRST ENGROSSMENT |
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