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2019 - 2020 LEGISLATURE
ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT 1,
TO ASSEMBLY BILL 798
February 3, 2020 - Offered by Representative Summerfield.
AB798-AA1,1,11 At the locations indicated, amend the bill as follows:
AB798-AA1,1,2 21. Page 2, line 9: delete lines 9 to 17 and substitute:
AB798-AA1,2,2 3(1) In the 2019-21 fiscal biennium, from the appropriation under s. 20.370 (4)
4(na), the department of natural resources shall provide grants to local water
5improvement groups to conduct projects using biomanipulation to improve the water
6quality of lakes and impoundments identified on the impaired waters list prepared
7by the department as required under 40 CFR 130.7 (b). To be eligible, projects shall
8include the removal of zooplanktivorous and benthivorous fish or the introduction
9of piscivorous fish, or both, and shall include comprehensive fish studies. The
10department of natural resources shall select grants under this subsection through
11a competitive application process determined by the department that prioritizes
12projects that include both the removal of zooplanktivorous and benthivorous fish and
13the introduction of piscivorous fish, in addition to comprehensive fish studies.

1Grants under this subsection may cover 90 percent of the costs of biomanipulation
2projects.”.
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