Menhaden; limits on amount harvested annually. (HB749)

Introduced By

Sen. John Cosgrove (R-Chesapeake)

Progress

Introduced
Passed Committee
Passed House
Passed Senate
Signed by Governor
Became Law

Description

Harvest quota on menhaden. Limits to 105,783 metric tons the amount of menhaden that can be harvested annually in the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries from 2006 through 2010. This limit is in accordance with the cap placed on the fishery by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission in its Atlantic Menhaden Fishery Management Plan. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Failed

History

DateAction
01/10/2006Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/06 067231118
01/10/2006Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
01/18/2006Fiscal impact statement from DPB (HB749)
02/15/2006Left in Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources

Duplicate Bills

The following bills are identical to this one: SB84.