2016 -- S 2984 | |
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LC005793 | |
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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2016 | |
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S E N A T E R E S O L U T I O N | |
CREATING A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY WATERFOWL | |
HUNTING LAWS AND REGULATIONS | |
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Introduced By: Senators Miller, Coyne, and Sosnowski | |
Date Introduced: May 10, 2016 | |
Referred To: Senate Environment & Agriculture | |
1 | RESOLVED, That a special legislative commission to be known as the "Commission to |
2 | Study Waterfowl Hunting Laws and Regulations" be and the same is hereby created consisting of |
3 | seven (7) members; three (3) of whom shall reside along the shoreline of Narragansett Bay, at |
4 | least one of whom shall be an east bay resident, and at least one of whom shall be a west bay |
5 | resident, to be appointed by the Senate President; one of whom shall be a biologist with |
6 | waterfowl expertise from the University of Rhode Island, who shall serve as chairperson of the |
7 | commission, to be appointed by the Senate President; one of whom shall be a person with hunting |
8 | and/or waterfowl expertise who is not affiliated with a local nonprofit hunting advocacy group, to |
9 | be appointed by the Senate President; one of whom shall be a representative from a local |
10 | nonprofit hunting advocacy group to be appointed by the Senate President; and one of whom |
11 | shall be a representative from a local nonprofit waterfowl hunting advocacy group, to be |
12 | appointed by the Senate President. |
13 | The purpose of said commission shall be to review the current status of waterfowl |
14 | hunting laws and regulations and make recommendations to the Senate. |
15 | Forthwith upon passage of this resolution, the members of the commission shall meet at |
16 | the call of Senate President. |
17 | Vacancies in said commission shall be filled in like manner as the original appointment. |
18 | The membership of said commission shall receive no compensation for their services. |
19 | All departments and agencies of the state shall furnish such advice and information, |
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1 | documentary and otherwise, to said commission and its agents as is deemed necessary or |
2 | desirable by the commission to facilitate the purposes of this resolution. In addition, the Rhode |
3 | Island Department of Environmental Management (RIDEM) is requested to establish an advisory |
4 | board to the commission and provide information to the commission that shall include, but not be |
5 | limited to, the following: |
6 | (1) Law enforcement is requested to provide an overview of enforcement measures and |
7 | complaints received; |
8 | (2) Legal services is requested to provide information on Rhode Island general laws |
9 | pertaining to waterfowl hunting and utilization of land, including areas designated for hunting and |
10 | relevant boundaries, and also provide information regarding federal regulations; |
11 | (3) Division of fish and wildlife is requested to provide information including, but not |
12 | limited to, Rhode Island waterfowl, migratory patterns, and waterfowl biology; and |
13 | (4) The RIDEM is requested to provide documents, address questions that help facilitate |
14 | discussion, and shall provide recommendations to the commission; and be it further |
15 | RESOLVED, That the commission shall report its findings and recommendations to the |
16 | Senate President no later than January 3, 2017, and said commission shall expire on March 3, |
17 | 2017. |
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EXPLANATION | |
BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
OF | |
S E N A T E R E S O L U T I O N | |
CREATING A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY WATERFOWL | |
HUNTING LAWS AND REGULATIONS | |
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1 | This resolution would create a seven (7) member special legislative study commission to |
2 | be known as the "Commission to Study Waterfowl Hunting Laws and Regulations" and whose |
3 | purpose it would be to review the current status of waterfowl hunting laws and regulations and |
4 | make recommendations, and who would report back to the senate president no later than January |
5 | 3, 2017, and whose life would expire on March 3, 2017. |
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