Reps. LOWE and PITTS propose the following Amendment No. 14 to H.3710 as introduced by Ways & Means
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EXPLANATION: Directs DNR to use existing funds to develop regulations to allow public participation in the control of cormorants.

Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 47, DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, page 412, after line 11, by adding an appropriately numbered paragraph to read:
/ 47:NEW (Cormorant Control) The Department of Natural Resources is directed, through the use of existing funds, to develop regulations in conjunction with the US Fish and Wildlife Service to allow public participation in Cormorant control activities on Lake Marion and Lake Moultrie providing that impacts are positive to the fisheries and vegetation./

Renumber sections to conform.
Amend totals and titles to conform.