A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to appropriate funds to the north carolina wildlife resources commission to experimentally spawn river herring.
Whereas, the North Carolina General Assembly recognizes the economic, social, and ecological importance of river herring stocks to the citizens of North Carolina; and
Whereas, the North  Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission is uniquely qualified to evaluate spawning techniques that could assist with reestablishing these important fisheries; Now, therefore,
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  There is appropriated from the General Fund to the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission the sum of one hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000) for the 2008‑2009 fiscal year to evaluate spawning techniques for river herring.
SECTION 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law.