SB206 S NR AM #1

STAREK 7974

The Committee on Natural Resources moved to amend the bill on page one, section one, line five, after the word Aauthorized@ by changing the period to a comma and adding the following: with the following amendment:

On page one, section three, after the section heading “§58-74-3. Elk Management Plan.”, by inserting the following:

“3.1. An Elk Management Plan has been developed by the Division which will guide the Division’s management decisions as it relates to the state’s active elk restoration project.

3.1.a. The elk management plan will follow an adaptive management approach and the plan will be updated on a 5-year basis.

3.1.b. The Division shall solicit public comments on the draft elk management plan and will take public input under consideration prior to finalizing the plan.

3.1.c. The elk management plan will include, but is not limited to, the following plan components.

3.1.c.1. Elk biology and life history

3.1.c.2. Overview of elk reintroduction feasibility studies”.

Adopted

Rejected