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RI H8210
Joint Resolution
Status
2/27/2026
Primary Sponsor
Joseph Solomon
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AI Summary
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Appropriates $2,300,000 to the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management for fiscal year 2026-2027 to support quahog fishery restoration in Narragansett Bay
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Allocates $300,000 for transplanting quahogs from polluted waters to cleaner waters, allowing clams to flush out contaminants and spawn to repopulate the bay
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Dedicates $2,000,000 to establish a long-term shellfish hatchery program with production capacity of 500 million pieces annually, administered by a DEM-selected nonprofit for public benefit of the wild shellfish industry
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Requires DEM to issue specifications for nonprofit bids by September 1, 2026, and every five years thereafter, while supervising the program and promulgating related rules and regulations
Legislative Description
JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION OF $2,300,000 TO THE RHODE ISLAND DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT (DEM) TO TRANSPLANT QUAHOGS INTO NARRAGANSETT BAY AND ESTABLISH A SHELLFISH HATCHERY PROGRAM (This resolution would authorize the appropriation of the sum of $2,300,000 to the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management for the transplantation of quahogs and the establishment of a shellfish hatchery program.)
Last Action
Introduced, referred to House Finance
2/27/2026