This bill directs the Commissioner of Marine Resources to allocate one commercial menhaden fishing license each for certain island communities to be issued to an applicant who is a resident of each community. The bill prohibits a license issued to a resident of an island community from being transferred to a resident of a community other than the community to which the commissioner allocated the license. The bill also allows the commissioner to reallocate a license that goes unissued for 3 consecutive years to another island community and directs the commissioner to work with the municipal officers of the
39 island communities and relevant organizations within the communities to implement and
40 administer the provisions of the bill.