The resolution proposes an appropriation of $2,300,000 to the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) for the transplantation of quahogs into Narragansett Bay and the establishment of a shellfish hatchery program. The funding will support the relocation of quahogs to enhance their health and future harvesting potential, as well as the development of a sustainable hatchery program aimed at producing shellfish. The DEM will oversee the operations of the hatchery, which is intended to benefit the wild shellfish industry in Rhode Island. The resolution addresses the need for intervention in response to the decline of quahog populations.