The joint 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 transplantation efforts and the development of a hatchery aimed at enhancing the local shellfish population. The resolution does not specify the allocation of funds between the transplantation and hatchery initiatives. The DEM will oversee the operations of the hatchery program.