WHEREAS:

1.  The State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) has the responsibility to investigate water pollution and its effects, including the impact on the fitness of fish and shellfish for human consumption.

2.  The purpose of the Coastal Fish Contamination Study (CFCS) is to assess contamination levels of fish and shellfish and evaluate their suitability for human consumption.

3.  The Department of Fish and Game (DFG) has qualified personnel, facilities, and experience to conduct the field collection and analysis for marine fish and shellfish.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT:

The SWRCB authorizes the Executive Director, or his designee, to negotiate, execute, and amend, as necessary, a one-year interagency agreement with the DFG effective July 1, 1999 to continue operation of the CFCS in FY 1999-00 for an amount not to exceed the current budget allocation of $324,000 from the General Fund, subject to appropriation in the FY 1999-00 Budget Act.

The undersigned, Administrative Assistant to the Board, does hereby certify that the foregoing is a full, true, and correct copy of a resolution duly and regularly adopted at a meeting of the State Water Resources Control Board held on April 29, 1999.

/s/

Maureen Marché

Administrative Assistant to the Board