A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to direct the wildlife resources commission to study methods for enhancing trout fishing in western north carolina.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  The Wildlife Resources Commission shall study the current state of trout fishing in Western North Carolina and determine methods for:
(1)	Expanding the management of, and access to, trout water resources for trout production, environmental improvements, and water trails and greenway improvements;
(2)	Promoting trout as an important aspect of the region's identity; and
(3)	Otherwise enhancing trout fishing in the streams of Western North Carolina.
SECTION 2.  The Wildlife Resources Commission shall report its findings and recommendations to the 2004 Regular Session of the 2003 General Assembly.
SECTION 3.  This act is effective when it becomes law.