HB 2599: DLNR; DAR; AQUATIC LIFE; HERBIVORES; CORAL-REEF RESILIENCE; REPORTS

Requires the Division of Aquatic Resources of the Department of Land and Natural Resources to:  manage the aquatic life and aquatic resources of the State, giving the highest priority to protecting, restoring, and maintaining ecosystem integrity and using the best peer-reviewed scientific data available; maintain reefs and each native species within them at levels no less than the best peer-reviewed science suggests is able to comfortably withstand the worst coral bleaching events and other likely threats to reef ecosystem health in the subsequent five decades; and set goals, make plans, and take action to substantially increase coral-reef resilience with annual reports to the Legislature.  (SD1)