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A BILL to amend and reenact § 28.2-208.2 of the Code of Virginia and to repeal Article 1 (§ 28.2-1000) of Chapter 10 of Title 28.2 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Compact; withdrawal. Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Compact; withdrawal. Removes authorization for the Commonwealth's membership in the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Compact. The bill directs the Marine Resources Commission, on or after February 1, 2027, to take all actions necessary and appropriate to effectuate the Commonwealth's renunciation of and withdrawal from the Compact and to complete such actions no later than July 1, 2027. The bill also directs the Commission, no later than July 31, 2026, to provide written notice to all states that are a party to the Compact that the Commonwealth intends to renounce and withdraw from the Compact. Finally, the bill removes from the Menhaden Management Advisory Committee the Virginia appointee to the Atlantic Menhaden Technical Committee of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission.