SECTION 182C. Department of environmental management; annual audits; home berth

The Schooner Ernestina commission shall be placed in the department of environmental management and will work jointly with said agency so that operational and managerial responsibilities authorized and empowered to the commission herein follow state policies. The state auditor shall conduct an audit of the commission's books and accounts, in accordance with generally accepted government auditing standards, as often as the auditor determines is necessary. An audit conducted pursuant to this section shall be available on the website of the state auditor and submitted to the department of conservation and recreation, the department of revenue and the chairs of the house and senate committees on ways and means. Said audit shall be a public record. The home berth of said vessel shall be in the port of the city of New Bedford.