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                    SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 2489

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State of Washington      53rd Legislature     1994 Regular Session

By House Committee on Agriculture & Rural Development (originally sponsored by Representatives Fuhrman, Rayburn, Chandler, Orr, Stevens, Chappell, Schoesler, Basich, Mielke, Van Luven, King, McMorris, Quall, Sehlin, Morris, Sheahan, Johanson, Silver, Kremen, Long, Foreman, Roland, Grant, Carlson, Backlund, Scott, Jones, Forner, Ballard, Lisk and Springer)

Read first time 02/04/94.

Examining means to improve weed control.

    AN ACT Relating to weed control; and creating new sections.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.  The commissioner of public lands shall examine means of controlling nonaquatic noxious weeds on the public lands owned or managed by the state.  In conducting this examination, the commissioner shall seek the advice of the United States forest service and shall consult:  The department of fish and wildlife; the state parks and recreation commission; the department of agriculture; representatives of county noxious weed control boards; and representatives of state-wide organizations of beef cattle producers, farm owners, and timber owners.  By December 1, 1994, the commissioner shall report to the legislature on means of establishing a long-range plan for controlling nonaquatic class A noxious weeds on such public lands  and for controlling on such lands the nonaquatic class B noxious weeds designated for control in the region in which the lands are located.  Any long-range plan shall include:  A method for prioritizing expenditures for controlling these noxious weeds, placing the highest priority on controlling noxious weeds on roadway corridors; and a mechanism for securing, from private, county, state, and federal landowners, review of the plan and review of cost estimates for implementing the plan.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 2.  The director of the department of agriculture and the state noxious weed control board shall examine means of providing notification for sales of real estate of one or more acres concerning the presence of class A noxious weeds on such real estate and the presence of class B noxious weeds designated for control in the region in which the real estate is located.  By December 1, 1994, the director and the board shall identify in a report to the legislature mechanisms for providing such notification.

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