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SENATE BILL 5929
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State of Washington 53rd Legislature 1993 Regular Session
By Senators Snyder, Skratek, Hargrove and Roach
Read first time 02/26/93. Referred to Committee on Natural Resources.
AN ACT Relating to salmon enhancement; amending RCW 75.50.100; and adding new sections to chapter 75.08 RCW.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Sec. 1. RCW 75.50.100 and 1990 c 58 s 3 are each amended to read as follows:
The dedicated regional fisheries enhancement group account is created in the custody of the state treasurer. Only the director or the director's designee may authorize expenditures from the account. The account is subject to allotment procedures under chapter 43.88 RCW, but no appropriation is required for expenditures.
A surcharge of one dollar shall be collected on
each recreational salmon license sold in the state. A surcharge of one hundred
dollars shall be collected on each commercial salmon fishing license and each
charter boat "salmon and other food fish" license sold in the state.
The department shall study methods for collecting and making available, an
annual list, including names and addresses, of all persons who obtain
recreational and commercial salmon fishing licenses. This list may be used to
assist formation of the regional fisheries enhancement groups and allow the
broadest participation of license holders in enhancement efforts. The results
of the study shall be reported to the house of representatives fisheries and
wildlife committee and the senate environment and natural resources committee
by October 1, 1990. All receipts shall be placed in the regional fisheries
enhancement group account and shall be used exclusively for regional fisheries
enhancement group projects for the purposes of RCW 75.50.110. Funds from the
regional fisheries enhancement group account ((shall not)) may
serve as replacement funding for department operated salmon projects that exist
on January 1, 1991, if the salmon projects are operated by a regional
fisheries enhancement group.
All revenue from the department's sale of salmon carcasses and eggs that return to group facilities shall be deposited in the regional fisheries enhancement group account for use by the regional fisheries enhancement group that produced the surplus. The department shall adopt rules to implement this section pursuant to chapter 34.05 RCW.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 2. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the sale of excess salmon eggs and carcasses may be conducted by regional fisheries enhancement groups as authorized by the department. Revenue from sales of excess salmon eggs and carcasses may only be used on projects that support artificially and naturally produced salmon, restore or improve habitat, or identify ways to increase the survival of salmon. All such sales revenue must be duly reported to the department in a form and manner prescribed by the department.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 3. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, regional fisheries enhancement groups authorized to conduct the sale of excess salmon eggs and carcasses, if further authorized by the department, may conduct terminal area hatchery harvests of surplus hatchery returns with the proceeds of the hatchery harvest to be used to help pay the cost of maintaining hatchery production, increasing the production of wild salmon, restore and improve habitat, or identify ways to increase the survival of salmon.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 4. The department of fisheries may contract the operation and maintenance of state salmon hatcheries with regional fisheries enhancement groups if present state employees at affected hatcheries maintain state employment status and do not lose their jobs because of the contracts.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 5. Sections 2 through 4 of this act are each added to chapter 75.08 RCW.
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