SB 5062 - DIGEST


(SUBSTITUTED FOR - SEE 1ST SUB)


Provides that the Puget Sound recreational fisheries enhancement oversight committee has the following duties:

(1) Advise the department on all aspects of the Puget Sound recreational fisheries enhancement program;

(2) Review and provide guidance on the annual budget for the recreational fisheries enhancement account;

(3) Select a chair of the committee. It is the chair's duty to coordinate with the department on all issues related to the Puget Sound recreational fisheries enhancement program;

(4) Meet at least quarterly with the department's coordinator of the Puget Sound recreational fisheries enhancement program;

(5) Review and comment on program documents and proposed production of salmon and other species; and

(6) Address other issues related to the purposes of the Puget Sound recreational fisheries enhancement program that are of interest to recreational fishers in Puget Sound.