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ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 223
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C 123 L 85
State of Washington 49th Legislature 1985 Regular Session
By House Committee on Agriculture (originally sponsored by Representatives Nealey, Baugher, Chandler, Rayburn, Doty, Bristow, Vekich, Ballard, Tilly, Madsen, C. Smith, Lewis, Bond and Isaacson)
Read first time 3/8/85 and passed to Committee on Rules.
AN ACT Relating to hydraulic projects; and creating a new section.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. A study committee composed of two members of the agriculture committee of the house of representatives, two members of the agriculture committee of the senate, a representative of the department of fisheries, a representative of the department of game, a representative of the department of ecology, a representative of the department of agriculture, and three representatives of the agricultural industry selected by the department of agriculture shall conduct a study of the effects of regulating hydraulic projects under RCW 75.20.100 on the timely use and protection of water rights for agricultural uses of surface waters. The purpose of the study shall be to identify the extent of such regulation which would protect fish and wildlife resources yet would permit the timely and cost-effective diversion of the waters. The results of the study, in the form of any proposed legislation, shall be submitted to the speaker of the house and the president of the senate by December 15, 1985, for consideration during the 1986 regular legislative session.
The members shall elect a chairman of the study committee. Legislative members of the committee shall be selected one from each political party from both the House and the Senate and shall receive compensation in accordance with chapter 44.04 RCW. Other members of the committee shall receive travel expenses in accordance with RCW 43.03.050 and 43.03.060.