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                                      HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 18

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State of Washington                              49th Legislature                              1986 Regular Session

By Representatives Basich, K. Wilson, Lundquist, Sayan, Fisch, Vekich, Hargrove, Braddock, Haugen, Sanders, Leonard, J. Williams, Cole,van Dyke and Jacobsen

Read first time 1/14/86 and referred to Committee on Natural Resources.

WHEREAS, Fishing on the Pacific Coast plays a vital role in economic development; and

          WHEREAS, There is an obvious need for developing means for protecting and fostering Pacific fishing so as to maximize yield while protecting the resource for future generations; and

          WHEREAS, The subjects that require interstate cooperation are many and know no state boundaries;

          NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, By the Senate of the state of Washington, the House of Representatives concurring, That the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, joining with the presiding officers of the other jurisdictions shall appoint, respectively, two senators and two representatives to represent Washington on the Pacific Fisheries Legislative Task Force, which shall operate as a clearinghouse for opinion from all the various interests involved in Pacific fishing, and which shall include among its duties the duty to report to the legislatures of the participating jurisdictions and to the state delegations in the United States Congress concerning means of protecting and fostering Pacific fishing in the participating jurisdictions:  PROVIDED, That representatives of the state of Washington shall attend no more than four meetings annually; and

          BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That copies of this resolution shall be sent to the presiding officers of the legislatures of Alaska, California, and Oregon.