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                          HOUSE BILL 1716

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State of Washington      56th Legislature     1999 Regular Session

By Representatives G. Chandler, Doumit, Mastin, Mulliken and Grant

Read first time 02/03/1999.  Referred to Committee on Natural Resources.

Authorizing funding for the warm water fish culture project at Ringold.

    AN ACT Relating to warm water fish culture; and amending RCW 77.44.050.

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

    Sec. 1.  RCW 77.44.050 and 1996 c 222 s 5 are each amended to read as follows:

    The warm water game fish account is hereby created in the state wildlife fund.  Moneys in the account are subject to legislative appropriation and shall be used for the purpose of funding the warm water game fish enhancement program, including the development of warm water pond and lake habitat, culture of warm water game fish, improvement of warm water fish habitat, management of warm water fish populations, and other practical activities that will improve the fishing for warm water fish.  Funds ((from the)) for warm water game fish ((surcharge)) as provided in RCW 77.32.440 shall not serve as replacement funding for department-operated warm water fish projects existing on December 31, 1994((.  Funds from the warm water game fish account shall not be used for the operation or construction of the warm water fish culture project at Ringold unless specifically authorized by legislation.

    Funds from the sale of the warm water game fish surcharges shall be deposited in the warm water game fish account)), except that an amount not to exceed ninety-one thousand dollars may be used for warm water fish culture at Ringold during the biennium ending June 30, 2001.

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