HB 1353-S - DIGEST
(DIGEST AS ENACTED)

Requires the department of fish and wildlife to: (1) Conduct an elk management pilot project to explore the viability of various wildlife management actions to reduce elk highway collisions and elk damage to private crop lands;

(2) Work with the department of transportation to explore the viability of various wildlife management actions to reduce elk highway collisions, initially focusing on reducing traffic collisions along interstate highways within the range of the herd;

(3) Use the Colockum elk herd as the subject of a pilot project that explores the benefits of more active management; and

(4) Invite the Yakama Nation to participate in all aspects of the project.

Expires July 1, 2021.