5322-S.E AMH BOEH HATF 194

  

ESSB 5322 - H AMD TO ENVI COMM AMD (H-2405.2/19) 557

By Representative Boehnke

NOT CONSIDERED 12/23/2019

On page 9, after line 36 of the striking amendment, insert the following:

"NEW SECTION. Sec. (1) The department of ecology shall conduct a comprehensive study of the laws and regulations related to motorized and gravity siphon aquatic mining in the following states: California, Nevada, Montana, Wyoming, Idaho, and Oregon.

(2) The department of ecology shall submit the results of the study to the standing committees of the legislature with jurisdiction over water quality, mineral prospecting, and fisheries, consistent with RCW 43.01.036, by November 15, 2019."

EFFECT:   Requires the Department of Ecology (Ecology) to conduct a study of the manner in which motorized and gravity siphon aquatic mining is regulated in the states of California, Nevada, Montana, Wyoming, Idaho, and Oregon. Requires Ecology to submit the study to the standing committees of the Legislature with jurisdiction over water quality, mineral prospecting, and fisheries, no later than November 15, 2019.

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