CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT
SENATE BILL 5063
Chapter 177, Laws of 2021
67TH LEGISLATURE
2021 REGULAR SESSION
INVASIVE SPECIES COUNCIL—EXPIRATION
EFFECTIVE DATE: July 25, 2021
Passed by the Senate March 2, 2021
  Yeas 49  Nays 0
DENNY HECK
President of the Senate
Passed by the House April 10, 2021
  Yeas 97  Nays 0
LAURIE JINKINS
Speaker of the House of Representatives
CERTIFICATE
I, Brad Hendrickson, Secretary of the Senate of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is SENATE BILL 5063 as passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives on the dates hereon set forth.
BRAD HENDRICKSON
Secretary
Secretary
Approved May 3, 2021 2:31 PM
FILED
May 3, 2021
JAY INSLEE
Governor of the State of Washington
Secretary of State
State of Washington
SENATE BILL 5063
Passed Legislature - 2021 Regular Session
State of Washington
67th Legislature
2021 Regular Session
BySenators Honeyford, Salomon, Van De Wege, and Warnick; by request of Recreation and Conservation Office
Prefiled 01/05/21.Read first time 01/11/21.Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources & Parks.
AN ACT Relating to the expiration date of the invasive species council; amending RCW 79A.25.310; and providing an expiration date.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Sec. 1. RCW 79A.25.310 and 2016 sp.s. c 7 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) There is created the Washington invasive species council to exist until June 30, ((2022))2032. Staff support to the council shall be provided by the recreation and conservation office and from the agencies represented on the council. For administrative purposes, the council shall be located within the office.
(2) The purpose of the council is to provide policy level direction, planning, and coordination for combating harmful invasive species throughout the state and preventing the introduction of others that may be potentially harmful.
(3) The council is a joint effort between local, tribal, state, and federal governments, as well as the private sector and nongovernmental interests. The purpose of the council is to foster cooperation, communication, and coordinated approaches that support local, state, and regional initiatives for the prevention and control of invasive species.
(4) For the purposes of this chapter, "invasive species" include nonnative organisms that cause economic or environmental harm and are capable of spreading to new areas of the state. "Invasive species" does not include domestic livestock, intentionally planted agronomic crops, or nonharmful exotic organisms.
(5) This section expires June 30, 2032.
Passed by the Senate March 2, 2021.
Passed by the House April 10, 2021.
Approved by the Governor May 3, 2021.
Filed in Office of Secretary of State May 3, 2021.
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