Original Notice.

Preproposal statement of inquiry was filed as WSR 00-18-076.

Title of Rule: Game management units (GMUs) -- Special game areas -- Boundary descriptions -- Region six.

Purpose: To amend WAC 232-28-02206

Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 77.12.040.

Statute Being Implemented: RCW 77.12.040.

Summary: This action would number a currently unnumbered game management unit in region six.

Reasons Supporting Proposal: This action will clarify a boundary description and simplify a regulation for the public.

Name of Agency Personnel Responsible for Drafting and Implementation: Dave Brittell, Assistant Director, Wildlife Program, Olympia, (360) 902-2504; and Enforcement: Bruce Bjork, Assistant Director, Enforcement, Olympia, (360) 902-2932.

Name of Proponent: Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, governmental.

Rule is not necessitated by federal law, federal or state court decision.

Explanation of Rule, its Purpose, and Anticipated Effects: The purpose of the proposed action is to correct an error in a game management unit description.

Proposal Changes the Following Existing Rules: See above.

No small business economic impact statement has been prepared under chapter 19.85 RCW. This rule does not affect small business.

Section 201, chapter 403, Laws of 1995, does not apply to this rule adoption. This rule is not related to the hydraulics code.

Hearing Location: Best Western Southcenter, 15901 West Valley Road, Tukwila, WA, on December 8-9, 2000, at 8:00 a.m.

Assistance for Persons with Disabilities: Contact Debbie Nelson by November 30, 2000, TDD (360) 902-2207, or (360) 902-2267.

Submit Written Comments to: Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, Dave Brittell, 600 Capitol Way North, Olympia, WA 98501-1091, fax (360) 902-2162, by November 21, 2000.

Date of Intended Adoption: December 8, 2000.

November 1, 2000

Evan Jacoby

Rules Coordinator

GMU 601-HOKO (Clallam County): Beginning on the Makah Indian Reservation Boundary and the Strait of Juan de Fuca; southeast along the shore of the Strait of Juan de Fuca to the mouth of the Hoko River; south along the Hoko River to State Highway 112; southeast on State Highway 112 to the Hoko-Ozette Road; southwest on the Hoko-Ozette Road to the Olympic National Park Boundary near Ozette; north on the Olympic National Park Boundary to the Makah Indian Reservation Boundary; east and north on the Makah Indian Reservation Boundary to the Strait of Juan de Fuca and the point of beginning.     

GMU 602-DICKEY (Clallam County): Beginning at the mouth of the Hoko River and the Strait of Juan de Fuca; southeast along the shore of the Strait of Juan de Fuca to the mouth of the Clallam River; south along the Clallam River to State Highway 112; south on State Highway 112 to the Burnt Mountain Road; south on the Burnt Mountain Road to Sappho and U.S. Highway 101; southwest on U.S. Highway 101 to the LaPush Road; southwest on the LaPush Road to the Olympic National Park Boundary; north on the Olympic National Park Boundary to the Hoko-Ozette Road; northeast on the Hoko-Ozette Road to State Highway 112; northwest on State Highway 112 to the Hoko River and the point of beginning.     

GMU 603-PYSHT (Clallam County): Beginning at the mouth of the Clallam River and the Strait of Juan de Fuca; east along the shore of the Strait of Juan de Fuca to the mouth of the Elwha River; south along the Elwha River to the Olympic National Park Boundary; west on the Olympic National Park Boundary to one mile west of Lake Crescent; south on the Olympic National Park Boundary to U.S. Highway 101; west on U.S. Highway 101 to the Burnt Mountain Road; north on the Burnt Mountain Road to State Highway 112; north on State Highway 112 to the Clallam River; north along the Clallam River to its mouth and the point of beginning, EXCEPT that part of the lower Elwha Indian Reservation within this boundary and EXCEPT Private Lands Wildlife Management Area 600, Merrill and Ring.     

GMU 607-SOL DUC (Clallam County): Beginning at Sappho and U.S. Highway 101; east on U.S. Highway 101 to the Olympic National Park Boundary; south and west on the Olympic National Park Boundary to the Bogachiel River; west along the Bogachiel River to U.S. Highway 101; north on U.S. Highway 101 through Forks to Sappho and the point of beginning.     

GMU 612-GOODMAN (Jefferson and Clallam counties): Beginning two miles east of LaPush on the Olympic National Park Boundary and the LaPush Road; northeast on the LaPush Road to U.S. Highway 101 at Forks; south on U.S. Highway 101 across the Hoh River and west to Olympic National Park Boundary; north on the Olympic National Park Boundary to the LaPush Road and the point of beginning.     

GMU 615-CLEARWATER (Jefferson County): Beginning on U.S. Highway 101 and the Bogachiel River; east along the Bogachiel River to the Olympic National Park Boundary; southeast and west on the Olympic National Park Boundary to the Quinault Indian Reservation Boundary; west on the Quinault Indian Reservation Boundary to the Olympic National Park Boundary; north along the Olympic National Park Boundary to U.S. Highway 101; east, north, and west on U.S. Highway 101 to the Bogachiel River and the point of beginning.     

GMU 618-MATHENY (Jefferson and Grays Harbor counties): Beginning at the boundary junction of Olympic National Park and the Quinault Indian Reservation near the Queets River Road; north, east, south, and west along the Olympic National Park Boundary to the Park and Reservation boundary junction just west of Lake Quinault; northwest along the Quinault Indian Reservation boundary to its junction with the boundary of Olympic National Park near the Queets River Road, and the point of beginning.     

GMU 621-OLYMPIC (Jefferson, Clallam and Mason counties): Beginning at the Olympic National Park Boundary and the Elwha River; north along the Elwha River to U.S. Highway 101; east on U.S. Highway 101 through Port Angeles, and Sequim to Quilcene and the Chimacum Center Road; north on the Chimacum Center Road to the East Quilcene Road; east on the East Quilcene Road to Quilcene Bay; south along the shore of Quilcene Bay to Dabob Bay; south along the shore of Dabob Bay to Hood Canal; southwest along the shore of Hood Canal to U.S. Highway 101 at Hoodsport; west across U.S. Highway 101 to the Lake Cushman Road; northwest on the Power Dam Road; west on Power Dam Road to Upper Cushman Dam and the shore of Lake Cushman; northwest on the west shore of Lake Cushman to the North Fork Skokomish River; north along the North Fork Skokomish River to the Olympic National Park Boundary; north and west on the Olympic National Park Boundary to the Elwha River and the point of beginning.     

GMU 624-COYLE (Clallam and Jefferson counties): Beginning at the mouth of the Elwha River and the Strait of Juan de Fuca; east along the shore including islands and spits to Admiralty Inlet and Puget Sound; south along the shore of Admiralty Inlet and Puget Sound to Hood Canal; (including Marrowstone Island and Indian Island) southwest along the shore of Hood Canal to Dabob Bay; north along the shore of Dabob Bay and Quilcene Bay to East Quilcene Road; west on the East Quilcene Road to the Chimacum Center Road; south on the Chimacum Center Road to U.S. Highway 101; north and west on U.S. Highway 101 through Sequim and Port Angeles to the Elwha River; north along the Elwha River to its mouth and the Strait of Juan de Fuca and the point of beginning.

GMU 627-KITSAP (Kitsap, Mason, and Pierce counties): Beginning at the Hood Canal Bridge; north along the shore of Hood Canal to Admiralty Inlet, and Puget Sound; south along the shore of Puget Sound, including Bainbridge Island, Blake Island, through Clovis Passage to The Narrows; south along the shore of Carr Inlet; including Fox Island; through Pitt Passage and Drayton Passage to Nisqually Reach (Pierce-Thurston County line); northwest along the Nisqually Reach and the Pierce County line to North Bay; along the east shore of North Bay to the town of Allyn and State Highway 3; north on State Highway 3 to Belfair; north on the Old Belfair Highway to the Bear Creek-Dewatto Road; west on the Bear Creek-Dewatto Road to the Dewatto Road West; north along the Dewatto Road to its intersection with the Albert Pfundt Road; north on the Albert Pfundt Road to the easternmost point of Anderson Cove; north from Anderson Cove along the east shore of Hood Canal to the Hood Canal Bridge and the point of beginning.

GMU 633-MASON (Mason and Kitsap counties): Beginning at the easternmost point of Anderson Cove and south on the Albert Pfundt Road to the West Dewatto Road; south on the West Dewatto Road to the Bear Creek-Dewatto Road; east along the Bear Creek-Dewatto Road to the Old Belfair Highway; south on the Old Belfair Highway to Belfair; south on State Highway 3 to Allyn and North Bay; south along the west shore of North Bay including Reach and Stretch Islands, to Case Inlet (includes Hartstene Island) and the Mason-Pierce-Thurston County line intersection; west through Dana Passage to Squaxin Passage; northwest through Squaxin Passage including Hope and Squaxin Islands following the Mason County line; southwest through Totten Inlet to Oyster Bay and U.S. Highway 101; north on U.S. Highway 101 to Hoodsport; east across Hood Canal to Cougar Spit; north along the east shore of Hood Canal to the point of beginning.     

GMU 636-SKOKOMISH (Grays Harbor and Mason counties): Beginning on the Olympic Park Boundary and the North Fork Skokomish River; south along the North Fork Skokomish River to Lake Cushman; southeast along the west shore of Lake Cushman to Cushman Upper Dam and the Power Dam Road; east on the Power Dam Road to Lake Cushman Road; southeast on Lake Cushman Road to U.S. Highway 101 at Hoodsport; south on U.S. Highway 101 to Shelton and the Shelton-Matlock Road (County Road 9010); west on to the Shelton-Matlock Road to Matlock and the Deckerville Road; west on the Deckerville Road to the Middle Satsop Road; west and south on the Middle Satsop Road to the Kelly Road; north on the Kelly Road to USFS Road 2153 (old 600 line); west on USFS Road 2153 to Wynoochee Road (USFS 22 Road); northwest on USFS 22 Road to USFS Road 2294 near Big Creek; northwest on USFS Road 2294 to junction with USFS Road 2281; west on USFS Road 2281 to the watershed divide between the Humptulips River Watershed and the Wynoochee River Watershed; north on the hydrologic boundary between the Humptulips and Wynoochee River drainages to Olympic National Park Boundary to the point of beginning.     

GMU 638-QUINAULT RIDGE (Grays Harbor and Jefferson counties): Beginning on the Olympic National Park Boundary at the northwest corner of Lake Quinault; northeast on the Olympic National Park Boundary along the Quinault River; south and northeast on the Olympic National Park Boundary to the hydrologic boundary between the Wynoochee and Humptulips Watershed drainages; south along the watershed divide between the Humptulips River Watershed and the Wynoochee River Watershed to its intersection with USFS Road 2281; east along USFS Road 2281 to USFS Road 2294; southeast on USFS Road 2294 to USFS 22 Road (Donkey Creek Road); west on the Donkey Creek Road to U.S. Highway 101; north on U.S. Highway 101 to the Quinault Indian Reservation Boundary; northeast on the reservation boundary to Lake Quinault; northeast along the south shore of Lake Quinault to the Olympic National Park Boundary and the point of beginning.

GMU 642-COPALIS (Grays Harbor County): Beginning at the Quinault Indian Reservation and U.S. Highway 101; south on U.S. Highway 101 to the Hoquiam River; south along the Hoquiam River to the City of Hoquiam and Grays Harbor; west along the north shore of Grays Harbor to the Pacific Ocean; north along the shore of the Pacific Ocean to the Quinault Indian Reservation Boundary; east and northeast along the Quinault Indian Reservation to U.S. Highway 101 and the point of beginning.

GMU 648-WYNOOCHEE (Grays Harbor County): Beginning at the junction of U.S. Highway 101 and the Donkey Creek Road; northeast along the Donkey Creek Road (USFS Road 22) to its junction with the Donkey Creek-Grisdale Road; continuing east on this road (USFS Road 22) to Camp Grisdale (south of Wynoochee Lake); south along the Grisdale-Montesano Road (USFS Road 22) to USFS Road 2153 (old 600 line); east on USFS 2153 to Kelly Road; south on Kelly Road to Middle Satsop Road; south on Middle Satsop Road to Cougar Smith Road; west on Cougar Smith Road to the West Fork of the Satsop River; south down the West Fork and the main stream of the Satsop River to U.S. Highway 12; west along U.S. Highway 12 to its junction with U.S. Highway 101 in Aberdeen; west and north along U.S. Highway 101 to its junction with the Donkey Creek Road (USFS Road 22) and the point of beginning.

GMU 651-SATSOP (Grays Harbor, Mason and Thurston counties): Beginning at the U.S. Highway 12 bridge on the Satsop River; upstream on the Satsop River to its junction with the West Fork of the Satsop River; up the West Fork of the Satsop River to the Cougar Smith Road; east on the Cougar Smith Road to the Middle Satsop Road; north and east on the Middle Satsop and Matlock-Deckerville Roads to the Town of Matlock; east on the Shelton-Matlock Road (County Road 9010) to its junction with U.S. Highway 101; south on U.S. Highway 101 to its junction with State Route 8; west on State Route 8 to its junction with U.S. Highway 12; west along U.S. Highway 12 to the Satsop River and the point of beginning.     

GMU 652-PUYALLUP (Pierce and King counties): Beginning at Redondo Junction on the shore of Puget Sound and Redondo Way South; southeast on Redondo Way South to Pacific Highway South (Old Highway 99); south on Pacific Highway South to Auburn and State Highway 18; east on State Highway 18 to State Highway 164; southeast on State Highway 164 to Enumclaw and State Highway 410 (Chinook Pass Highway); east on State Highway 410 to the second set of Bonneville Power Transmission Lines near the Mud Mountain Dam Road; southwest on the transmission lines to the White River; northwest along the White River to the Champion ownership line (along west line of Section 6, T19N, R7E); west and south along the Champion ownership line to South Prairie Creek (Section 14, T19N, R6E); south along South Prairie Creek to the intersection with the Bonneville Power Line; southwest on this transmission line to Puyallup River and the Orville Road East; south on the Orville Road East to State Highway 161; down the Mashel River to the Nisqually River (Pierce-Thurston County line); northwest along the Nisqually River to Puget Sound; north along Nisqually Reach, Drayton Passage, Pitt Passage, including Anderson Island, McNeil Island, and Ketron Island to Redondo and the point of beginning, except Private Lands Wildlife Management Area 401 (Champion).

GMU 653-WHITE RIVER (King and Pierce counties): Beginning at the lookout at Grass Mountain mainline (USFS Road 7110) and the City of Tacoma Green River Watershed Boundary; east on the Green River Watershed Boundary and USFS Trail 1172 to USFS Road 7032; east along USFS Road 7032 to USFS Road 7030; southeast along USFS Road 7030 and USFS Road 7036 and USFS 7038; onto the Pacific Crest Trail (USFS 2000) at its closest point to Road 7038 near Windy Gap north of Pyramid Peak; south on the Pacific Crest Trail to the Mount Rainier National Park Boundary at Chinook Pass; north and west on the park boundary to the Carbon River; northwest along the Carbon River to Bonneville Power Transmission Line; northeast along the transmission line to South Prairie Creek; north along South Prairie Creek to intersection with Champion ownership line (Section 14, T19N, R6E); east and north along Champion ownership line to the White River (along west line of Section 6, T19N, R7E); southeast along the White River to the Bonneville Power Line on the north side of the river near Mud Mountain Dam Road; northeast on the transmission lines to State Highway 410; east on State Highway 410 to USFS Road 7110; north on USFS Road 7110 to the City of Tacoma Green River Watershed and the point of beginning, except Private Lands Wildlife Management Area 401 (Champion).

GMU 654-MASHEL (Pierce County): Beginning at the Bonneville Power Transmission Line at the Puyallup River Bridge on the Orville Road East; northeast on the Bonneville Power Transmission Line to the Carbon River; southeast along the Carbon River to the west boundary of Mt. Rainier National Park; south on the park boundary to the Nisqually River; west on the Nisqually River to the mouth of the Mashel River; up the Mashel River to the Highway 161 Bridge (Eatonville-LaGrande Road); north on Highway 161 through Eatonville to Orville Road East (Kapowsin-Eatonville Road); north on the Orville Road East to the Puyallup River Bridge and the point of beginning, except Private Lands Wildlife Management Area 401 (Champion).

GMU 658-NORTH RIVER (Grays Harbor and Pacific counties): Beginning at the Pacific Ocean and the south shore of Grays Harbor; east along the south shore of Grays Harbor to Aberdeen and the mouth of the Chehalis River including Rennie Island; east along the Chehalis River to the U.S. Highway 101 bridge and U.S. Highway 101; south on U.S. Highway 101 to Raymond and the Willapa River; west along the Willapa River to Willapa Bay; west along Willapa Bay to the Pacific Ocean; north along the Pacific Ocean to the south shore of Grays Harbor and the point of beginning.     

GMU 660-MINOT PEAK (Grays Harbor and Pacific counties): Beginning at Aberdeen on U.S. Highway 12; east and south on U.S. Highway 12 to Oakville and the Chehalis Indian Reservation Road; south on the Reservation Road to the South Bank Road; southeast on the South Bank Road to the Garrard Creek Road; southwest on the Garrard Creek Road to the Oakville Brook Road; west on the Oakville Brook Road to the North River Valley Road; west on the North River Valley Road to the Smith Creek Road; west on the Smith Creek Road to U.S. Highway 101; north on U.S. Highway 101 to Aberdeen and U.S. Highway 12 and the point of beginning.     

GMU 663-CAPITOL PEAK (Grays Harbor and Thurston counties): Beginning at Elma on State Highway 8; east on State Highway 8 to U.S. Highway 101; east on U.S. Highway 101 to the Delphi Road S.W.; south on the Delphi Road S.W. to 110th Avenue; east on 110th Avenue to Littlerock Road; south on Littlerock Road to U.S. Highway 12; northwest on U.S. Highway 12 to Elma and State Highway 8 and the point of beginning.

GMU 666-DESCHUTES (Thurston County): Beginning on U.S. Highway 101 at the Mason-Thurston County line near Oyster Bay; following the Thurston County line through Totten Inlet and Puget Sound to the mouth of the Nisqually River; southeast on the Nisqually River to Highway 507; southwest on Highway 507 to Tenino; southwest on Old Highway 99 to Interstate 5; west on Highway 12 to Littlerock Road; north on the Littlerock Road to 110th Avenue; west on 110th Avenue to Delphi Road; north on Delphi Road to U.S. Highway 101; northwest on U.S. Highway 101 to the Mason-Thurston County line at Oyster Bay and the point of beginning.

GMU 667-SKOOKUMCHUCK (Thurston and Lewis counties): Beginning at the Highway 507 Bridge on the Nisqually River; southeast along the Nisqually River to Alder Lake; southeast along the north shore of Alder Lake to Elbe and State Highway 7; south on State Highway 7 to Morton and State Highway 508; west on State Highway 508 to the Centralia-Alpha Road; west and north on the Centralia-Alpha Road to Salzer Valley Road; west on Salzer Valley Road to Summa Street and Kresky Road; north on Kresky Road to Tower Street to State Highway 507; west on State Highway 507, Cherry, Alder and Mellen Streets to Interstate 5; north on I-5 to Old Highway 99 (Pacific Highway Southwest); northeast on Old Highway 99 to Highway 507; northeast on Highway 507; to the Nisqually River Bridge and the point of beginning.

GMU 672-FALL RIVER (Pacific, Lewis and Grays Harbor counties): Beginning at Raymond and U.S. Highway 101; north on U.S. Highway 101 to Smith Creek Road; northeast on the Smith Creek Road to the North River Valley Road; east on the North River Valley Road to the Oakville-Brook Road; east on the Oakville-Brook Road to the Garrard Creek Road; south on the Garrard Creek Road to the 720 Road; southwest on the 720 Road to the 7800 Road; west on the 7800 Road to the 7050 Road and the 7040 Road; east on the 7400 Road to the 7000 Road; south on the 7000 Road to the Elk Creek Road; east on the Elk Creek Road to the Stevens Road (Doty Road); east on the Stevens Road to State Highway 6; south, west and northwest on State Highway 6 to Raymond, U.S. Highway 101 and the point of beginning.

GMU 673-WILLIAMS CREEK (Pacific County): Beginning at Willapa Bay and the mouth of the Willapa River; southeast along the Willapa River to Raymond and State Highway 6; southeast on State Highway 6 to the Bonneville Powerline Road; southwest and south on the Powerline Road to the Salmon Creek Road; southwest on the Salmon Creek Road to State Highway 4; west on State Highway 4 to U.S. Highway 101 at Johnson's Landing; west on U.S. Highway 101 to the Naselle River Bridge and the Naselle River; west along the Naselle River to Willapa Bay; north along the east shore of Willapa Bay to the mouth of the Willapa River and the point of beginning.

GMU 681-BEAR RIVER (Pacific and Wahkiakum counties): Beginning at Willapa Bay and the mouth of the Naselle River; southeast along the Naselle River to U.S. Highway 101 Bridge; east on U.S. Highway 101 to State Highway 4; southeast on State Highway 4 to Deep River Bridge; south along the Deep River to the Columbia River; west along the shore of the Columbia River to the mouth of the Wallacut River; north along the Wallacut River to U.S. Highway 101; northwest on U.S. Highway 101 to alternative U.S. Highway 101; north and west on alternative U.S. Highway 101 to Bear River; west along Bear River to Willapa Bay; north along the shore of Willapa Bay to the mouth of the Naselle River and the point of beginning.

GMU 684-LONG BEACH (Pacific County): All of the Long Beach Peninsula west of the mouth of Bear River; south along Bear River to U.S. Highway 101; southwest on U.S. Highway 101 to Alternate U.S. Highway 101; south and west on U.S. Highway 101 to the Wallacut River; south along the Wallacut River to the Columbia River.

GMU 699-LONG ISLAND (Pacific County): Includes all of Long Island.     

[Statutory Authority: RCW 77.12.040, 77.12.010, 77.12.020, 77.12.770, 77.12.780.      00-04-017 (Order 00-05), § 232-28-02206, filed 1/24/00, effective 2/24/00.      Statutory Authority: RCW 77.12.040.      98-10-011 (Order 98-69), § 232-28-02206, filed 4/22/98, effective 5/23/98; 97-06-041 (Order 97-39), § 232-28-02206, filed 2/27/97, effective 3/30/97; 95-03-028 (Order 94-139), § 232-28-02206, filed 1/10/95, effective 2/10/95; 94-11-036 (Order 644), § 232-28-02206, filed 5/10/94, effective 6/10/94.]

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