1168 AAS 4/15/93 S3060.1
HB 1168 - S COMM AMD
By Committee on Natural Resources
ADOPTED 4/15/93
Strike everything after the enacting clause and insert the following:
"Sec. 1. RCW 79.96.010 and 1982 1st ex.s. c 21 s 134 are each amended to read as follows:
The
beds of all navigable tidal waters in the state lying below extreme low tide,
except as prohibited by section 1, Article XV, of the Washington state
Constitution shall be subject to lease for the purposes of planting and
cultivating oyster beds, or for the purpose of cultivating clams or other
edible shellfish, or for other aquaculture use, for periods not to exceed ((ten))
thirty years.
((Where
the lands are used for the cultivation and harvesting of oysters, the parcels
leased shall not exceed forty acres.
Where
the lands are used for the cultivation and harvesting of clams or other
aquaculture use, the department of natural resources may, in its discretion,
grant leases for larger parcels.))
Nothing in this section shall prevent any person from leasing more than one parcel, as offered by the department.
Sec. 2. RCW 79.96.050 and 1982 1st ex.s. c 21 s 138 are each amended to read as follows:
The
department of natural resources may, upon the filing of an application for a
renewal lease, cause the tidelands or beds of navigable waters to be inspected,
and if he deem[s] it in the best interests of the state to re-lease said lands,
he shall issue to the applicant a renewal lease for such further period not
exceeding ((ten)) thirty years and under such terms and
conditions as may be determined by the department: PROVIDED, That in the case
of an application for a renewal lease it shall not be necessary for the lands
to be inspected and reported upon by the director of fisheries."
HB 1168 - S COMM AMD
By Committee on Natural Resources
ADOPTED 4/15/93
On page 1, line 1 of the title, after "waters;" strike the remainder of the title and insert "and amending RCW 79.96.010 and 79.96.050."
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