CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT
ENGROSSED SENATE BILL 6037
Chapter 56, Laws of 1994
53rd Legislature
1994 Regular Session
PUBLIC LANDS AND NATURAL RESOURCES VIOLATIONS‑-REWARD
FOR REPORTING
EFFECTIVE DATE: 6/9/94
Passed by the Senate March 5, 1994 YEAS 46 NAYS 0
JOEL PRITCHARD President of the Senate
Passed by the House March 1, 1994 YEAS 93 NAYS 0 |
CERTIFICATE
I, Marty Brown, Secretary of the Senate of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is ENGROSSED SENATE BILL 6037 as passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives on the dates hereon set forth. |
BRIAN EBERSOLE Speaker of the House of Representatives |
MARTY BROWN Secretary
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Approved March 23, 1994 |
FILED
March 23, 1994 - 9:12 a.m. |
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MIKE LOWRY Governor of the State of Washington |
Secretary of State State of Washington |
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ENGROSSED SENATE BILL 6037
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AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE
Passed Legislature - 1994 Regular Session
State of Washington 53rd Legislature 1994 Regular Session
By Senators Owen and Oke
Read first time 01/10/94. Referred to Committee on Natural Resources.
AN ACT Relating to rewards for information regarding public lands and natural resource violations; and amending RCW 79.01.765.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Sec. 1. RCW 79.01.765 and 1990 c 163 s 8 are each amended to read as follows:
The department of
natural resources is authorized to offer and pay a reward not to exceed ((one))
ten thousand dollars in each case for information regarding violations
of any statute or rule ((adopted pursuant to any statute)) relating to
the state's public lands and natural resources ((including, but not limited
to, Titles 75, 76, 78, and 79 RCW, and any rule adopted pursuant thereto)) on
those lands, except forest practices under chapter 76.09 RCW. No reward
may be paid to any federal, state, or local government or agency employees for
information obtained by them in the normal course of their employment. The
department of natural resources is authorized to ((promulgate)) adopt
rules in pursuit of its authority under this section to determine the
appropriate account or fund from which to pay the reward. The department is
also authorized to adopt rules establishing the criteria for paying a reward
and the amount to be paid. No appropriation shall be required for
disbursement.
Passed the Senate March 5, 1994.
Passed the House March 1, 1994.
Approved by the Governor March 23, 1994.
Filed in Office of Secretary of State March 23, 1994.