5633‑S2.E AMH TALC PICU 1

E2SSB 5633 ‑H AMD TO H COMM AMD(H-2577.4)733 NOTCONS 4/12/95

By Representative Talcott

     On page 13, after line 14 insert the following:

     "NEW SECTION. Sec. 13. A new section is added to chapter 90.48 RCW to read as follows:

     The director shall issue water quality modification permits to licensed applicators for the purpose of using herbicides approved under federal pesticide control laws for controlling elodea, pond weed, and algae on Lake Steilacoom. The issuance of the permits shall be subject only to compliance with: federal and state pesticide label requirements; the requirements of the federal insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide act; the Washington pesticide control act; and the Washington pesticide application act. The use of surfactants authorized for use with a pesticide as part of a state or federal label for the pesticide is regulated by the label and may not be further limited by the permit.

     The director of ecology may not use this permit authority to otherwise condition or burden control efforts for these plants. The director's authority to issue water quality modification permits for activities other than the application of surfactants and approved herbicides to control elodea, pond wee, and algae is unaffected by this section."

     Renumber the remaining section consecutively and correct internal references accordingly.

     On page 13, line 30 of the title amendment, strike "a new section" and insert "new sections"

EFFECT:  Grants elodea, pond weed, and algae control on Lake Steilacoom a water quality modification permit under certain conditions.

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