2004-S2 AMS NAT S2837.2

2SHB 2004 - S COMM AMD

By Committee on Natural Resources

    Strike everything after the enacting clause and insert the following:

    "NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.  The legislature finds that an emergency forest health situation exists in the Loomis state forest.  Thousands of acres of state trust lands are infested with insects and disease.  If this forest health problem is not addressed, the insect infestation will accelerate, further damaging precious state trust resources and possibly spreading to private lands.  The current fragile state of the diseased trees is also posing a large risk of catastrophic fire in the Loomis forest and the surrounding area.  The legislature finds it necessary to initiate immediate action to rectify this dangerous situation.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 2.  The department of natural resources shall act expediently to resolve the forest health situation in the Loomis state forest."

2SHB 2004 - S COMM AMD

By Committee on Natural Resources

    On page 1, line 2 of the title, after "forest;" strike the remainder of the title and insert "and creating new sections."

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