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SUBSTITUTE
HOUSE BILL 1110
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AS
AMENDED BY THE SENATE
Passed
Legislature - 1995 Regular Session
State of Washington 54th
Legislature 1995 Regular Session
By
Read first time 01/30/95.
Prohibiting the
department of natural resources from entering into certain agreements with the
federal government without prior legislative and gubernatorial approval.
AN ACT
Relating to the department of natural resources; adding new sections to chapter
43.30 RCW; and adding a new section to chapter 43.88 RCW.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE
OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 1. A new
section is added to chapter 43.30 RCW to read as follows:
The
legislature hereby establishes its oversight authority regarding long-range
commitments made by the department of natural resources in the department's
management of state forest lands, with respect to commitments made with the
federal government pursuant to the federal endangered species act. The
legislature shall set overall policy for the management of the lands of the
state.
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 2. A new
section is added to chapter 43.30 RCW to read as follows:
The
department of natural resources shall report to the standing committees on
natural resources of the legislature before entering into any agreement or
making any commitment intended to induce the issuance of a permit from the
federal government which, individually or together with any other agreement or
commitment, affects more than ten thousand acres of public and/or state forest
land for five or more years. Agreements and commitments to which this section
applies include but are not limited to conservation plans and incidental take
permits under 16 U.S.C. Sec. 1539, and all other agreements, management plans,
and "no-take" or similar letters relating to the federal endangered
species act. The department shall provide the standing committees with copies
of all proposed plans, agreements, and commitments, together with an analysis
demonstrating that the proposed agreement or commitment is in the best
interests of the trust beneficiaries.
The department
shall submit the following with each biennial budget request:
(1) An
analysis of the impacts of any agreement or contract on state lands;
(2)
Detailed funding requirements to implement the agreement or contract in the
next biennium; and
(3) An
accounting of expenditures during the current biennium with respect to any
agreement or contract.
The
legislature shall review the department's funding request and funds
appropriated shall be separate budget items. The legislature shall ensure that
the appropriations made to implement any agreements or contracts are in
conformity with Article 8, section 4 of the state Constitution and chapter
43.88 RCW.
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 3. A new
section is added to chapter 43.88 RCW to read as follows:
The
biennial budget request of the department of natural resources must comply with
section 2 of this act.
