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                    SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 6364

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State of Washington      54th Legislature     1996 Regular Session

By Senate Committee on Natural Resources (originally sponsored by Senator Drew)

Read first time 01/19/96.

Limiting terms of fish and wildlife commissioners.

    AN ACT Relating to limitation on the terms of members of the fish and wildlife commission; and amending RCW 77.04.030.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

    Sec. 1.  RCW 77.04.030 and 1994 c 264 s 52 are each amended to read as follows:

    The fish and wildlife commission consists of nine registered voters of the state.  In January of each odd-numbered year, the governor shall appoint with the advice and consent of the senate two registered voters to the commission to serve for terms of six years from that January or until their successors are appointed and qualified.  If a vacancy occurs on the commission prior to the expiration of a term, the governor shall appoint a registered voter within sixty days to complete the term.  Three members shall be residents of that portion of the state lying east of the summit of the Cascade mountains, and three shall be residents of that portion of the state lying west of the summit of the Cascade mountains.  Three additional members shall be appointed at-large effective July 1, 1993; one of whom shall serve a one and one-half year term to end December 31, 1994; one of whom shall serve a three and one-half year term to end December 31, 1996; and one of whom shall serve a five and one-half year term to end December 31, 1998.  Thereafter all members are to serve a ((six)) four-year term.  No person may serve as a member of the commission for more than twelve years.  No two members may be residents of the same county.  The legal office of the commission is at the administrative office of the department in Olympia.

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