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                         SENATE BILL 6695

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State of Washington      54th Legislature     1996 Regular Session

By Senators Morton, Swecker, Rasmussen, A. Anderson, Schow and Roach

Read first time 01/24/96.  Referred to Committee on Natural Resources.

Limiting the ability of the department of natural resources to enter into certain agreements.

    AN ACT Relating to long-term agreements with the department of natural resources; and adding a new section to chapter 43.30 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 department of natural resources is prohibited from entering into any agreement and from 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 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 15 U.S.C. Sec. 1539(a), and all other agreements, management plans, and "no-take" or similar letters relating to the federal endangered species act.

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