CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT

                  SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5106

                   Chapter 370, Laws of 1995

                        54th Legislature

                      1995 Regular Session

                    GRIZZLY BEAR MANAGEMENT

                    EFFECTIVE DATE:  7/23/95

Passed by the Senate March 15, 1995   YEAS 44   NAYS 5 JOEL PRITCHARD President of the Senate Passed by the House April 10, 1995   YEAS 96   NAYS 0

CERTIFICATE I, Marty Brown, Secretary of the Senate of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5106 as passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives on the dates hereon set forth.

CLYDE BALLARD Speaker of the       House of Representatives

MARTY BROWN                             Secretary

Approved May 16, 1995 Place Style On Codes above, and Style Off Codes below.

FILED                       May 16, 1995 - 11:20 a.m.

MIKE LOWRY Governor of the State of Washington

Secretary of State                   State of Washington

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                    SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5106

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             Passed Legislature - 1995 Regular Session

State of Washington      54th Legislature     1995 Regular Session

By Senate Committee on Natural Resources (originally sponsored by Senators Morton, Owen, Drew, Sellar, Hochstatter, Fraser, Newhouse, Prince, Haugen and Oke)

Read first time 02/20/95.

Providing for grizzly bear management.

    AN ACT Relating to grizzly bear management; and adding a new section to chapter 77.12 RCW.

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

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.  A new section is added to chapter 77.12 RCW to read as follows:

    The department shall protect grizzly bears and develop management programs on publicly owned lands that will encourage the natural regeneration of grizzly bears in areas with suitable habitat.  Grizzly bears shall not be transplanted or introduced into the state.  Only grizzly bears that are native to Washington state may be utilized by the department for management programs.  The department is directed to fully participate in all discussions and negotiations with federal and state agencies relating to grizzly bear management and shall fully communicate, support, and implement the policies of this section.

    Passed the Senate March 15, 1995.

    Passed the House April 10, 1995.

Approved by the Governor May 16, 1995.

    Filed in Office of Secretary of State May 16, 1995.