FINAL BILL REPORT

                  SSB 5102

                          C 197 L 97

                      Synopsis as Enacted

Brief Description:  Revising the provision imposing an annual recreational surcharge on certain personal use food fish licenses.

Sponsors:  Senate Committee on Natural Resources & Parks (originally sponsored by Senators Oke and Winsley).

Senate Committee on Natural Resources & Parks

Senate Committee on Ways & Means

House Committee on Natural Resources

Background:  Persons who fish for salmon and marine bottomfish in Puget Sound and salmon in Lake Washington are assessed a $10 recreational surcharge if they purchase an annual personal use food fish license.

Persons who purchase a three-consecutive-day personal use license to fish in the above areas are not charged a recreational surcharge.  As a result, they do not contribute to the Puget Sound recreational enhancement program into which these surcharges are deposited.

Summary:  Persons who purchase a three-consecutive-day license to fish for salmon or marine bottomfish in marine area codes 5 through 13 (Puget Sound) or Lake Washington are assessed an annual recreational surcharge of $5.

Votes on Final Passage:

Senate 47 0

House     86 8

Effective:  July 27, 1997