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SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 2877
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State of Washington 55th Legislature 1998 Regular Session
By House Committee on Agriculture & Ecology (originally sponsored by Representatives Clements, Honeyford, Chandler, Skinner and Mulliken)
Read first time 02/04/98. Referred to Committee on .
AN ACT Relating to Pine Hollow reservoir; creating a new section; and making an appropriation.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. The department of ecology shall conduct a preconstruction analysis of Pine Hollow, located near the communities of Wiley City and Tampico in Yakima county, regarding its suitability as a site for the construction of a retainment dam and water storage reservoir and the reservoir site's potential to enhance anadromous fish and other aquatic life and agriculture. The analysis shall include, but is not limited to, an analysis of the geology and hydrology of the site and appropriate dam design and dynamics, its impact on water-related issues, and on the water rights of the Yakama Indian Nation. The department shall conduct portions of its analysis through contracts with private entities and through contracts with, or by providing grant moneys to, the Yakama Indian Nation and other public entities, including other state agencies, irrigation districts local to the area, cities, Yakima county, and federal agencies. The department shall consult with the Yakama Indian Nation, the historical project proponent, Yakima county, and the upper Columbia area office of the United States bureau of reclamation before conducting this preconstruction analysis.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 2. The sum of three hundred thousand dollars, or as much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the general fund to the department of ecology for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1999, to carry out the purposes of section 1 of this act.
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