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                    SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5102

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State of Washington      55th Legislature     1997 Regular Session

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

Read first time 01/27/97.

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

    AN ACT Relating to an annual recreational surcharge on personal use food fish licenses; and amending RCW 75.54.140.

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

    Sec. 1.  RCW 75.54.140 and 1993 sp.s. c 2 s 97 are each amended to read as follows:

    Beginning January 1, 1994, persons who recreationally fish for salmon or marine bottomfish in marine area codes 5 through 13 and Lake Washington and have an annual food fish license shall be assessed an annual recreational surcharge of ten dollars, in addition to other licensing requirements.  Persons who recreationally fish for salmon or marine bottomfish in marine area codes 5 through 13 and Lake Washington with a three-consecutive-day personal use food fish license shall be assessed an annual recreational surcharge of five dollars.  Funds from the surcharge shall be deposited in the recreational fisheries enhancement account created in RCW 75.54.150, except that the first five hundred thousand dollars shall be deposited in the general fund before June 30, 1995, to repay the appropriation made by section 104, chapter 2, Laws of 1993 sp. sess.

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