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2E2SSB 5595 - H AMD 0403 ADOPTED 5/18/99

By Representative

     On page 3, after line 21, strike everything down to and including  Aprivate entities.@ on page 4, line 22 and insert the following:

A(((3))) (4) "Habitat project list" is the list of habitat projects resulting from the critical pathways methodology under RCW 75.46.070(2) that shall receive consideration for funding by the salmon recovery funding board.  Each project on the list must have a written agreement from the landowner on whose land the project will be implemented, and must be based on the limiting factors analysis conducted in RCW 75.46.070 when completed. 

(5) AHabitat projects@ or Aprojects@ include but are not limited to habitat restoration projects, habitat protection projects, habitat projects that improve water quality, habitat projects that protect water quality, habitat-related mitigation projects, and habitat project corrective maintenance and monitoring activities.  Projects that include the use of side channels, off-stream rearing enhancement, improvement in overwintering habitat, or use of acclimation ponds shall receive consideration for funding.

     (((4))) (6) "Habitat work schedule" means those projects from the habitat project list that will be implemented during the current funding cycle.  The schedule shall also include a list of the entities and individuals implementing projects, the start date, duration, estimated date of completion, estimated cost, and funding sources for the projects.

     (((5))) (7) "Limiting factors" means conditions that limit the ability of habitat to fully sustain populations of salmon. ((These factors are primarily fish passage barriers and degraded estuarine areas, riparian corridors, stream channels, and wetlands.

     (6))) (8) AListed stocks@ means salmon and trout stocks that are listed or proposed for listing as threatened or endangered under the federal endangered species act, 16 U.S.C. Sec. 1531 et seq.

(9) AProject sponsor" is a county, city, special district, tribal government, state agency, a combination of such governments through interlocal or interagency agreement ((s provided under chapter 39.34 RCW)), a nonprofit organization, or one or more private citizens.

     (((7))) (10) "Salmon" includes all species of the family Salmonidae which are capable of self-sustaining, natural production except for Atlantic salmon.

(11) ASalmon recovery activities@ or Aactivities@ includes but is not limited to habitat protection or restoration activities by local governments, tribes, other public entities, and private entities.@

EFFECT: Habitat project lists must contain projects based on the limiting factors analysis when the analysis is completed.  The specific inclusion of habitat projects that improve streamflows within the definition of habitat projects is removed.  Project sponsor no longer may include federal agencies.  Salmon recovery activities include activities for habitat protection and restoration activities by tribes.