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                         SENATE BILL 6110

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State of Washington      57th Legislature     2001 Regular Session

By Senators Spanel, Gardner and Kohl‑Welles

Read first time 02/22/2001.  Referred to Committee on Natural Resources, Parks & Shorelines.

Providing for the administration of a Puget Sound crab pot buoy tag program.

    AN ACT Relating to the Puget Sound crab pot buoy tag program; and adding new sections to chapter 77.70 RCW.

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

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.  A new section is added to chapter 77.70 RCW to read as follows:

    In order to administer a Puget Sound crab pot limit program, the department may charge a fee to crab industry licensees to reimburse the department for the production of crab pot buoy tags and the administration of a Puget Sound crab pot buoy tag program.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 2.  A new section is added to chapter 77.70 RCW to read as follows:

    The Puget Sound crab pot buoy tag account is created in the custody of the state treasurer.  All revenues from fees from section 1 of this act must be deposited into the account.  Expenditures from this account may be used for the production of crab pot buoy tags and the administration of a Puget Sound crab pot buoy tag program.  Only the director or the director's designee may authorize expenditures from the account.  The account is subject to allotment procedures under chapter 43.88 RCW but no appropriation is required for expenditures.

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