BILL REQ. #:  H-2342.1 



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SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 1896
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State of Washington59th Legislature2005 Regular Session

By House Committee on Select Committee on Hood Canal (originally sponsored by Representatives Appleton, Eickmeyer, Chase and Haigh)

READ FIRST TIME 03/03/05.   



     AN ACT Relating to geoduck harvest in Hood Canal; adding a new section to chapter 79.96 RCW; and providing an expiration date.

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

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 1   A new section is added to chapter 79.96 RCW to read as follows:
     By December 1, 2007, the department shall conduct a comprehensive survey of all geoducks and sea cucumbers that exist in the Hood Canal. The survey must include all levels and depths of the Hood Canal. The mapping in the survey shall be done in grids, the size of which shall be determined by the department.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 2   Section 1 of this act expires July 1, 2008.

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