BILL REQ. #:  S-4711.1 

Read first time 01/30/2006.   Referred to Committee on Ways & Means.

     AN ACT Relating to redirecting certain earnings and fees to the state wildlife account; amending RCW 77.12.177; reenacting and amending RCW 77.12.170; and repealing RCW 77.32.510.

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

Sec. 1   RCW 77.12.170 and 2005 c 418 s 3, 2005 c 225 s 4, 2005 c 224 s 4, and 2005 c 42 s 4 are each reenacted and amended to read as follows:
     (1) There is established in the state treasury the state wildlife account which consists of moneys received from:
     (a) Rentals or concessions of the department;
     (b) The sale of real or personal property held for department purposes;
     (c) The assessment of administrative penalties, and the sale of licenses, permits, tags, and stamps required by chapter 77.32 RCW ((and RCW 77.65.490, except annual resident adult saltwater and all annual razor clam and shellfish licenses, which shall be deposited into the state general fund));
     (d) Fees for informational materials published by the department;
     (e) Fees for personalized vehicle, Wild on Washington, and Endangered Wildlife license plates and Washington's Wildlife license plate collection as provided in chapter 46.16 RCW;
     (f) Articles or wildlife sold by the director under this title;
     (g) Compensation for damage to department property or wildlife losses or contributions, gifts, or grants received under RCW 77.12.320;
     (h) Excise tax on anadromous game fish collected under chapter 82.27 RCW;
     (i) The sale of personal property seized by the department for fish, shellfish, or wildlife violations;
     (j) The department's share of revenues from auctions and raffles authorized by the commission; ((and))
     (k) The sale of watchable wildlife decals under RCW 77.32.560; and
     (l) The sale of commercial licenses and permits required under this title.
     (2) State and county officers receiving any moneys listed in subsection (1) of this section shall deposit them in the state treasury to be credited to the state wildlife account.

Sec. 2   RCW 77.12.177 and 2001 c 253 s 16 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) Except as provided in this title, state and county officers receiving ((the following)) moneys for damages to food fish or shellfish shall deposit them in the state general fund((:
     (a) The sale of commercial licenses required under this title, except for licenses issued under RCW 77.65.490; and
     (b) Moneys received for damages to food fish or shellfish)).
     (2) The director shall make weekly remittances to the state treasurer of moneys collected by the department.
     (3) All fines and forfeitures collected or assessed by a district court for a violation of this title or rule of the department shall be remitted as provided in chapter 3.62 RCW.
     (4) Proceeds from the sale of food fish or shellfish taken in test fishing conducted by the department, to the extent that these proceeds exceed the estimates in the budget approved by the legislature, may be allocated as unanticipated receipts under RCW 43.79.270 to reimburse the department for unanticipated costs for test fishing operations in excess of the allowance in the budget approved by the legislature.
     (5) Proceeds from the sale of salmon carcasses and salmon eggs from state general funded hatcheries by the department of general administration shall be deposited in the regional fisheries enhancement group account established in RCW 77.95.090.
     (6) Moneys received by the commission under RCW 77.12.039, to the extent these moneys exceed estimates in the budget approved by the legislature, may be allocated as unanticipated receipts under RCW 43.79.270. Allocations under this subsection shall be made only for the specific purpose for which the moneys were received, unless the moneys were received in settlement of a claim for damages to food fish or shellfish, in which case the moneys may be expended for the conservation of these resources.
     (7) Proceeds from the sale of herring spawn on kelp fishery licenses by the department, to the extent those proceeds exceed estimates in the budget approved by the legislature, may be allocated as unanticipated receipts under RCW 43.79.270. Allocations under this subsection shall be made only for herring management, enhancement, and enforcement.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 3   RCW 77.32.510 (Recreational license fees--Disposition of appropriation) and 1998 c 191 s 43 are each repealed.