CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT

SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 6439

Chapter 159, Laws of 2006

59th Legislature
2006 Regular Session



DUNGENESS CRAB-COASTAL FISHERY LICENSES



EFFECTIVE DATE: 6/7/06

Passed by the Senate March 4, 2006
  YEAS 43   NAYS 0

BRAD OWEN
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President of the Senate
Passed by the House February 28, 2006
  YEAS 97   NAYS 0

FRANK CHOPP
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Speaker of the House of Representatives


 
CERTIFICATE

I, Thomas Hoemann, Secretary of the Senate of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 6439 as passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives on the dates hereon set forth.

THOMAS HOEMANN
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Secretary
Approved March 20, 2006.








CHRISTINE GREGOIRE
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Governor of the State of Washington
 
FILED
March 20, 2006 - 3:29 p.m.







Secretary of State
State of Washington


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SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 6439
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AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE

Passed Legislature - 2006 Regular Session
State of Washington59th Legislature2006 Regular Session

By Senate Committee on Natural Resources, Ocean & Recreation (originally sponsored by Senators Doumit, Oke, Jacobsen, Schoesler and Delvin)

READ FIRST TIME 01/30/06.   



     AN ACT Relating to coastal crab fisheries licenses; and amending RCW 77.70.350.

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

Sec. 1   RCW 77.70.350 and 1994 c 260 s 10 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) The following restrictions apply to vessel designations and substitutions on Dungeness crab-coastal fishery licenses ((and Dungeness crab-coastal class B fishery licenses)):
     (a) The holder of the license may not:
     (i) D
esignate on the license a vessel the hull length of which exceeds ninety-nine feet((, nor may the holder)); or
     (ii) C
hange vessel designation if the hull length of the vessel proposed to be designated exceeds the hull length ((of the currently designated vessel)) designated on the license on the effective date of this section by more than ten feet. However, if such vessel designation is the result of an emergency transfer, the applicable vessel length would be the most recent permanent vessel designation on the license prior to the effective date of this section;
     (b) If the hull length of the vessel proposed to be designated is comparable to or exceeds by up to one foot the hull length of the currently designated vessel, the department may change the vessel designation no more than once in any two consecutive Washington state coastal crab seasons unless the currently designated vessel is lost or in disrepair such that it does not safely operate, in which case the department may allow a change in vessel designation;
     (c) If the hull length of the vessel proposed to be designated exceeds by between one and ten feet the hull length of the ((currently)) designated vessel on the effective date of this section, the department may change the vessel designation no more than once ((in any five consecutive Washington state coastal crab seasons)) on or after the effective date of this section, unless a request is made by the license holder during a Washington state coastal crab season for an emergency change in vessel designation. If such an emergency request is made, the director may allow a temporary change in designation to another vessel, if the hull length of the other vessel does not exceed by more than ten feet the hull length of the currently designated vessel.
     (2) For the purposes of this section, "hull length" means the length overall of a vessel's hull as shown by ((United States coast guard documentation or)) marine survey((,)) or ((for vessels that do not require United States coast guard documentation,)) by manufacturer's specifications ((or marine survey)).
     (3) By December 31, 2010, the department must, in cooperation with the coastal crab fishing industry, evaluate the effectiveness of this section and, if necessary, recommend any statutory changes to the appropriate committees of the senate and house of representatives.


         Passed by the Senate March 4, 2006.
         Passed by the House February 28, 2006.
         Approved by the Governor March 20, 2006.
         Filed in Office of Secretary of State March 20, 2006.