Brief Description: Organizing definitions in Title 77 RCW.

Sponsors: By House Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources (originally sponsored by Representatives VanDeWege, Blake, Orcutt, Kretz, Nelson, Grant, Williams, Eickmeyer, Linville and McCoy).

House Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources
Senate Committee on Natural Resources, Ocean & Recreation

Background:

Title 77 of the Revised Code of Washington governs the Department of Fish and Wildlife and overall fish and wildlife management policy in the state. The construction of Title 77 is such that there is one main definition section applicable to the entire title, and over a dozen other freestanding sections that serve only to provide a definition for one term or a small grouping of terms. In addition, there are other definitions applicable to the provisions of Title 77 that appear within the construction of other substantive laws. The main definition section of Title 77 contains 56 definitions. These are not codified in alphabetical order.

Summary:

The Office of Code Revisor is directed to put the definitions applicable to Title 77 into alphabetical order.

Votes on Final Passage:

House   93   0
Senate   47   1   (Senate amended)
House         (House refused to concur)
Senate   48   1   (Senate amended)
House   97   0   (House concurred)

Effective: June 12, 2008