BILL REQ. #:  H-1485.1 



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SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 1495
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State of Washington63rd Legislature2013 Regular Session

By House Community Development, Housing & Tribal Affairs (originally sponsored by Representatives Sawyer, Liias, McCoy, Fey, Hunt, Riccelli, Appleton, Santos, Dunshee, Stanford, Ryu, O'Ban, Ormsby, and Pollet)

READ FIRST TIME 02/19/13.   



     AN ACT Relating to access of tribal members to state lands; and adding a new section to chapter 79.10 RCW.

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

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 1   A new section is added to chapter 79.10 RCW to read as follows:
     The closure of any state lands, including any roads, maintained by the department shall not restrict access by any member of a federally recognized tribe to any open and unclaimed lands where the tribe has a treaty or other federally recognized right to hunt, unless the closure is necessary for the protection of public safety in an emergency.

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