BILL REQ. #: H-1485.1
State of Washington | 63rd Legislature | 2013 Regular Session |
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.