CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT

SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 6145



63rd Legislature
2014 Regular Session

Passed by the Senate March 10, 2014
  YEAS 48   NAYS 1


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President of the Senate
Passed by the House March 5, 2014
  YEAS 94   NAYS 4


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Speaker of the House of Representatives


CERTIFICATE

I, Hunter G. Goodman, Secretary of the Senate of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 6145 as passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives on the dates hereon set forth.


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Secretary
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Governor of the State of Washington
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Secretary of State
State of Washington


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SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 6145
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AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE

Passed Legislature - 2014 Regular Session
State of Washington63rd Legislature2014 Regular Session

By Senate Governmental Operations (originally sponsored by Senators Hatfield, Roach, Chase, Sheldon, Fraser, and McAuliffe)

READ FIRST TIME 01/28/14.   



     AN ACT Relating to declaring the Ostrea lurida the official oyster of the state of Washington; adding a new section to chapter 1.20 RCW; and creating a new section.

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

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 1   The Ostrea lurida is the only oyster native to Washington state.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 2   A new section is added to chapter 1.20 RCW to read as follows:
     The Ostrea lurida is hereby designated the official oyster of the state of Washington. This native oyster species plays an important role in the history and culture that surrounds shellfish in Washington state and along the west coast of the United States. Some of the common and historic names used for this species are Native, Western, Shoalwater, and Olympia.

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