SB 5547 - DIGEST

Creates the Washington marine resources protection council within the office of the governor to: (1) Advise the governor on policies relating to the protection and conservation of ocean resources;

(2) Coordinate the implementation of measures to mitigate the impacts of ocean acidification; and

(3) Advance the state's ocean and Puget Sound resources policies in national, regional, and west coast multistate forums.

Allows urban governmental services to be extended for the reduction of acidifying runoff to marine waters when recommended by the department of ecology in consultation with the Washington marine resources protection council as a measure necessary to address the localized impacts to marine waters of ocean acidification.