2046 AMH VAND MOET 777

HB 2046 - H AMD 206

By Representative Van De Wege

WITHDRAWN 03/11/2015

    On page 8, after line 16, insert the following:

"NEW SECTION. Sec. 2.  (1) The department of fish and wildlife must conduct an examination to discern and assess any impacts on fish populations and fish habitat resulting from excluding natural channels or swales that would normally be dry, but for the presence of irrigation and irrigation return water, from the definition of "streams" established in section 1 of this act.

    (2) The examination required by this section, including any associated findings and recommendations, must be submitted in accordance with RCW 43.01.036 to the appropriate committees of the house of representatives and the senate by December 1, 2016.

    (3) This section expires June 30, 2017."

    Correct the title.

EFFECT:  (1) Requires the Department of Fish and Wildlife to conduct an examination to discern and assess any impacts on fish populations and habitat resulting from excluding natural channels or swales that would normally be dry, but for the presence of irrigation and irrigation return water, from the definition of "streams" proposed in the underlying bill. 

    (2) Specifies that the examination, including any findings and recommendations, must be submitted to the appropriate committees of the House of Representatives and the Senate by December 1, 2016.  

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