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                                         SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 5479

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State of Washington                               51st Legislature                              1989 Regular Session

By Senate Committee on Environment & Natural Resources (originally sponsored by Senators Owen, Amondson, Kreidler, West and Sellar)

Read first time 2/22/89.

AN ACT Relating to recreational geoduck harvesting areas; and adding a new section to chapter 79.96 RCW.

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

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.  A new section is added to chapter 79.96 RCW to read as follows:

          The department of natural resources is hereby directed to establish not less than two recreational geoduck harvesting areas of which:

          (1) One area shall be withdrawn from the department's commercial harvesting tracts by authority of the commissioner of public lands at a location of the department's choosing; and

          (2) One area shall be withdrawn from the department's commercial harvesting tracts by authority of the commissioner of public lands in the aquatic lands adjacent to the east side of Cooper Point, on Budd Inlet.