5544 AMH BUCK H2997.1
SB 5544 - H AMD 777 ADOPTED 4/12/95
By Representative Buck
Strike everything after the enacting clause and insert the following:
"Sec. 1. RCW 43.143.010 and 1989 1st ex.s. c 2 s 9 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) The purpose of this chapter is to articulate policies and establish guidelines for the exercise of state and local management authority over Washington's coastal waters, seabed, and shorelines.
(2) There shall be no
leasing of Washington's tidal or submerged lands extending from mean high tide
seaward three miles along the Washington coast from Cape Flattery south to Cape
Disappointment, nor in Grays Harbor, Willapa Bay, and the Columbia river
downstream from the Longview bridge, for purposes of oil or gas exploration,
development, or production until at least July 1, ((1995)) 2000.
During the ((1995)) 2000 legislative session, the legislature
shall determine whether the moratorium on leasing should be extended past July
1, ((1995)) 2000. This determination shall be based on the
information available at that time, including the analysis described in RCW
43.143.040. If the legislature does not extend the moratorium on leasing, the
moratorium will end on July 1, ((1995)) 2000. At any time that
oil or gas leasing, exploration, and development are allowed to occur, these
activities shall be required to meet or exceed the standards and criteria
contained in RCW 43.143.030.
(3) When conflicts arise among uses and activities, priority shall be given to resource uses and activities that will not adversely impact renewable resources over uses which are likely to have an adverse impact on renewable resources.
(4) It is the policy of the state of Washington to actively encourage the conservation of liquid fossil fuels, and to explore available methods of encouraging such conservation.
(5) It is not currently the intent of the legislature to include recreational uses or currently existing commercial uses involving fishing or other renewable marine or ocean resources within the uses and activities which must meet the planning and review criteria set forth in RCW 43.143.030. It is not the intent of the legislature, however, to permanently exclude these uses from the requirements of RCW 43.143.030. If information becomes available which indicates that such uses should reasonably be covered by the requirements of RCW 43.143.030, the permitting government or agency may require compliance with those requirements, and appeals of that decision shall be handled through the established appeals procedure for that permit or approval.
(6) The state shall participate in federal ocean and marine resource decisions to the fullest extent possible to ensure that the decisions are consistent with the state's policy concerning the use of those resources."
SB 5544 - H AMD
By Representative Buck
On page 1, line 1 of the title, after "resources;" strike the remainder of the title and insert "and amending RCW 43.143.010."
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