1821-S AMS JACO S2583.2

SHB 1821 - S AMD 278

By Senators Jacobsen and Oke

    Strike everything after the enacting clause and insert the following:

    "Sec. 1.  RCW 77.70.400 and 1998 c 245 s 154 are each amended to read as follows:

    The department, with input from Dungeness crab‑-coastal fishery licensees and processors, shall prepare a resource plan to achieve even-flow harvesting and long-term stability of the coastal Dungeness crab resource.  The plan may include pot limits, further reduction in the number of vessels, individual quotas, trip limits, area quotas, or other measures as determined by the department.  The provisions of such a resource plan that are designed to effect a gear reduction or effort reduction based upon historical landing criteria are subject to the provisions of RCW 77.70.390 with respect to the consideration of extenuating circumstances.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 2.  For the purposes of determining the number of shellfish pots assigned to a license authorizing commercial harvest of Dungeness crab adjacent to the Washington coast, if the license is held by a person whose vessel designated for use under that license was lost due to sinking in any one of the three qualifying seasons, then the department of fish and wildlife shall use the landings in February 1996 to determine the number of pots granted to the license holder as an exception to WAC 220-52-040(14).  A license holder must notify the department of his or her eligibility under this section by September 30, 2001."

SHB 1821 - S AMD

By Senator

    On page 1, line 3 of the title, after "provisions;" strike the remainder of the title and insert "amending RCW 77.70.400; and creating a new section."

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