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                          HOUSE BILL 2769

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State of Washington      57th Legislature     2002 Regular Session

By Representatives Murray, Jarrett, Rockefeller, Linville, Dunshee, Upthegrove, Ericksen, McDermott, Lantz, Edwards, Kenney and Ogden

Read first time 01/28/2002.  Referred to Committee on Natural Resources.

Adding members to the board of natural resources.

    AN ACT Relating to the membership of the board of natural resources; and amending RCW 43.30.040.

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

    Sec. 1.  RCW 43.30.040 and 1986 c 227 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:

    The board shall consist of ((six)) nine members:  The governor or the governor's designee, the superintendent of public instruction or the superintendent's designee, the commissioner of public lands, the dean of the college of forest resources of the University of Washington, the dean of the college of agriculture of Washington State University, the secretary of state or the secretary's designee, one member of the general public, one representative of a water district that contains state trust land within its watershed, and a representative of those counties that contain state forest lands acquired or transferred under chapter 76.12 RCW.

The member of the general public shall be nominated from regional or statewide hunting, fishing, recreation, or conservation groups and appointed by the governor to represent the public interests.  The member shall serve a term of four years.  The initial term shall begin on October 1, 2002.

The representative of a water district shall be nominated by water districts that contain trust lands within their watersheds and shall be appointed by the governor.  The representative shall be an elected member of a water district authority who shall serve a term of four years unless the representative leaves office for any reason.  The initial term shall begin on October 1, 2002.

    The county representative shall be selected by the legislative authorities of those counties that contain state forest lands acquired or transferred under chapter 76.12 RCW.  In the selection of the county representative, each participating county shall have one vote.  The Washington state association of counties shall conduct a meeting for the purpose of making the selection and shall notify the board of the selection.  The county representative shall be a duly elected member of a county legislative authority who shall serve a term of four years unless the representative ((should)) leaves office for any reason.  The initial term shall begin on July 1, 1986.

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