6231-S AMH DARN CALL 098

SSB 6231 - H AMD TO H AMD (H-6023.2/08) 1517

By Representative Darneille

ADOPTED 3/06/2008

   On page 6, after line 16 of the amendment, insert the following:

   "NEW SECTION. Sec. 6. (1) The work product delivered by the marine managed areas work group established in section 5 of this act must include at least one case study regarding how consistent standards, methods, or protocols that may aid governmental organizations with the future identification of marine managed areas can be developed.

   (2) The case study required by this section must be designed to analyze how and when future marine managed areas can or should be developed in urbanized areas where the purpose of the marine protected area is to protect the marine shoreline and adjacent upland environmental, cultural, or community values.

   (3) The case study required by this section must be located in an urban marine waterway located in Puget Sound adjacent to uplands areas available for public access that includes at least one park area developed, in part, with money from the Washington wildlife and recreation program that includes or is planning to include a seawall, walking paths, interpretive displays, and a cultural botanical display area and includes within the borders of the case study area at least one nearby area of state-owned aquatic lands currently under lease with the department of natural resources for use as an industrial marine repair facility capable of servicing marine vessels that are seventy-five feet or more in length.

   (4) Until the results of the case study required by this section are delivered to the leadership council of the Puget Sound partnership as part of the work product required by section 5 of this act, the city government with jurisdiction over uplands adjacent to the case study area is prohibited from allowing any shoreline uses or expansions not currently authorized for shorelines located within or adjacent to the case study area if the shoreline use or expansion is related to an industrial use capable of performing any of the following actions on marine vessels that are seventy-five feet or more in length: Construction, refurbishment, maintenance, repair, lay berthing, or demolition."

   Renumber the remaining sections consecutively, correct internal references accordingly, and correct the title.

EFFECT: Requires the work group responsible for aiding in the development of the marine managed areas plan to conduct a case study in an urban waterway with specific qualities to determine a process for the future identification of marine managed areas and prohibits certain industrial uses in the case study area until the case study is complete.