SSB 6231 -
By Representative Nelson
NOT ADOPTED 03/06/2008
On page 3, after line 3, insert the following:
"(5) Until the summary of issues and recommendations relating to
marine protected areas required under this section is completed and
delivered to the appropriate committees of the legislature, the
department of natural resources shall not enter into any lease that
allows for the use of state-owned aquatic lands located within an area
included in the definition of "marine protected area" if the proposed
use of the state-owned aquatic lands includes the construction of a
dock or other barge-loading facility designed to facilitate the removal
of sand, gravel, or other mineral resources if the lease has,
regardless of any required mitigation, any potential negative impact on
eelgrass beds, fish spawning grounds, or other natural feature of the
marine protected area either by the proposed construction or its
intended use."
EFFECT: Prohibits the Department of Natural Resources from leasing state-owned aquatic lands located within a marine protected area until the study required by the underlying bill has been completed if the lease would allow for the construction of a barge-loading facility designed to facilitate the removal of sand, gravel, or other mineral resources in a manner that could potentially harm the marine environment.