BILL REQ. #:  Z-0176.4 



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HOUSE BILL 1122
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State of Washington60th Legislature2007 Regular Session

By Representatives Kretz, VanDeWege, B. Sullivan, Kagi, McCoy, Orcutt, Eickmeyer, Lantz, Warnick, Wallace, Hailey and Dickerson

Read first time 01/10/2007.   Referred to Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources.



     AN ACT Relating to continuing the use of contract harvesting for improving forest health on Washington state trust lands; creating a new section; and repealing 2004 c 218 s 10 (uncodified).

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

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 1   The legislature finds that chapter 218, Laws of 2004 authorized the department of natural resources to utilize contract harvesting for silvicultural treatments to improve forest health on state trust lands, in accordance with RCW 76.06.140 and 79.15.540. The legislature further finds that the use of contract harvesting for silvicultural treatments has proven effective and that continued utilization is important to improve and maintain forest health. Therefore, the legislature finds that it is necessary to remove the expiration date for this authority, set for December 31, 2007, and to continue the use of contract harvesting for silvicultural treatments to improve forest health on state trust lands.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 2   2004 c 218 s 10 (uncodified) is repealed.

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