6078-S.E AMH MCCU H4587.1

ESSB 6078  - H AMD TO CB COMM AMD (H4466.1)1277
     By Representative McCune

     On page 3, after line 20 of the amendment, insert the following:

"Sec. 4   RCW 77.12.177 and 2011 c 339 s 4 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) Except as provided in this title, state and county officers receiving the following moneys shall deposit them in the state general fund:
     (a) Except as provided in subsection (7) of this section and for licenses issued under RCW 77.65.490, the sale of commercial licenses required under this title((, except for licenses issued under RCW 77.65.490)); and
     (b) Moneys received for damages to food fish or shellfish.
     (2) The director shall make weekly remittances to the state treasurer of moneys collected by the department.
     (3) All fines and forfeitures collected or assessed by a district court for a violation of this title or rule of the department shall be remitted as provided in chapter 3.62 RCW.
     (4) Proceeds from the sale of food fish or shellfish taken in test fishing conducted by the department, to the extent that these proceeds exceed the estimates in the budget approved by the legislature, may be allocated as unanticipated receipts under RCW 43.79.270 to reimburse the department for unanticipated costs for test fishing operations in excess of the allowance in the budget approved by the legislature.
     (5) Proceeds from the sale of salmon carcasses and salmon eggs from state general funded hatcheries by the department of ((general administration)) enterprise services shall be deposited in the regional fisheries enhancement group account established in RCW 77.95.090.
     (6) Proceeds from the sale of herring spawn on kelp fishery licenses by the department, to the extent those proceeds exceed estimates in the budget approved by the legislature, may be allocated as unanticipated receipts under RCW 43.79.270. Allocations under this subsection shall be made only for herring management, enhancement, and enforcement.
     (7)(a) The department must withhold two hundred fifty dollars from the sale of the following commercial salmon licenses and deposit the withholdings in the state wildlife account created in RCW 77.12.170:
     (i) Salmon charter license issued under RCW 77.65.150(1)(b);
     (ii) Salmon gill net license issued under RCW 77.65.160;
     (iii) Salmon purse seine license issued under RCW 77.65.160;
     (iv) Salmon reef net license issued under RCW 77.65.160; and
     (v) Salmon troll license issued under RCW 77.65.160.
     (b) All revenues deposited into the state wildlife account under this subsection must be used by the department exclusively to fund hatchery programs that produce salmon intended for commercial harvest.

Sec. 5   RCW 77.12.170 and 2011 c 339 s 3, 2011 c 320 s 23, and 2011 c 171 s 112 are each reenacted and amended to read as follows:
     (1) There is established in the state treasury the state wildlife account which consists of moneys received from:
     (a) Rentals or concessions of the department;
     (b) The sale of real or personal property held for department purposes, unless the property is seized or recovered through a fish, shellfish, or wildlife enforcement action;
     (c) The assessment of administrative penalties;
     (d) The sale of licenses, permits, tags, and stamps required by chapter 77.32 RCW, RCW 77.65.490, and application fees;
     (e) Fees for informational materials published by the department;
     (f) Fees for personalized vehicle, Wild on Washington, and Endangered Wildlife license plates and Washington's Wildlife license plate collection as provided in chapter 46.17 RCW;
     (g) Articles or wildlife sold by the director under this title;
     (h) Compensation for damage to department property or wildlife losses or contributions, gifts, or grants received under RCW 77.12.320. However, this excludes fish and shellfish overages, and court-ordered restitution or donations associated with any fish, shellfish, or wildlife enforcement action, as such moneys must be deposited pursuant to RCW 77.15.425;
     (i) Excise tax on anadromous game fish collected under chapter 82.27 RCW;
     (j) The department's share of revenues from auctions and raffles authorized by the commission;
     (k) The sale of watchable wildlife decals under RCW 77.32.560; ((and))
     (l) Moneys received from the recreation access pass account created in RCW 79A.80.090 must be dedicated to stewardship, operations, and maintenance of department lands used for public recreation purposes; ((and))
     (m) The portion of revenues generated through the sale of certain commercial salmon licenses as set forth in RCW 77.12.177; and
     (n)
Donations received by the director under RCW 77.12.039.
     (2) State and county officers receiving any moneys listed in subsection (1) of this section shall deposit them in the state treasury to be credited to the state wildlife account."

     Renumber the remaining sections consecutively and correct any internal references accordingly.

EFFECT:  Withholds $250 of the revenue from certain commercial salmon license sold from the general fund and directs it to the state wildlife account for funding hatchery programs that produce salmon intended for commercial harvest.

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