| VETO MESSAGE ON 2SHB 2251 |
| March 28, 2014 |
| To the Honorable Speaker and Members, |
| The House of Representatives of the State of Washington |
| Ladies and Gentlemen: |
| I am returning herewith, without my approval as to Section 5, Second Substitute House Bill No. 2251 entitled: |
"AN ACT Relating to fish barrier removals." |
| Section 5 of Second Substitute House Bill 2251 directs the Department of Fish and Wildlife to accomplish significant portions of the bill within existing funds. The Department will likely incur additional costs in future biennium as a result of this bill that it cannot absorb without undue hardship on existing programs. For this reason I am vetoing Section 5. |
| For these reasons I have vetoed Section 5 of Second Substitute House Bill No. 2251. |
| With the exception of Section 5, Second Substitute House Bill No. 2251 is approved. |
| Respectfully submitted, |
| Jay Inslee |
| Governor |