1261-S AMH BOEH HATF 019

SHB 1261 - H AMD TO H AMD (H-4095.2/20) 1122

By Representative Boehnke

ADOPTED 02/12/2020

On page 2, line 9 of the amendment, after "chapter" insert ". Before the department may take any enforcement action against a person pursuant to this section, the department shall first attempt to achieve voluntary compliance. As part of this first response, the department shall offer information and technical assistance to the person in writing identifying one or more means to accomplish the person's purposes within the framework of the law"

EFFECT: Requires the Department of Ecology, before taking enforcement action against a person for unlawful motorized or gravity siphon aquatic mining, to take certain steps to achieve voluntary compliance, including offering technical assistance.

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