5092-S.E AMH RULE JOND 288

ESSB 5092 - H AMD TO H AMD (H-1459.2/21) 509

By Representative Rule

ADOPTED 04/03/2021

On page 246, beginning on line 25, after "(6)" strike all material through "farmland" on line 39 and insert the following:

"$588,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal year 2022 and $662,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal year 2023 are provided solely for the department to address outstanding water rights issues. Of the amounts provided in this subsection:

(a) $463,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal year 2022 and $537,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal year 2023 are provided solely for preparation and filing of adjudications of state water rights in the Nooksack (water resource inventory area 1) and lake Roosevelt and middle tributaries (water resource inventory area 58) watersheds. The department may not file an adjudication in water resource inventory area 1 prior to June 1, 2023; and

(b) $125,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal year 2022 and $125,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal year 2023 are provided for Whatcom county to support a collaborative process among local water users and water right holders that can complement water rights adjudication in the Nooksack (water resources inventory area 1) watershed. Funding is provided for facilitation and mediation among parties, development of planning and technical information, and assessment of local solutions. At a minimum, the collaborative process must seek to provide opportunities for discussion of increasing salmon populations and preserving farmland"

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