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2006 House Bill 3102: Requiring planting of geoduck seeds
Introduced by Rep. Brian Sullivan (D) on January 20, 2006
To require that licensed geoduck harvesters provide labor and equipment to plant geoduck seed in state commercial beds. Geoduck licenses are required and only a person holding a geoduck diver license may do the actual harvesting. This bill has an emergency clause. See companion SB 6708. Official Text and Analysis.
Referred to the House Natural Resources, Ecology, and Parks Committee on January 20, 2006
Substitute offered to the House Natural Resources, Ecology, and Parks Committee on February 2, 2006
To remove the requirement for licensed geoduck divers to plant seed provided by a state hatchery onto state beds. It removes a provision allowing the transfer of a geoduck license under certain circumstances. It authorizes the Director of the DFW to reissue a license if another license is surrendered. It requires the DNR and the DFW to evaluate the license restrictions and report findings to the Legislature by December 15, 2007.
The substitute passed by voice vote in the House on February 14, 2006
Referred to the House Capital Budget Committee on February 3, 2006
Amendment offered by Rep. Ed Orcutt (Kalama) (R) on February 14, 2006
To require geoduck harvesters to provide the labor and equipment to reseed geoduck on state commercial beds. H AMD 940.
The amendment failed by voice vote in the House on February 14, 2006
To create a limited entry geoduck diver license program by prohibiting the Department of Fish and Wildlife from issuing new geoduck diver licenses after July 1, 2006.
Received in the Senate on February 15, 2006
Referred to the Senate Natural Resources, Ocean and Recreation Committee on February 15, 2006