To create a Maury Island Aquatic Reserve. The bill details the terms, standards and requirements to administer and manage a new aquatic reserve for Maury Island. See companion HB 2248.   Official Text and Analysis.

To clarify that the Department of Natural Resources may not authorize the transportation of material from surface mines and mining operations as defined under state law. Leases, easements, licenses, permits and rights of way, and any other agreement allowing use of state-owned aquatic lands designated as an aquatic reserve must follow the management plan criteria.

To strike, on page 3, line 22, after "low-impact" the word "public." On page 3, line 32, after "low-impact" strike "public" on page 4, line 4, after "78.44.031" insert ", unless such a mine has been designated a mineral land of long-term commercial significance under chapter 36.70A RCW,".

To amend the title.

To delete everything after subsection 5.

To add a null and void clause.

To permit the Commissioner to allow industrial uses and dock construction on the Reserve after February 1, 2009; requires the DNR to identify state-owned lands with a mineral value comparable to that of the uplands adjacent to the Reserve and exchange title of those lands to the owner or owners of land affected by the creation of the Reserve; and requires the Office of Regulatory Assistance to oversee a coordinated and expedited permitting process for the new location.