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2015 Senate Bill 5166: Concerning the management of forage fish resources
Public Act 191 of 2015
Introduced by Sen. Christine Rolfes (Kitsap County) (D) on January 15, 2015
For Bill Information, please click HERE. Official Text and Analysis.
Referred to the Senate Natural Resources & Parks Committee on January 15, 2015
Referred to the Senate Ways & Means Committee on February 5, 2015
Substitute offered in the Senate on February 24, 2015
Requires a recreational fishing license to take smelt. WDFW and the
Department of Natural Resources must collaborate to conduct a survey of surf smelt and sand
lance spawning grounds throughout the Puget Sound, including the Strait of Juan de Fuca.
The habitat survey must be completed and accessible by the public by June 30, 2017.
Referred to the Senate Rules Committee on February 25, 2015
Received in the House on March 5, 2015
Referred to the House Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee on March 5, 2015
Amendment offered in the House on March 17, 2015
Commissions two studies regarding the populations in Puget Sound of smelt
and other forage fish.
Referred to the House Capital Budget Committee on March 19, 2015
Referred to the House Rules Committee on April 8, 2015
Commissions two studies regarding the populations in Puget Sound of smelt
and other forage fish.
Received in the Senate on April 16, 2015
Signed by Gov. Jay Inslee on May 7, 2015