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2017 House Bill 1353: Commissioning an elk management pilot project that focuses initially on the Colockum elk herd
Introduced by Rep. Tom Dent (Grant) (R) on January 18, 2017
Referred to the House Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee on January 18, 2017
Substitute offered in the House on February 1, 2017
Directs the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) and the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) to conduct an elk management pilot project to reduce elk highway collisions.
Referred to the House Rules Committee on February 8, 2017
Received in the Senate on February 21, 2017
Referred to the Senate Natural Resources & Parks Committee on February 21, 2017
Amendment offered in the Senate on March 28, 2017
Invites the Yakama Nation to participate in all aspects of the pilot project and prohibits everyone except the department from feeding elk.
Referred to the Senate Ways & Means Committee on March 29, 2017
Referred to the Senate Rules Committee on April 4, 2017
Received in the House on April 18, 2017
House concurred in Senate amendments.
Signed by Gov. Jay Inslee on May 8, 2017