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2018 Senate Bill 6268: Creating the orca protection act
Introduced by Sen. Kevin Ranker (Orcas Island) (D) on January 11, 2018
Referred to the Senate Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources & Parks Committee on January 11, 2018
Substitute offered in the Senate on February 1, 2018
Directs the Department of Fish and Wildlife (DFW) to conduct marine- based education and enforcement patrols during peak orca viewing season.
? Extends existing restrictions on vessels approaching within 200 yards of an orca to also include aircraft and drones.
? Prohibits a person from exceeding a speed of seven knots within 400 yards of a southern resident orca whale.
? Requires a study on orca impacts from human-generated marine noise, and a meeting on coordination of recovery strategies between Washington and British Columbia.
Referred to the Senate Ways & Means Committee on February 2, 2018
Referred to the Senate Rules Committee on February 6, 2018
Amendment offered by Sen. Jim Honeyford (Grandview) (R) on February 14, 2018
Removes provisions prohibiting a remotely controlled aerial vehicle from approaching within two hundred yards of a southern resident orca.
The amendment passed by voice vote in the Senate on February 14, 2018