Revised Code of Washington - RCW Title 77 Fish And Wildlife (Formerly: Game And Game Fish) - Chapter 77.85 Salmon Recovery

77.85.005 Findings -- Intent
The legislature finds that repeated attempts to improve salmonid fish runs throughout the state of Washington have failed to avert listings of salmon and steelhead ...

77.85.010 Definitions
The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (1) "Adaptive management" means reliance on scientific methods to test ...

77.85.020 Report to the legislature and governor
(1) No later than January 31, 2009, and every odd-numbered year until and including 2015, the governor's salmon recovery office shall submit a biennial state ...

77.85.030 Governor's salmon recovery office -- Creation -- Purpose and duties
(1) The governor's salmon recovery office is created within the office of the governor to coordinate state strategy to allow for salmon recovery to healthy ...

77.85.040 Independent science panel on salmon recovery -- Purpose
(1) The governor may request the Washington academy of sciences, when organized pursuant to chapter 305, Laws of 2005, to impanel an independent science panel ...

77.85.050 Habitat project lists
(1)(a) Counties, cities, and tribal governments must jointly designate, by resolution or by letters of support, the area for which a habitat project list is ...

77.85.060 Critical pathways methodology -- Habitat work schedule
(1) Critical pathways methodology shall be used to develop a habitat project list and a habitat work schedule that ensures salmon habitat projects will be ...

77.85.080 Sea grant program -- Technical assistance authorized
The sea grant program at the University of Washington is authorized to provide technical assistance to volunteer groups and other project sponsors in designing and ...

77.85.090 Southwest Washington salmon recovery region -- Created -- Recognition as a regional recovery organization -- Puget Sound salmon recovery organizations
(1) The southwest Washington salmon recovery region, whose boundaries are provided in chapter 60, Laws of 1998, is created. (2) Lead entities within a salmon ...

77.85.100 Work group -- Evaluation of mitigation alternatives
(1) The departments of transportation, fish and wildlife, and ecology, and tribes shall convene a work group to develop policy guidance to evaluate mitigation alternatives. ...

77.85.110 Salmon recovery funding board -- Creation -- Membership
(1) The salmon recovery funding board is created consisting of ten members. (2) Five members of the board shall be voting members who are appointed ...

77.85.120 Board responsibilities -- Grants and loans administration assistance
(1) The salmon recovery funding board is responsible for making grants and loans for salmon habitat projects and salmon recovery activities from the amounts appropriated ...

77.85.130 Allocation of funds -- Procedures and criteria
(1) The salmon recovery funding board shall develop procedures and criteria for allocation of funds for salmon habitat projects and salmon recovery activities on a ...

77.85.135 Habitat project funding -- Statement of environmental benefits -- Development of outcome-focused performance measures
In providing funding for habitat projects, the salmon recovery funding board shall require recipients to incorporate the environmental benefits of the project into their grant ...

77.85.140 Habitat project lists -- Tracking of funds -- Report
(1) Habitat project lists shall be submitted to the salmon recovery funding board for funding at least once a year on a schedule established by ...

77.85.150 Statewide salmon recovery strategy -- Prospective application
(1) The governor shall, with the assistance of the governor's salmon recovery office, during the time it is constituted, maintain and revise, as appropriate, a ...

77.85.160 Salmon monitoring data, information
State salmon monitoring data provided by lead entities, regional fisheries enhancement groups, and others shall be included in the database of SASSI [salmon and steelhead ...

77.85.170 Salmon recovery account
The salmon recovery account is created in the state treasury. To the account shall be deposited such funds as the legislature directs or appropriates to ...

77.85.180 Findings
(1) The legislature finds that the forests and fish report as defined in RCW 76.09.020 was developed through extensive negotiations with the federal agencies responsible ...

77.85.190 Federal assurances in forests and fish report -- Events constituting failure of assurances -- Governor's authority to negotiate
(1) Chapter 4, Laws of 1999 sp. sess. has been enacted on the assumption that the federal assurances described in the forests and fish report ...

77.85.200 Salmon and steelhead recovery program -- Management board -- Duties -- Termination of program
(1) A program for salmon and steelhead recovery is established in Clark, Cowlitz, Lewis, Skamania, and Wahkiakum counties within the habitat areas classified as the ...

77.85.220 Salmon intertidal habitat restoration planning process -- Task force -- Reports
(1) If a limiting factors analysis has been conducted under this chapter for a specific geographic area and that analysis shows insufficient intertidal salmon habitat, ...

77.85.230 Intertidal salmon enhancement plan -- Elements -- Initial and final plan
(1) In consultation with the *task force, the conservation commission may contract with universities, private consultants, nonprofit groups, or other entities to assist it in ...

77.85.240 Puget Sound partners
When administering funds under this chapter, the board shall give preference only to Puget Sound partners, as defined in RCW 90.71.010, in comparison to other ...

77.85.250 Findings -- Forum on monitoring salmon recovery and watershed health -- Creation -- Duties -- Report to the governor and legislature
(1) The legislature finds that pursuant to chapter 298, Laws of 2001, and acting upon recommendations of the state's independent science panel, the monitoring oversight ...

77.85.900 Captions not law
Captions used in this chapter are not any part of the law.[1998 c 246 § 18. Formerly RCW 75.46.900.] ...