RCW 43.30.555
Geoduck harvest safety committee.
(1) The department shall establish a geoduck harvest safety committee. The geoduck harvest safety committee consists of one representative from the department, one representative from the department's geoduck diver advisory committee, one representative from an organization representing the interests of geoduck harvesters, and one representative from an organization representing the interests of geoduck divers. Each representative must be appointed by the administrator.
(2) The geoduck harvest safety committee must meet at least quarterly. By December 1, 2013, the committee must submit a recommendation to the department regarding the establishment of a geoduck diver safety program and safety requirements for geoduck divers licensed under RCW 77.65.410.
(3) Upon the establishment of the geoduck diver safety program under RCW 43.30.560, the geoduck harvest safety committee must continue to review and evaluate the safety program's success and effectiveness and recommend to the department appropriate changes to improve the geoduck diver safety program.
[ 2013 c 204 § 4.]
Structure Revised Code of Washington
Title 43 - State Government—Executive
Chapter 43.30 - Department of Natural Resources.
43.30.030 - Department created.
43.30.035 - Environmental justice obligations of the department of natural resources.
43.30.055 - Employees—Applicability of merit system.
43.30.105 - Administrator of department.
43.30.111 - Local wildland fire liaison.
43.30.155 - Supervisor of natural resources—Appointment.
43.30.205 - Board of natural resources—Composition.
43.30.215 - Powers and duties of board.
43.30.225 - Board's duties—Meetings—Organization.
43.30.291 - Board on geographic names—Created—Duties.
43.30.292 - Board on geographic names—Committee on geographic names—Committee membership.
43.30.293 - Committee on geographic names—Meetings—Rules—Reports and recommendations.
43.30.295 - Board on geographic names—Administrative services—Custodian of records.
43.30.305 - Natural resources equipment fund—Authorized—Purposes—Expenditure.
43.30.315 - Natural resources equipment fund—Reimbursement.
43.30.325 - Deposit of money and fees—Natural resources deposit fund—Repayments.
43.30.340 - Federal funds for management and protection of forests, forest and range lands.
43.30.360 - Clarke-McNary fund.
43.30.370 - Cooperative farm forestry funds.
43.30.385 - Parkland trust revolving fund.
43.30.411 - Department to exercise powers and duties—Indemnification of private parties.
43.30.440 - Oaths may be administered by supervisor and deputies.
43.30.450 - Right of entry in course of duty by representatives of department.
43.30.480 - Watershed restoration projects—Permit processing.
43.30.490 - Cost-reimbursement agreements.
43.30.510 - Administrator may designate substitute for member of board, commission, etc.
43.30.530 - Real property—Services and facilities available to other state agencies, cost.
43.30.540 - Acting as harbor line commission.
43.30.545 - Washington conservation corps.
43.30.555 - Geoduck harvest safety committee.
43.30.560 - Geoduck diver safety program—Rule-making authority—Limitation on civil suit or action.
43.30.565 - Transfer of ownership of department-owned vessel—Review of vessel's physical condition.
43.30.570 - Transfer of ownership of department-owned vessel—Further requirements.
43.30.575 - Wildfire areas—Funding wildfire risk reduction in certain counties.
43.30.580 - Wildland urban interface areas—Grant program.
43.30.582 - Marbled murrelet conservation strategy—Reports.
43.30.583 - Marbled murrelet advisory committee.
43.30.600 - State geological survey.
43.30.630 - Sealing of open holes and mine shafts.
43.30.640 - Mine owners—Maps of property surface and underground workings—Filing.
43.30.650 - Gifts and bequests relating to mining.
43.30.660 - Collection of minerals for exhibition.
43.30.700 - Powers of department—Forested lands.
43.30.720 - Use of proceeds specified.
43.30.800 - Olympic natural resources center—Finding, intent.
43.30.810 - Olympic natural resources center—Purpose, programs.
43.30.820 - Olympic natural resources center—Administration—Policy advisory board.
43.30.830 - Olympic natural resources center—Funding—Contracts.