Revised Code of Washington
Chapter 77.85 - Salmon Recovery.
77.85.150 - Statewide salmon recovery strategy—Prospective application.

RCW 77.85.150
Statewide salmon recovery strategy—Prospective application.

(1) The governor shall, with the assistance of the governor's salmon recovery office, maintain and revise, as appropriate, a statewide salmon recovery strategy.
(2) The governor and the governor's salmon recovery office shall be guided by the following considerations in maintaining and revising the strategy:
(a) The strategy should identify statewide initiatives and responsibilities with regional recovery plans and local watershed initiatives as the principal means for implementing the strategy;
(b) The strategy should emphasize collaborative, incentive-based approaches;
(c) The strategy should address all factors limiting the recovery of Washington's listed salmon stocks, including habitat and water quality degradation, harvest and hatchery management, inadequate streamflows, and other barriers to fish passage. Where other limiting factors are beyond the state's jurisdictional authorities to respond to, such as some natural predators and high seas fishing, the strategy shall include the state's requests for federal action to effectively address these factors;
(d) The strategy should identify immediate actions necessary to prevent extinction of a listed salmon stock, establish performance measures to determine if restoration efforts are working, recommend effective monitoring and data management, and recommend to the legislature clear and certain measures to be implemented if performance goals are not met;
(e) The strategy shall rely on the best scientific information available and provide for incorporation of new information as it is obtained;
(f) The strategy should seek a fair allocation of the burdens and costs upon economic and social sectors of the state whose activities may contribute to limiting the recovery of salmon; and
(g) The strategy should seek clear measures and procedures from the appropriate federal agencies for removing Washington's salmon stocks from listing under the federal act.
(3) If the strategy is updated, an active and thorough public involvement process, including early and meaningful opportunity for public comment, must be utilized. In obtaining public comment, the governor's salmon recovery office shall work with regional salmon recovery organizations throughout the state and shall encourage regional and local recovery planning efforts to ensure an active public involvement process.
(4) This section shall apply prospectively only and not retroactively. Nothing in this section shall be construed to invalidate actions taken in recovery planning at the local, regional, or state level prior to July 1, 1999.

[ 2009 c 345 § 11; 2007 c 444 § 6; 2005 c 309 § 9; 1999 sp.s. c 13 § 9. Formerly RCW 75.46.190.]
NOTES:

Finding—Intent—2009 c 345: See notes following RCW 77.85.030.


Severability—Effective date—1999 sp.s. c 13: See notes following RCW 77.85.005.

Structure Revised Code of Washington

Revised Code of Washington

Title 77 - Fish and Wildlife

Chapter 77.85 - Salmon Recovery.

77.85.005 - Findings—Intent.

77.85.010 - Definitions.

77.85.020 - Consolidated report on salmon recovery and watershed health.

77.85.030 - Governor's salmon recovery office—Purpose and duties.

77.85.040 - Independent science panel on salmon recovery—Purpose.

77.85.050 - Habitat project lists.

77.85.060 - Critical pathways methodology—Habitat work schedule.

77.85.080 - Sea grant program—Technical assistance authorized.

77.85.090 - Southwest Washington salmon recovery region—Created—Recognition as a regional recovery organization—Puget Sound salmon recovery organizations.

77.85.110 - Salmon recovery funding board—Creation—Membership.

77.85.120 - Board responsibilities—Grants and loans administration assistance.

77.85.130 - Allocation of funds—Procedures and criteria.

77.85.135 - Habitat project funding—Statement of environmental benefits—Development of outcome-focused performance measures.

77.85.140 - Habitat project lists—Tracking of funds.

77.85.150 - Statewide salmon recovery strategy—Prospective application.

77.85.160 - Salmon monitoring data, information.

77.85.170 - Salmon recovery account.

77.85.180 - Findings.

77.85.190 - Federal assurances in forests and fish report—Events constituting failure of assurances—Governor's authority to negotiate.

77.85.200 - Salmon and steelhead recovery program—Management board—Duties.

77.85.220 - Salmon intertidal habitat restoration planning process—Task force—Reports.

77.85.230 - Intertidal salmon enhancement plan—Elements—Initial and final plan.

77.85.240 - Puget Sound partners.