Washington Association of Conservation Districts - Weekly Report s1

WASHINGTON ASSOCIATION OF Weekly Report CONSERVATION DISTRICTS

PREPARED BY: COYNE, JESERNIG, LLC Thursday, February 16, 2017

Policy Committee activity hit a frenetic pace this week as legislators attempted to move policy bills before tomorrow's "House of Origin – Policy Committee" cutoff deadline. If a bill that is not related to the budget does not move out of the original Policy Committee that it was referred to by tomorrow, it will be "dead" for the 2017 Session. Next week the Fiscal Committees will take center stage as they try to move bills that have a fiscal impact before next Friday's "House of Origin – Fiscal Committee" cutoff deadline. After the legislature hits this second cutoff deadline, roughly 70% of the 1,960 bills that have been introduced this year will be dead.

Next week will also see the "kickoff" of the "Main Event" facing the legislature this year when the revenue and caseload forecasts are released. These forecasts are the underlying foundation for building the Operating and Capital Budgets for the 2017 – 19 biennium. The other major budget the Legislature will enact, the Transportation Budget, has relatively little controversy surrounding it this year, and should pass with solid bipartisan support. Unfortunately, that cannot be said for the Operating and Capital Budgets. Both will need to be crafted in a way to deal with the Supreme Court’s McCleary decision, which will make budget writers’ task this year even more difficult than usual. Right now there are 3 main proposals on how to do that, (which is the good news), but the bad news is that these three proposals are miles apart.

WACD timed its annual trek to the Hill by CD supervisors and staff from across Washington State very well this year. With something north of 60 people meeting with roughly 2/3 of the legislature on WACD’s Operating and Capital Budget priorities, we will hopefully have a strong foundation of support from within each of the 4 caucuses as the legislature crafts those two budgets.

Focusing our Operating Budget efforts on restoring Gov. Inslee's $1M cut to the Commission's Maintenance Level budget, and then increasing the Conservation Technical Assistance by $4M, will make a big difference for CD capacity if we are successful. On the Capital Budget side, our focus was on "repurposeing" $3M of the unsuccessful Dairy Loan appropriation to increase the "non-shellfish" project funding to $7M, and trying to find an additional $1M for increasing engineering capacity. We will see how successful these meetings actually were as the legislature develops those Budgets over the next few months.

Local and state governments that have been inundated with frivolous public disclosure requests saw a glimmer of hope for some relief this week as the House State Government, Elections & Information Technology Committee moved forward HB 1594 and HB 1595. Unfortunately, both of these measures continued to receive scathing editorials from newspapers, which make their ultimate passage questionable. As one of the advocates for these bills told me this week, there is a "lot of work to do" if these measures are to become law this year.

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H I G H P R I O R I T Y B I L L S Sponsor Position Status 1067 Making 2017-2019 fiscal biennium operating appropriations. Ormsby Monitor H, Approps 1068 Making 2017 supplemental operating appropriations. Ormsby Monitor H, Approps 1594 Improving public records administration. McBride Support H, SEITDP 1595 Concerning costs associated with responding to public records Nealey Support H, SEITDP

of 20 requests. 1692 Concerning agriculture and farming. Buys Monitor H, Ag & Nat Res S1694 Providing state funding assistance for public school construction. MacEwen Support H, Approps 5047 Making 2017 supplemental operating appropriations. Braun Monitor S, Ways & Means 5048 Making 2017-2019 fiscal biennium operating appropriations. Braun Monitor S, Ways & Means 5086 Concerning the capital budget. Honeyford Monitor S, Ways & Means 5087 Concerning the evaluation and prioritization of capital budget Honeyford Monitor S, Ways & Means projects at the public two-year and four-year institutions of higher education. 5088 Concerning the financing of local infrastructure. Honeyford Monitor S, Ways & Means 5089 Concerning more efficient use of state facilities through aligning the Honeyford Monitor S, Ways & Means functions of the department of enterprise services and the office of financial management, collecting additional space use data, and making technical corrections. 5090 Concerning state general obligation bonds and related accounts. Honeyford Monitor S, Ways & Means S5263 Concerning the procurement of seeds by state agencies. Warnick Monitor S, Rules 2

M E D I U M P R I O R I T Y B I L L S 1050 Concerning the financing of Chehalis basin flood damage reduction DeBolt Monitor H, Rules R and habitat restoration projects. 1051 Concerning financing essential public infrastructure. DeBolt Monitor H, Cap Budget 1074 Creating the community wildfire protection assessment. Lytton Monitor H, Approps 1075 Concerning the capital budget. Tharinger Monitor H, Cap Budget 1080 Concerning state general obligation bonds and related accounts. Tharinger Monitor H, Cap Budget S1086 Promoting the completion of environmental impact statements Blake Monitor H, Rules R within two years. (DIGEST OF PROPOSED 1ST SUBSTITUTE) S1275 Including fish passage barrier removal projects that comply with the Blake Monitor H, AGNRDPS forest practices rules in the streamlined permit process provided in RCW 77.55.181. S1404 Conducting a workforce study of employment opportunities in the Tarleton Support H, Approps agriculture, environment, and natural resources economic sectors intended to provide educators with the information needed for informing students about employment opportunities in the studied fields. (DIGEST OF PROPOSED 1ST SUBSTITUTE) S1417 Concerning the harmonization of the open public meetings act with Hudgins Monitor H, Rules R the public records act in relation to information technology security matters. (DIGEST OF PROPOSED 1ST SUBSTITUTE) 1422 Creating the Washington rural jobs act. Blake Support H, Tech & Econ D S1429 Concerning aquatic invasive species management. Chandler Monitor H, Approps 1453 Promoting agriculture science education in schools. Blake Support H, Education 1455 Limiting the enforcement of policies of the department of ecology. Holy Monitor H, Environment 1516 Creating a data storage system for holding and making public MacEwen Monitor H, State Governme records available to the public. S1531 Concerning the forest riparian easement program. (DIGEST OF Chapman Monitor H, Rules R PROPOSED 1ST SUBSTITUTE) 1552 Concerning fostering economic growth in Washington by supporting Tarleton Monitor H, Tech & Econ D the in-state production, processing, and distribution of food supply.

of 20 1562 Continuing the work of the Washington food policy forum. Gregerson Monitor H, Ag & Nat Res 1608 Restoring resources to the capital budget beginning with the 2017- Pike Monitor H, Approps 2019 biennium. 1609 Concerning small parcels of land used for agricultural or rural Pike Monitor H, Environment development purposes. 1613 Making expenditures from the budget stabilization account for 2015 Dent Monitor H, Approps wildfires. 1660 Creating a demonstration project for preserving public infrastructure McDonald Monitor H, Ag & Nat Res and agricultural lands in floodplains. 1677 Concerning local government infrastructure funding. Peterson Monitor H, Cap Budget 1760 Concerning off-site mitigation for projects permitted under chapter Blake Monitor H, Ag & Nat Res 77.55 RCW. 1873 Concerning lead-based paint certification fees. Hudgins Monitor H, Approps 2083 Limiting the dates for holding special elections. Hudgins Monitor H, State Govt, Ele 5033 Concerning financing essential public infrastructure. Keiser Monitor S, Ways & Means S5051 Concerning nondefault or early termination provisions in state land Brown Monitor S, Rules 2 leases for agricultural or grazing purposes. (DIGEST OF PROPOSED 1ST SUBSTITUTE) 5208 Creating the Washington rural jobs act. Warnick Monitor S, Ag/Water/Trade S5285 Conducting a workforce study of employment opportunities in the Wilson Support S, Ways & Means agriculture, environment, and natural resources economic sectors intended to provide educators with the information needed for informing students about employment opportunities in the studied fields. (DIGEST OF PROPOSED 1ST SUBSTITUTE) 5318 Promoting agriculture science education in schools. Hunt Support S, Ways & Means S5393 Including fish passage barrier removal projects that comply with the Warnick Monitor S, Rules 2G forest practices rules in the streamlined permit process provided in RCW 77.55.181. (DIGEST OF PROPOSED 1ST SUBSTITUTE) 5466 Concerning construction projects in state waters. McCoy Monitor S, Natural Resour 5496 Concerning local government infrastructure funding. Rivers Monitor S, Ways & Means 5524 Removing diking districts in Snohomish county from county surface Hobbs Monitor S, Rules 2 water management fees. 5611 Creating a demonstration project for preserving public infrastructure Zeiger Monitor S, Natural Resour and agricultural lands in floodplains. 5710 Concerning penalties awarded for violations of the public records act. Kuderer Monitor S, State Governmen 5754 Concerning the management of noxious weeds on state lands. Short Monitor S, NRPDP 5808 Concerning agritourism. Warnick Monitor S, Ag/Water/Trade&

L O W P R I O R I T Y B I L L S 1008 Concerning the acquisition of land by state natural resources Shea Monitor H, Cap Budget agencies. 1009 Clarifying that the authority to mitigate environmental impacts Shea Monitor H, Environment under the state environmental policy act applies only to significant adverse environmental impacts. S1010 Directing the department of ecology to submit an annual report to Shea Monitor H, 2nd Reading the legislature detailing the department's participation in interagency agreements. (DIGEST OF PROPOSED 1ST SUBSTITUTE)

of 20 1132 Concerning dispute resolution between seed buyers and dealers. Buys Monitor H, 2nd Reading 1207 Requiring agreements between state agencies and the federal Young Monitor H, Approps government to be reported to the legislature. 1324 Concerning the financing of local infrastructure. Tharinger Monitor H, Cap Budget 1348 Concerning the priority in the state water code assigned to various Taylor Monitor H, Ag & Nat Res beneficial uses. 1382 Establishing a rebuttable presumption that permit-exempt Shea Monitor H, Ag & Nat Res groundwater withdrawals do not impair instream flows or base flows. S1489 Concerning private wildland fire suppression contractors. (DIGEST Kretz Monitor H, 2nd Reading OF PROPOSED 1ST SUBSTITUTE) 1542 Concerning dropout prevention through engaging youth in farming. Doglio Monitor H, Education 1544 Concerning small farms under the current use property tax program Doglio Monitor H, Finance for farm and agricultural lands. 1726 Concerning impacts from wildlife damage. Koster Monitor H, Ag & Nat Res 1736 Concerning the establishment of a premobilization assistance Dye Monitor H, Public Safety program to assist local fire suppression entities on the initial attack of a wildland fire. 1799 Utilizing cooperative agreements with the federal government, such Tharinger Monitor H, Ag & Nat Res as good neighbor agreements with the United States forest service, to advance forest health in Washington. 1924 Concerning small forest landowners. Dent Monitor H, Ag & Nat Res 4200 Amending the Constitution to allow the state to guarantee debt DeBolt Monitor H, Cap Budget issued on behalf of a political subdivision for essential public infrastructure. 5002 Requiring certain water banks to replace leased water rights Honeyford Monitor S, Ag/Water/Trade& provided for mitigation with water rights that will be permanently available. 5010 Promoting water conservation by protecting certain water rights Warnick Monitor S, 2nd Reading from relinquishment. 5024 Concerning groundwater supply availability in areas with ground McCoy Monitor S, Ag/Water/Trade and surface water interaction. 5066 Concerning state budgeting through zero-based budget reviews. Miloscia Monitor S, Rules 2 5078 Concerning impacts from wildlife damage. Pearson Monitor S, Ways & Means 5422 Protecting salmon and steelhead spawning beds. Chase Monitor S, Natural Resourc S5431 Concerning the protection of composting from nuisance lawsuits. Warnick Monitor S, Rules 2 5543 Concerning a reexamination of the classification of land in flood Padden Monitor S, Rules 2 control districts. 5718 Concerning the governance of the department of fish and wildlife. Chase Monitor S, Natural Resourc

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2/16/2017 1736 Premobilization assistance Public Safety TVW 8:00 AM HHR D 2/16/2017 5208 Rural jobs Agriculture, Water, Trade & Economic 8:00 AM SHR 1 Development 2/16/2017 5808 Agritourism Agriculture, Water, Trade & Economic 8:00 AM SHR 1 Development

of 20 2/16/2017 1562 WA food policy forum Agriculture & Natural Resources 1:30 PM HHR B 2/16/2017 1692 Agriculture and farming Agriculture & Natural Resources 1:30 PM HHR B 2/16/2017 1760 Off-site mitigation Agriculture & Natural Resources 1:30 PM HHR B 2/16/2017 1924 Small forest landowners Agriculture & Natural Resources 1:30 PM HHR B 2/16/2017 5754 Noxious weeds on state lands Natural Resources & Parks 1:30 PM SHR 3 2/16/2017 5087 Capital projects/higher ed. Ways & Means TVW 3:30 PM SHR 4 2/16/2017 5089 State facilities use Ways & Means TVW 3:30 PM SHR 4 2/17/2017 1051 Infrastructure financing Capital Budget 8:00 AM HHR B 2/17/2017 1324 Local infrastruct. financing Capital Budget 8:00 AM HHR B 2/17/2017 1677 Local infrastructure funding Capital Budget 8:00 AM HHR B 2/17/2017 5710 Public records act penalties State Government 8:00 AM SHR 2 2/20/2017 S1404 Workforce study/ag., etc. Appropriations 1:30 PM HHR A 2/21/2017 1051 Infrastructure financing Capital Budget 8:00 AM HHR B 2/21/2017 1324 Local infrastruct. financing Capital Budget 8:00 AM HHR B 2/21/2017 1677 Local infrastructure funding Capital Budget 8:00 AM HHR B 2/21/2017 S1404 Workforce study/ag., etc. Appropriations 1:30 PM HHR A 2/22/2017 1051 Infrastructure financing Capital Budget 8:00 AM HHR B 2/22/2017 1324 Local infrastruct. financing Capital Budget 8:00 AM HHR B 2/22/2017 1677 Local infrastructure funding Capital Budget 8:00 AM HHR B 2/23/2017 1051 Infrastructure financing Capital Budget 8:00 AM HHR B 2/23/2017 1324 Local infrastruct. financing Capital Budget 8:00 AM HHR B 2/23/2017 1677 Local infrastructure funding Capital Budget 8:00 AM HHR B

B I L L T R A C K I N G D E T A I L S

1 0 0 8 N A T . R E S O U R C E S A G E N C I E S / L A N D S H E A Representatives Shea, Taylor, Short, and McCaslin

Changes certain requirements of the department of fish and wildlife, the department of natural resources, and the parks and recreation commission with regard to the acquisition of real property.

Full Text URL: http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2017-18/Pdf/Bills/House%20Bills/1008.pdf

1 0 0 9 E N V I R O N . I M P A C T M I T I G A T I O N S H E A Representatives Shea, Taylor, Short, McCaslin, and Pike

Clarifies that the authority to mitigate environmental impacts under the state environmental policy act applies only to significant adverse environmental impacts.

S 1 0 1 0 D E P T . O F E C O L O G Y A G R E E M E N T S S H E A House Committee on Environment (originally sponsored by Representatives Shea, Taylor, Holy, Short, McCaslin, Pike, Haler, and Young)

Requires the director of the department of ecology to list on the department's web site information regarding the current interagency agreements to which the department is a party or in which the department is a participant.

Full Text URL: http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2017-18/Pdf/Bills/House%20Bills/1010-s.pdf

1 0 5 0 C H E H A L I S B A S I N F I N A N C I N G D E B O L T Representative DeBolt

of 20 Authorizes the state finance committee to issue general obligation bonds to provide funds to finance Chehalis basin flood damage reduction and aquatic species habitat restoration projects. Creates the Chehalis basin taxable account.

1 0 5 1 I N F R A S T R U C T U R E F I N A N C I N G D E B O L T Representative DeBolt

Improves access and reliability to low-cost financing for local government infrastructure projects by authorizing public works bonds when local governments can demonstrate: (1) The importance of the project; (2) Their difficulties accessing existing private credit markets for borrowings at reasonable interest rates; and (3) The ability to reliably repay their share of the state's total cost of retiring the public works bonds. Makes changes to the existing public works program and creates the public works financing assistance program. Creates the public works financing assistance account and the public works financing assistance bond repayment account. Takes effect January 1, 2018, if the proposed amendment to Article VIII, section 1 of the state Constitution, contained in House Joint Resolution No. .... (H-0423/17), is approved by voters at the next general election. Makes an appropriation from the public works assistance account to the department of commerce for the purpose of providing loans to local governments for infrastructure projects.

1 0 6 7 O P E R A T I N G B U D G E T 2 0 1 7 - 2 0 1 9 O R M S B Y Representative Ormsby Requested by Office of Financial Management

Makes 2017-2019 fiscal biennium operating appropriations.

Companion Bill: 5048 Operating budget 2017-2019 S, Ways & Means Full Text URL: http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2017-18/Pdf/Bills/House%20Bills/1067.pdf

1 0 6 8 O P E R A T I N G S U P B U D G E T 2 0 1 7 O R M S B Y Representative Ormsby Requested by Office of Financial Management

Makes 2017 supplemental operating appropriations.

Companion Bill: 5047 Operating sup budget 2017 S, Ways & Means Full Text URL: http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2017-18/Pdf/Bills/House%20Bills/1068.pdf

1 0 7 4 W I L D F I R E P R O T E C T I O N A S S E S S . L Y T T O N Representative Lytton

Requires the department of natural resources to annually impose an assessment of twenty dollars on each housing unit in unincorporated areas of counties west of the crest of the Cascade mountains, and thirty dollars on each housing unit in unincorporated areas of counties east of the crest of the Cascade mountains, that is located on department protected lands or lands protected by a fire protection district. Creates the community wildfire protection account.

of 20 1 0 7 5 C A P I T A L B U D G E T 2 0 1 7 - 2 0 1 9 T H A R I N G E R Representative Tharinger Requested by Office of Financial Management

Funds capital projects.

Companion Bill: 5086 Capital budget 2017-2019 S, Ways & Means Full Text URL: http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2017-18/Pdf/Bills/House%20Bills/1075.pdf

1 0 8 0 S T A T E G E N . O B L I G A T I O N B O N D S T H A R I N G E R Representatives Tharinger and DeBolt Requested by Office of Financial Management

Authorizes the state finance committee to issue general obligation bonds to provide funds to finance the projects described and authorized by the legislature in the omnibus capital and operating appropriations acts for the 2017-2019 fiscal biennium.

Companion Bill: 5090 State gen. obligation bonds S, Ways & Means Full Text URL: http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2017-18/Pdf/Bills/House%20Bills/1080.pdf

S 1 0 8 6 I M P A C T S T A T E M E N T S / T W O Y E A R S B L A K E House Committee on Environment (originally sponsored by Representatives Blake, J. Walsh, Springer, Wilcox, and Hargrove)

Requires a lead agency to prepare a final environmental impact statement in as expeditious a manner as possible while not compromising the integrity of the analysis.

Companion Bill: 5438 Impact statements/two years S, Rules 2 Full Text URL: http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2017-18/Pdf/Bills/House%20Bills/1086-s.pdf

1 1 3 2 S E E D B U Y E R & D E A L E R D I S P U T E S B U Y S Representatives Buys and Blake

Revises the state seed act with regard to dispute resolution between seed buyers and dealers.

Companion Bill: 5075 Seed buyer & dealer disputes S, Rules 2 Full Text URL: http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2017-18/Pdf/Bills/House%20Bills/1132.pdf

1 2 0 7 S T A G E N C Y - F E D G O V T A G R E E M N T S Y O U N G Representatives Young, Taylor, Shea, J. Walsh, McCaslin, Kraft, and Short

Requires state agencies to submit a written report to the speaker and minority leader of the house of representatives, the majority and minority leaders of the senate, and the governor, providing a comprehensive, detailed description of every agreement between the agency and the federal government.

S 1 2 7 5 F I S H P A S S A G E B A R R I E R R E M O V A L B L A K E Representatives Blake, Wilcox, Chapman, MacEwen, J. Walsh, Orcutt, Buys, Pettigrew, Fitzgibbon, Haler, Condotta, and Muri

Requires a forest practices hydraulic project to be approved by the department of natural resources.

of 20 Prohibits a person who is aggrieved by the approval, denial, conditioning, or modification of a forest practices hydraulic project from appealing the decision. Addresses fish passage barrier removal projects that comply with forest practices rules.

Companion Bill: 5393 Fish passage barrier removal S, Rules 2G Full Text URL: http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2017-18/Pdf/Bills/House%20Bills/1275-s.pdf

1 3 2 4 L O C A L I N F R A S T R U C T . F I N A N C I N G T H A R I N G E R Representatives Tharinger, DeBolt, and Smith Requested by Office of Financial Management

Authorizes the housing finance commission to develop and implement a program to provide financing to local governments for infrastructure projects. Authorizes a local government to enter into a financing agreement containing the terms and conditions of a loan from the commission and evidencing the obligation of the municipal corporation to repay that loan under the terms and conditions set forth in the financing agreement.

Companion Bill: 5088 Local infrastruct. financing S, Ways & Means Full Text URL: http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2017-18/Pdf/Bills/House%20Bills/1324.pdf

1 3 4 8 S T A T E W A T E R C O D E P R I O R I T I E S T A Y L O R Representatives Taylor, Shea, Buys, Short, and Koster

Rectifies the divergence of state law from its constitutional underpinnings and instead establishes a prioritization in the state water code that assigns instream flow rights as junior to water rights that are applied to beneficial uses of potable water supply, water for agriculture and irrigation, and water for commercial and industrial purposes.

1 3 8 2 G R O U N D W A T E R W I T H D R A W A L S S H E A Representatives Shea, Taylor, Manweller, Short, Buys, Kretz, Chandler, Young, Hayes, Holy, and Haler

Establishes a rebuttable presumption that permit-exempt groundwater withdrawals do not impair instream flows or base flows.

S 1 4 0 4 W O R K F O R C E S T U D Y / A G . , E T C . T A R L E T O N House Committee on Higher Education (originally sponsored by Representatives Tarleton, Wilcox, Sells, Chandler, Haler, Stambaugh, Van Werven, Santos, and Stanford)

Requires the workforce training and education coordinating board to conduct a workforce assessment for the agriculture, natural resources, and environment sectors to: (1) Assess the available data on current and projected employment levels and hiring demand for skilled mid-level workers in those sectors; and (2) Assess the food and fiber processing jobs.

Companion Bill: 5285 Workforce study/ag., etc. S, Ways & Means Full Text URL: http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2017-18/Pdf/Bills/House%20Bills/1404-s.pdf

S 1 4 1 7 O P M A / I T S E C U R I T Y M A T T E R S H U D G I N S House Committee on State Govt, Elections & IT (originally sponsored by Representatives Hudgins and Smith)

of 20 Allows a governing body to hold an executive session during a regular or special meeting to consider, if in compliance with any required data security breach disclosure under RCW 19.255.010 and 42.56.590, and with legal counsel available, information regarding: (1) Infrastructure and security of computer and telecommunications networks; (2) Security and service recovery plans; and (3) Security risk assessments and security test results.

1 4 2 2 R U R A L J O B S B L A K E Representatives Blake, J. Walsh, Fey, Nealey, Tharinger, Chapman, Jinkins, and Springer

Establishes the Washington rural jobs act. Requires the department of commerce to accept applications for approval as a rural growth fund. Allows a nonrefundable tax credit, for taxpayers that made a credit-eligible capital contribution to the rural growth fund and were issued a tax credit certificate, and allows the credit to be claimed against the following: Business and occupation taxes; insurance premium taxes; and retaliatory taxes. Provides a July 1, 2023, contingent expiration date.

Companion Bill: 5208 Rural jobs S, Ag/Water/Trade Full Text URL: http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2017-18/Pdf/Bills/House%20Bills/1422.pdf

S 1 4 2 9 A Q U A T I C I N V A S I V E S P E C I E S C H A N D L E R Representatives Chandler, Tarleton, Lytton, Morris, Appleton, and Fitzgibbon Requested by Department of Fish and Wildlife

Revises aquatic invasive species provisions with regard to management, invasive species, ballast water, biofouling management accounts, and biofouling program funding.

Companion Bill: 5303 Aquatic invasive species S, Ways & Means Full Text URL: http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2017-18/Pdf/Bills/House%20Bills/1429-s.pdf

1 4 5 3 A G R I C U L T U R E S C I E N C E E D . B L A K E Representatives Blake, Lytton, Chandler, Kretz, Hayes, Haler, Tarleton, Stanford, and Santos

Creates the agriculture science education grant program. Requires the superintendent of public instruction to: (1) Designate one or more high schools to serve as resources and examples of how to combine an interdisciplinary curriculum for agriculture science education with a strong focus on science, technology, engineering, and mathematics and an active partnership with businesses and the local community to connect learning beyond the classroom; and (2) Establish and publish funding criteria for agriculture science education equipment and professional development grants to school districts. Creates the curriculum for agriculture science education lighthouse account.

Companion Bill: 5318 Agriculture science ed. S, Ways & Means Full Text URL: http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2017-18/Pdf/Bills/House%20Bills/1453.pdf

1 4 5 5 E C O L O G Y P O L I C I E S E N F O R C E M E N T H O L Y Representatives Holy, Manweller, Shea, Vick, Condotta, Griffey, Dent, McCabe, and Haler

Prohibits any policy of the department of ecology from being enforced unless and until it has been adopted pursuant to the

of 20 administrative procedure act, codified in the Washington Administrative Code, and ratified by act of the legislature.

Companion Bill: 5617 Ecology policies enforcement S, Energy, Environ Full Text URL: http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2017-18/Pdf/Bills/House%20Bills/1455.pdf

S 1 4 8 9 W I L D L A N D F I R E C O N T R A C T O R S K R E T Z House Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources (originally sponsored by Representatives Kretz, Blake, and Short)

Requires the department of natural resources, for the maximum effective use of local fire suppression assets, to actively engage in ongoing prefire season outreach and recruitment of qualified wildland fire suppression contractors and equipment owners and compile and annually update a master list of the qualified contractors. Requires the local wildland fire liaison to fulfill duties as assigned by the commissioner of public lands or the legislature, including the recruitment of local wildland fire suppression contractors.

1 5 1 6 P U B L I C R E C O R D S S T O R A G E S Y S . M A C E W E N Representative MacEwen

Requires the director of the consolidated technology services agency to: (1) Establish an internet-based data storage system with the ability to collect and store the electronic records of all local public agencies; and (2) Provide the records for inspection and copying through a searchable central portal on a state web site. Requires each local public agency of the state to transmit all of its public records that are in a digital format to the data storage system.

S 1 5 3 1 F O R E S T R I P A R I A N E A S E M E N T P R G C H A P M A N House Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources (originally sponsored by Representatives Chapman, DeBolt, Blake, Koster, Orcutt, Tharinger, Kraft, Pettigrew, Smith, Dolan, and Fitzgibbon)

Requires the department of natural resources to: (1) Share information regarding the carbon sequestration benefits of the forest riparian easement program with other state programs attempting to quantify carbon storage or account for carbon emissions; and (2) Promote the expansion of funding for the forest riparian easement program as one part of the state's overall climate strategy.

Companion Bill: 5394 Forest riparian easement prg S, Rules 2G Full Text URL: http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2017-18/Pdf/Bills/House%20Bills/1531-s.pdf

1 5 4 2 D R O P O U T P R E V E N T I O N / F A R M I N G D O G L I O Representatives Doglio, Santos, Hudgins, Riccelli, Peterson, Stonier, Dolan, Kagi, Macri, Tharinger, Sawyer, Gregerson, Senn, Fitzgibbon, and Lovick

Creates the dropout prevention through farm engagement pilot project to measure the effectiveness and cost-benefit of a particular alternative high school program on improving outcomes for at-risk youth. Requires the office of the superintendent of public instruction to: (1) Select five pilot projects from school districts that agree to partner with community-based organizations, food banks, and farms or gardens to establish an alternative high school program targeted primarily to at-risk youth; and (2) Conduct an evaluation after the pilot projects have been operating for two years, including analysis of a statistical comparison group of students who did not participate in the project. Expires August 31, 2020.

of 20 1 5 4 4 S M A L L F A R M S / P R O P E R T Y T A X D O G L I O Representatives Doglio, Pike, Blake, McBride, Hudgins, Tharinger, Chapman, Macri, and Lovick

Provides that farms five to twenty acres are eligible for current use valuation of the land underlying the residential structures the same as farms twenty acres and over and farms less than five acres are eligible if certain gross income thresholds are met. Directs the department of revenue to develop guidance on the administration of this act.

1 5 5 2 F O O D S U P P L Y , I N - S T A T E T A R L E T O N Representatives Tarleton, Sells, McBride, Farrell, Slatter, Hudgins, Gregerson, Santos, Peterson, Orwall, Riccelli, Pollet, Dolan, Doglio, Fitzgibbon, Goodman, Macri, Tharinger, Sawyer, and Senn

Requires the Washington State University center for sustaining agriculture and natural resources to: (1) Study the economic development of the local food system in the state to identify a ten-year plan for expansion of the state's food production, processing, and distribution capacity; and (2) Include in the recommendations of the study, short and long-term action plans for the legislature to support and sustain the local food sector in the state. Expires December 31, 2018.

1 5 6 2 W A F O O D P O L I C Y F O R U M G R E G E R S O N Representatives Gregerson, Stonier, Orwall, Senn, Slatter, Peterson, Lovick, Farrell, Santos, Ryu, McBride, Ortiz-Self, Hudgins, Pollet, Riccelli, Macri, Pike, Stanford, Doglio, Fitzgibbon, Bergquist, Tharinger, Sawyer, Ormsby, Dolan, Cody, and Fey

Requires the Washington food policy forum to build on the work of the forum that was temporarily established in the 2016 supplemental omnibus operating appropriations act to develop recommendations to advance certain food system goals. Gives responsibility to the director of the state conservation commission for appointing participating members of the forum. Expires July 1, 2019.

1 5 9 4 P U B L I C R E C O R D S A D M I N . M C B R I D E Representatives McBride, Nealey, Springer, Clibborn, Hayes, Gregerson, Peterson, Koster, Griffey, Klippert, Kilduff, Muri, Senn, Goodman, Haler, Robinson, Sells, Steele, Fitzgibbon, Fey, Kraft, Bergquist, Smith, Tharinger, Stanford, Kloba, Jinkins, Hargrove, Slatter, and Kagi

Revises the public records act to improve public records administration. Requires training for records officers and public records officers to address particular issues related to the retention, production, and disclosure of electronic documents. Requires the attorney general to establish a consultation program to provide information for developing best practices for local agencies requesting assistance in compliance with the public records act. Requires the division of archives and records management in the office of the secretary of state to: (1) Establish and administer a competitive grant program for local agencies to improve certain technology information systems for public records; (2) Conduct a study to assess the feasibility of implementing a statewide open records portal through which a user can request and receive a response, relating to public records information, through a single internet web site; and (3) Convene a stakeholder group to develop the initial scope and direction of the study. Requires the county auditor to charge a surcharge of one dollar per instrument for every document recorded.

of 20 Makes an appropriation from the general fund to the secretary of state solely for purposes of the study.

1 5 9 5 P U B L I C R E C O R D S R E Q U E S T C O S T S N E A L E Y Representatives Nealey, McBride, Senn, Springer, Koster, Klippert, Dye, Schmick, J. Walsh, Haler, Manweller, Harris, Dent, Peterson, Bergquist, Gregerson, Clibborn, Fey, Fitzgibbon, Dolan, Wilcox, Lytton, Griffey, Hayes, Muri, Goodman, Robinson, Sells, Steele, Kraft, Smith, Tharinger, Stanford, Kloba, Jinkins, Hargrove, Slatter, and Kagi

Revises the public records act with regard to: (1) Requiring statements of actual costs for photocopies and electronically produced copies to be adopted by the agency only after public notice and a hearing; (2) Allowing the denial of a bot request; (3) Requiring that a request be for identifiable records; and (4) Expanding information on agency charges.

1 6 0 8 C A P I T A L B U D G E T R E S O U R C E S P I K E Representatives Pike, Manweller, Caldier, Appleton, Stanford, McBride, Wylie, Chapman, Griffey, Blake, Tarleton, Harris, Condotta, Santos, and Haler

Restores resources to the capital budget beginning with the 2017-2019 biennium.

1 6 0 9 S M A L L P A R C E L S / A G & R U R A L D E V P I K E Representatives Pike, Blake, Harris, Taylor, Griffey, J. Walsh, Young, and Kraft

Revises the growth management act to make clear that: (1) Agricultural activities can occur on small parcels of land; and (2) No interpretation of the growth management act or implementing development regulations should restrict the existence of small parcels for agricultural activities.

1 6 1 3 B U D G E T S T A B I L / 2 0 1 5 W I L D F I R E S D E N T Representatives Dent, Pettigrew, Chandler, Griffey, Ortiz-Self, Kagi, Johnson, and Fey Requested by Washington State Patrol

Makes an appropriation from the budget stabilization account for Washington state fire service resource mobilization costs incurred in response to the 2015 wildfires.

1 6 6 0 F L O O D P L A I N P R E S E R V A T I O N P R O J M C D O N A L D Representatives McDonald and Muri

Requires the department of agriculture, the department of natural resources, the department of fish and wildlife, and the department of ecology to expedite the permitting of a demonstration project in Pierce county that tests the effectiveness and costs of river management by using various sediment management strategies and techniques as applied to accomplish the following goals: (1) Restoration or enhancement of fish runs; (2) Protection of public infrastructure and recreational access; and

of 20 (3) Effectiveness monitoring to inform future projects.

Companion Bill: 5611 Floodplain preservation proj S, Natural Resour Full Text URL: http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2017-18/Pdf/Bills/House%20Bills/1660.pdf

1 6 7 7 L O C A L I N F R A S T R U C T U R E F U N D I N G P E T E R S O N Representatives Peterson, Pike, Senn, McBride, DeBolt, Macri, Stonier, Riccelli, and Fey

Modifies public works projects provisions with regard to local government infrastructure funding. Changes the composition of the public works board.

Companion Bill: 5496 Local infrastructure funding S, Ways & Means Full Text URL: http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2017-18/Pdf/Bills/House%20Bills/1677.pdf

1 6 9 2 A G R I C U L T U R E A N D F A R M I N G B U Y S Representatives Buys, Sawyer, Chapman, Condotta, Stanford, Lytton, Vick, Blake, and Fitzgibbon

Revises the definition of "farm product" to include marijuana, useable marijuana, and marijuana-infused products, for purposes of RCW 7.48.305 (section 2 of this act) relating to agricultural activities and forest practices.

S 1 6 9 4 P U B L I C S C H O O L C O N S T R U C T I O N M A C E W E N Representatives MacEwen and Santos

Authorizes the state finance committee to issue lottery revenue bonds for the purpose of providing needed construction assistance to support public school facility needs.

1 7 2 6 I M P A C T S F R O M W I L D L I F E D A M A G E K O S T E R Representatives Koster, Stanford, Dent, Irwin, McDonald, Hayes, Short, and Pettigrew

Requires the department of fish and wildlife to: (1) Reimburse a public agency for the expense of an emergency response to a collision between a motor vehicle and elk that occurs on a highway; and (2) In cooperation with affected landowners and other relevant stakeholders, conduct a review of the wildlife damage claim process.

Companion Bill: 5078 Impacts from wildlife damage S, Ways & Means Full Text URL: http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2017-18/Pdf/Bills/House%20Bills/1726.pdf

1 7 3 6 P R E M O B I L I Z A T I O N A S S I S T A N C E D Y E Representatives Dye, Goodman, Dent, Koster, Griffey, Blake, Springer, Orwall, Kretz, Tharinger, and Tarleton

Requires the state fire marshal to establish and manage a premobilization assistance program designed to provide financial assistance to local fire suppression entities for the cost of flying or contracting for aircraft on the initial attack of wildland fires or with the goal of preventing wildland fires from escalating to a level where state fire mobilization is necessary or warranted.

of 20 1 7 6 0 O F F - S I T E M I T I G A T I O N B L A K E Representatives Blake, Orcutt, Chapman, and Buys

Modifies provisions relating to off-site mitigation for construction projects in state waters (chapter 77.55 RCW).

1 7 9 9 F O R E S T H E A L T H A G R E E M E N T S T H A R I N G E R Representatives Tharinger, Short, Lytton, MacEwen, Chapman, Orcutt, Buys, J. Walsh, Taylor, Shea, Blake, Smith, and McCabe

Advances forest health by using cooperative agreements with the federal government. Requires the department of natural resources to: (1) Implement a good neighbor agreement demonstration project designed to determine the value of investing state resources in good neighbor agreement projects with the United States forest service; and (2) Plan and implement one forest and watershed restoration project on federal lands under a good neighbor agreement with the United States forest service.

1 8 7 3 L E A D - B A S E D P A I N T F E E S H U D G I N S Representatives Hudgins, Fey, McBride, and Peterson Requested by Department of Commerce

Increases the fee for certification and recertification of lead paint firms, inspectors, project developers, risk assessors, supervisors, abatement workers, renovators, and dust sampling technicians.

Companion Bill: 5643 Lead-based paint fees S, EETDP Full Text URL: http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2017-18/Pdf/Bills/House%20Bills/1873.pdf

1 9 2 4 S M A L L F O R E S T L A N D O W N E R S D E N T Representatives Dent and Fitzgibbon

Authorizes a burning permit, issued by the department of natural resources, to applicants who are small forest landowners to be multiple year permits if a multiple year permit is requested by the landowner. Authorizes the department of natural resources to adopt a reduced fee schedule for applicants who are small forest landowners. Excludes the following from the definition of "farm labor contractor" for purposes of chapter 19.30 RCW: A person performing farm labor contracting activity solely for a small forest landowner who receives services of no more than two agricultural employees at any given time.

2 0 8 3 S P E C I A L E L E C T I O N D A T E S H U D G I N S Representative Hudgins

Requires a special county election called by a county legislative authority and a special election called by a county auditor to be held only on the day of the primary election or on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November.

4 2 0 0 D E B T G U A R A N T E E / I N F R A S T R U C T . D E B O L T Representative DeBolt

of 20 Proposes an amendment to the state Constitution to allow the state to guarantee debt issued on behalf of a political subdivision for essential public infrastructure.

5 0 0 2 W A T E R B A N K S / P E R M A N E N T A V A I L . H O N E Y F O R D Senator Honeyford

Requires a county-operated water bank that leases water rights to offer for mitigation to replace the rights with rights that will be permanently available for mitigation before the expiration of the lease.

Full Text URL: http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2017-18/Pdf/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5002.pdf

5 0 1 0 W A T E R R I G H T S R E L I N Q U I S H M E N T W A R N I C K Senator Warnick

Prohibits the relinquishment of certain water rights if the right is used for irrigation or agricultural purposes and is not exercised to the full extent of the right due to the implementation of water conservation or water use efficiency measures.

5 0 2 4 G R O U N D W A T E R S U P P L Y A V A I L . M C C O Y Senator McCoy

Addresses the protection of water resources in comprehensive land use plans and development regulations, evidence of water supply availability when issuing building permits and approving subdivisions, and requiring the water supply serving a building or subdivision must be both physically available and legally available, meaning that the appropriation of the supply will not impair senior water rights.

5 0 3 3 I N F R A S T R U C T U R E F I N A N C I N G K E I S E R Senators Keiser, Honeyford, Frockt, Warnick, Conway, and Palumbo

Improves access and reliability to low-cost financing for local government infrastructure projects by authorizing public works bonds when local governments can demonstrate: (1) The importance of the project; (2) Their difficulties accessing existing private credit markets for borrowings at reasonable interest rates; and (3) The ability to reliably repay their share of the state's total cost of retiring the public works bonds. Makes changes to the existing public works program and creates the public works financing assistance program. Creates the public works financing assistance account and the public works financing assistance bond repayment account. Takes effect January 1, 2018, if the proposed amendment to Article VIII, section 1 of the state Constitution, contained in Senate Joint Resolution No. . . . (S-0298/17), is approved by voters at the next general election.

5 0 4 7 O P E R A T I N G S U P B U D G E T 2 0 1 7 B R A U N Senators Braun and Ranker Requested by Office of Financial Management

Makes 2017 supplemental operating appropriations.

Companion Bill: 1068 Operating sup budget 2017 H, Approps

of 20 Full Text URL: http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2017-18/Pdf/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5047.pdf

5 0 4 8 O P E R A T I N G B U D G E T 2 0 1 7 - 2 0 1 9 B R A U N Senators Braun and Ranker Requested by Office of Financial Management

Makes 2017-2019 fiscal biennium operating appropriations.

Companion Bill: 1067 Operating budget 2017-2019 H, Approps Full Text URL: http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2017-18/Pdf/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5048.pdf

S 5 0 5 1 S T A T E L A N D L E A S E P R O V I S I O N S B R O W N Senate Committee on Agriculture, Water, Trade & Economic Development (originally sponsored by Senators Brown, Warnick, Honeyford, Becker, and Schoesler)

Requires a nondefault or early termination provision included in a state land lease for agricultural or grazing purposes to: (1) Require advance written notice of at least one hundred eighty days by the department of natural resources to the lessee before termination of the lease; and (2) Require the department to provide written documentation to the lessee demonstrating that the department has included the leased land in a plan for higher and better use, land exchange, or sale.

Full Text URL: http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2017-18/Pdf/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5051-s.pdf

5 0 6 6 Z E R O - B A S E D B U D G E T R E V I E W S M I L O S C I A Senators Miloscia, Rivers, Zeiger, Rossi, Fortunato, Bailey, O'Ban, Honeyford, Sheldon, Brown, Schoesler, Padden, and Angel

Establishes the zero-based budget review process to provide more thorough analysis of the programs and services provided by state agencies and to better prioritize the expenditure of public resources.

Companion Bill: 1817 Zero-based budget reviews H, Approps Full Text URL: http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2017-18/Pdf/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5066.pdf

5 0 7 8 I M P A C T S F R O M W I L D L I F E D A M A G E P E A R S O N Senators Pearson and Warnick

Requires the department of fish and wildlife to: (1) Reimburse a public agency for the expense of an emergency response to a collision between a motor vehicle and elk that occurs on a highway; and (2) In cooperation with affected landowners and other relevant stakeholders, conduct a review of the wildlife damage claim process.

Companion Bill: 1726 Impacts from wildlife damage H, Ag & Nat Res Full Text URL: http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2017-18/Pdf/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5078.pdf

5 0 8 6 C A P I T A L B U D G E T 2 0 1 7 - 2 0 1 9 H O N E Y F O R D Senators Honeyford and Frockt Requested by Office of Financial Management

Funds capital projects.

Companion Bill: 1075 Capital budget 2017-2019 H, Cap Budget Full Text URL: http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2017-18/Pdf/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5086.pdf

of 20 5 0 8 7 C A P I T A L P R O J E C T S / H I G H E R E D . H O N E Y F O R D Senators Honeyford and Frockt Requested by Office of Financial Management

Addresses requirements of two-year and four-year institutions of higher education with regard to the evaluation and prioritization of capital budget projects at the institutions.

Companion Bill: 1325 Capital projects/higher ed. H, Cap Budget Full Text URL: http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2017-18/Pdf/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5087.pdf

5 0 8 8 L O C A L I N F R A S T R U C T . F I N A N C I N G H O N E Y F O R D Senators Honeyford and Frockt Requested by Office of Financial Management

Authorizes the housing finance commission to develop and implement a program to provide financing to local governments for infrastructure projects. Authorizes a local government to enter into a financing agreement containing the terms and conditions of a loan from the commission and evidencing the obligation of the municipal corporation to repay that loan under the terms and conditions set forth in the financing agreement.

Companion Bill: 1324 Local infrastruct. financing H, Cap Budget Full Text URL: http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2017-18/Pdf/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5088.pdf

5 0 8 9 S T A T E F A C I L I T I E S U S E H O N E Y F O R D Senators Honeyford and Frockt Requested by Office of Financial Management

Aligns the functions of the department of enterprise services and the office of financial management to make more efficient use of state facilities. Requires the office of financial management to evaluate opportunities for colocating and consolidating state facilities in the same geographic area. Requires agencies to report space use data for office facilities.

Companion Bill: 1828 State facilities use H, SEITDP Full Text URL: http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2017-18/Pdf/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5089.pdf

5 0 9 0 S T A T E G E N . O B L I G A T I O N B O N D S H O N E Y F O R D Senators Honeyford and Frockt Requested by Office of Financial Management

Authorizes the state finance committee to issue general obligation bonds to provide funds to finance the projects described and authorized by the legislature in the omnibus capital and operating appropriations acts for the 2017-2019 fiscal biennium.

Companion Bill: 1080 State gen. obligation bonds H, Cap Budget Full Text URL: http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2017-18/Pdf/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5090.pdf

5 2 0 8 R U R A L J O B S W A R N I C K Senators Warnick, Takko, Dansel, Brown, Wellman, Hawkins, and Schoesler

Establishes the Washington rural jobs act. Requires the department of commerce to accept applications for approval as a rural growth fund.

of 20 Allows a nonrefundable tax credit, for taxpayers that made a credit-eligible capital contribution to the rural growth fund and were issued a tax credit certificate, and allows the credit to be claimed against the following: Business and occupation taxes; insurance premium taxes; and retaliatory taxes. Provides a July 1, 2023, contingent expiration date.

Companion Bill: 1422 Rural jobs H, Tech & Econ D Full Text URL: http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2017-18/Pdf/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5208.pdf

S 5 2 6 3 S E E D S , A G E N C Y P R O C U R E M E N T O F W A R N I C K Senator Warnick

Requires agencies, when purchasing seed, to require suppliers of the seed to ensure the identity and purity of the seed through appropriate testing performed by the department of agriculture or certain other agencies to ensure the identity and purity of the seed.

Full Text URL: http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2017-18/Pdf/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5263-s.pdf

S 5 2 8 5 W O R K F O R C E S T U D Y / A G . , E T C . W I L S O N Senate Committee on Higher Education (originally sponsored by Senators Wilson and Palumbo)

Requires the workforce training and education coordinating board to conduct a workforce assessment for the agriculture, natural resources, and environment sectors to assess the available data on current and projected employment levels and hiring demand for skilled mid-level workers in those sectors.

Companion Bill: 1404 Workforce study/ag., etc. H, Approps Full Text URL: http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2017-18/Pdf/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5285-s.pdf

5 3 1 8 A G R I C U L T U R E S C I E N C E E D . H U N T Senators Hunt, Takko, Warnick, Brown, Rolfes, Conway, and Bailey

Creates the agriculture science education grant program. Requires the superintendent of public instruction to: (1) Designate one or more high schools to serve as resources and examples of how to combine an interdisciplinary curriculum for agriculture science education with a strong focus on science, technology, engineering, and mathematics and an active partnership with businesses and the local community to connect learning beyond the classroom; and (2) Establish and publish funding criteria for agriculture science education equipment and professional development grants to school districts. Creates the curriculum for agriculture science education lighthouse account.

Companion Bill: 1453 Agriculture science ed. H, Education Full Text URL: http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2017-18/Pdf/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5318.pdf

S 5 3 9 3 F I S H P A S S A G E B A R R I E R R E M O V A L W A R N I C K Senate Committee on Natural Resources & Parks (originally sponsored by Senators Warnick, Liias, Takko, and Pearson)

Authorizes a fish habitat enhancement project to also be approved through the approval process established for forest practices hydraulic projects in chapter 76.09 RCW (the forest practices act). Requires an applicant for a forest practices hydraulic project to submit a copy of his or her forest practices application to the appropriate local government in lieu of a joint aquatic resource permit. Prohibits a person who is aggrieved by the approval, denial, conditioning, or modification of a forest practices hydraulic project from appealing the decision.

of 20 Addresses fish passage barrier removal projects that comply with forest practices rules.

Companion Bill: 1275 Fish passage barrier removal H, AGNRDPS Full Text URL: http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2017-18/Pdf/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5393-s.pdf

5 4 2 2 S A L M O N & S T E E L H E A D S P A W N I N G C H A S E Senator Chase

Requires the department of fish and wildlife to: (1) Prohibit activities that harm or disturb spawning beds of salmon, steelhead, and other fish on rivers and streams where spawning activities occur; and (2) Work cooperatively with tribal comanagers for fish resources to implement and enforce the requirements above.

S 5 4 3 1 C O M P O S T I N G / N U I S A N C E L A W S U I T S W A R N I C K Senators Warnick, Chase, Takko, Brown, Hawkins, Liias, Schoesler, and Honeyford

Confirms that composting activities are recognized as agricultural activities and protected from nuisance lawsuits.

Companion Bill: 1590 Composting/nuisance lawsuits H, AGNRDP Full Text URL: http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2017-18/Pdf/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5431-s.pdf

5 4 6 6 C O N S T R U C T I O N I N S T A T E W A T E R S M C C O Y Senators McCoy, Chase, and Fortunato Requested by Department of Fish and Wildlife

Addresses certain criteria and requirements for construction projects in state waters.

Companion Bill: 1428 Construction in state waters H, Ag & Nat Res Full Text URL: http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2017-18/Pdf/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5466.pdf

5 4 9 6 L O C A L I N F R A S T R U C T U R E F U N D I N G R I V E R S Senators Rivers, Mullet, and Wellman

Modifies public works projects provisions with regard to local government infrastructure funding. Changes the composition of the public works board.

Companion Bill: 1677 Local infrastructure funding H, Cap Budget Full Text URL: http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2017-18/Pdf/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5496.pdf

5 5 2 4 D I K I N G D I S T R I C T S / S N O H O M I S H H O B B S Senators Hobbs and Honeyford

Exempts property in Snohomish county diking improvement districts from Snohomish county surface water management fees.

5 5 4 3 L A N D / F L O O D C O N T R O L D I S T R I C T S P A D D E N Senators Padden and Baumgartner

Revises flood control district provisions.

of 20 Changes the criteria for the revision of benefit classification.

5 6 1 1 F L O O D P L A I N P R E S E R V A T I O N P R O J Z E I G E R Senators Zeiger, O'Ban, and Conway

Requires the department of agriculture, the department of natural resources, the department of fish and wildlife, and the department of ecology to expedite the permitting of a demonstration project in Pierce county that tests the effectiveness and costs of river management by using various sediment management strategies and techniques as applied to accomplish the following goals: (1) Restoration or enhancement of fish runs; (2) Protection of public infrastructure and recreational access; and (3) Effectiveness monitoring to inform future projects.

Companion Bill: 1660 Floodplain preservation proj H, Ag & Nat Res Full Text URL: http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2017-18/Pdf/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5611.pdf

5 7 1 0 P U B L I C R E C O R D S A C T P E N A L T I E S K U D E R E R Senators Kuderer and Palumbo

Allows a maximum penalty of five thousand dollars if the court determines that an agency acted in good faith in denying a person the right to inspect or copy a record or the right to receive a response to a public record request within a reasonable amount of time.

5 7 1 8 F I S H A N D W I L D L I F E G O V E R N A N C E C H A S E Senator Chase

Changes the name of the fish and wildlife commission to the fish and wildlife advisory commission. Transfers the duties of the fish and wildlife commission to the department of fish and wildlife. Requires the fish and wildlife advisory commission to advise the director of the department of fish and wildlife regarding fish and wildlife policies and rule proposals that govern hunting, fishing, wildlife viewing, habitat protection and restoration, and the use of department-owned and managed lands.

5 7 5 4 N O X I O U S W E E D S O N S T A T E L A N D S S H O R T Senators Short and Schoesler

Addresses liens, with regard to the management of noxious weeds, on lands owned by the state.

5 8 0 8 A G R I T O U R I S M W A R N I C K Senators Warnick, Chase, Walsh, Brown, Becker, Short, and Bailey

Requires an agritourism professional, in order to invoke the privilege of immunity, to post and maintain signs that contain a specific warning notice which must be placed at the entrance to the agritourism location and at the site of the agritourism activity.