WSR 01-15-032

EMERGENCY RULES

DEPARTMENT OF

FISH AND WILDLIFE

[ Order 01-133 -- Filed July 12, 2001, 11:10 a.m. , effective July 15, 2001, 12:01 a.m. ]

     Date of Adoption: July 11, 2001.

     Purpose: Amend personal use fishing rules.

     Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 232-28-61900L; and amending WAC 232-28-619.

     Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 77.12.047.

     Under RCW 34.05.350 the agency for good cause finds that immediate adoption, amendment, or repeal of a rule is necessary for the preservation of the public health, safety, or general welfare, and that observing the time requirements of notice and opportunity to comment upon adoption of a permanent rule would be contrary to the public interest.

     Reasons for this Finding: The 2001 forecast for summer chinook to Bonneville and Priest Rapids dams on the Columbia River is 77,200 and 55,000. The summer chinook run for 2001 will provide for all the upper Columbia River hatchery brood stock fish needed. Exceeds the Priest Rapids escapement floor of 15,000 and is more than a 50% increase over the brood. This allows a recreational fishery with a 5% maximum impact. The stock is stable, not listed under ESA, and the proposed fishery is deemed by NMFS, to not likely have negative impacts on listed fish species. There is insufficient time to promulgate permanent rules.

     Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 1.

     Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0;      Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
     Effective Date of Rule: July 15, 2001, 12:01 a.m.

July 11, 2001

J. P. Koenings

Director

by Larry Peck


NEW SECTION
WAC 232-28-61900L   Exceptions to statewide rules--Columbia River.   Notwithstanding the provisions of WAC 232-28-619, effective 12:01 a.m. July 15, 2001 through October 15, 2001, it is lawful to fish for salmon on the Columbia River from Priest Rapids Dam to Wells Dam, and between Highway 173 Bridge at Brewster and Highway 17 Bridge at Bridgeport to Highway 97 Bridge at the mouth of the Okanogan River. Daily limit - six salmon, no more than two adults. Wild coho release, and non-buoyant lure restrictions will be in effect.

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REPEALER


     The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed effective 12:01 a.m. October 16, 2001:


WAC 232-28-61900L Exceptions to statewide rules -- Columbia River.

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