Be it resolved by the board of natural resources, department of natural resources, state of Washington: . . .
(1) The board declares and certifies an infestation control district be established for the control, destruction, and eradication of said insect in Klickitat and Yakima counties, to be known as Simcoe Butte Infestation Control District No. 3, and shall include lands within the following boundary:
Those portions of Township 6 North, Range 14 East, W.M., Townships 5, 6, and 7 North, Range 15 East, W.M., and Townships 5 and 6 North, Ranges 16 and 17 East, W.M., included in a tract described as follows:
Beginning at the northeast corner of Section 25, Township 7 North, Range 15 East, W.M., and running thence westerly along the north lines of Sections 25, 26, 27, 28, and 29, Township 7 North, Range 15 East, W.M., to the northwest corner of said Section 29, thence southerly along the west lines of Sections 29 and 32, Township 7 North, Range 15 East, W.M., to the north line of Section 6, Township 6 North, Range 15 East, W.M., thence easterly along said north line to the northeast corner of said Section 6, thence southerly along the east line of said Section 6 to the southeast corner thereof, thence westerly along the south line of said Section 6 and the north line of Section 12, Township 6 North, Range 14 East, W.M., to the northwest corner of said Section 12, thence southerly along the west line of said Section 12 to the southwest corner thereof, thence westerly along the north lines of Sections 14 and 15, Township 6 North, Range 14 East, W.M., to the northwest corner of said Section 15, thence southerly along the west lines of Sections 15, 22, 27, and 34, Township 6 North, Range 14 East, W.M., to the southwest corner of said Section 34, thence easterly along the south lines of Sections 34, 35, and 36, Township 6 North, Range 14 East, W.M., to the southeast corner of said Section 36, thence continue easterly along the south lines of Sections 31 and 32, Township 6 North, Range 15 East, W.M., to the northwest corner of Section 4, Township 5 North, Range 15 East, W.M., thence southerly along the west lines of Sections 4 and 9, Township 5 North, Range 15 East, W.M., to the southwest corner of said Section 9, thence easterly along the south line of said Section 9 to the southeast corner thereof, thence southerly along the west lines of Sections 15 and 22, Township 5 North, Range 15 East, W.M., to the southwest corner of said Section 22, thence easterly along the south lines of Sections 22, 23, and 24, Township 5 North, Range 15 East, W.M., to the southeast corner of said Section 24, thence continue easterly along the south lines of Sections 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, and 24, Township 5 North, Range 16 East, W.M., to the southeast corner of said Section 24, thence continue easterly along the south line of Section 19, Township 5 North, Range 17 East, W.M., to the southeast corner of said Section 19, thence northerly along the east lines of Sections 19, 18, 7, and 6, to the northeast corner of said Section 6, thence continue northerly along the east lines of Sections 31, 30, and 19, Township 6 North, Range 17 East, W.M., to the northeast corner of said Section 19, thence westerly along the north line of said Section 19 to the northwest corner thereof, thence continue westerly along the north lines of Sections 24, 23, 22, 21, and 20, Township 6 North, Range 16 East, W.M., to the northwest corner of said Section 20, thence northerly along the east line of Section 18, Township 6 North, Range 16 East, W.M., to the northeast corner thereof, thence westerly along the north line of said Section 18 to the northwest corner thereof, thence along the east lines of Sections 12 and 1, Township 6 North, Range 15 East, W.M., to the northeast corner of said Section 1, and thence continue northerly along the east lines of Sections 36 and 25, Township 7 North, Range 15 East, W.M., to the northeast corner of said Section 25 and the point of beginning, containing an area of 81,272.49 acres according to the government surveys thereof.
(2) The administrator of the department of natural resources is directed to serve notice upon all owners of timber lands or their agents (in the manner prescribed by law) to proceed without delay to control, destroy and eradicate the spruce budworm (choristoneura fumiferana) by spraying DDT insecticide on the forests infested or threatened with infection by this insect pest.
(3) If within 30 days after notice has been given as prescribed in subsection 2 of this resolution, an owner or agent shall fail, refuse, neglect or is unable to comply with the terms thereof, the administrator of the department of natural resources shall proceed with the control, eradication, and destruction of the spruce budworm (choristoneura fumiferana), with or without the cooperation of the owner, by aerial spraying with DDT the forests infected or threatened with infection by this insect pest.
(4) The Simcoe Butte infestation control district shall remain in effect until the board of natural resources has determined that the insect control work within said district is no longer necessary or feasible, whereupon the board of natural resources may by resolution dissolve the district.
[Resolution No. 29, filed 1/12/62.]
