Washington § 76.09.440 - Small forestland owner — Fish passage barriers.

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§ 76.09.440. Small forestland owner — Fish passage barriers.

The department shall not disapprove a forest practices application filed by a small forestland owner on the basis that fish passage barriers have not been removed or replaced if the small forestland owner filing the application has committed to participate in the program established in RCW 76.13.150 for all fish passage barriers existing on the block of forestland covered by the forest practices application, and the fish passage barriers existing on the block of forestland covered by the forest practices application are lower on the funding order list established for the program than the current projects that are capable of being funded by the program.
[ 2003 c 311 s 9.]

Notes

Findings—Effective date—2003 c 311: See notes following RCW 76.09.020.

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