HB 354 Summary

• Adds requirement that at least 25 percent of eligible interim-use permit and entry permit holders must vote in elections for dive fishery management assessments to be valid.

• Requires commissioner of fish and game to certify election results before assessments can be levied, amended, or terminated.

• Changes petition signature requirement from 25 percent of voters in prior election to 75 percent of board members of the qualified regional dive fishery development association for proposing assessment amendments or terminations.

• Clarifies that election procedures for amending or terminating assessments must follow same procedures as elections to approve initial assessments.