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ID S1068
Bill
Status
2/9/2017
Primary Sponsor
Agricultural Affairs Committee
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AI Summary
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Establishes the Office of Invasive Species Policy within the Office of Species Conservation, with an administrator appointed by the governor to coordinate all invasive species programs statewide.
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Requires the Office of Invasive Species Policy to cooperate with state, local, federal, and tribal agencies; establish watercraft inspection reciprocity across boundaries; compile regional cost documents; and develop statewide prevention campaigns.
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Amends the Department of Agriculture's duties to include developing an early detection and rapid response protocol, pursuing federal partnerships and funding, and providing annual reports to the agricultural affairs committees.
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Authorizes certain check stations near infested water bodies or state boundaries to have extended operating hours and makes it illegal for persons to proceed past inspection stations without presenting conveyances for inspection.
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Allows the Department of Agriculture to delegate selected duties to other state agencies (including state police and fish and game department) through formal memoranda of agreement while retaining primary authority.
Legislative Description
Amends and adds to existing law to establish the Office of Invasive Species Policy and to provide for its duties; to revise definitions; to revise the duties of the director of the Department of Agriculture with regard to invasive species; to encourage collaborative efforts with other agencies; and to provide a penalty for a person who fails to stop at a check station.
INVASIVE SPECIES
Last Action
Reported Printed; referred to Agricultural Affairs
2/10/2017