Fish and Wildlife Commission

Meeting Minutes & Agendas

MEETING MINUTES

CONFERENCE CALL
May 18, 2000 - 9:00 a.m.
Olympia, Washington

SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET:

Jim Lux briefed the Commission on the status of the Department's supplemental budget.

BUYBACK OF COMMERCIAL SALMON LICENSES--DELEGATION
OF AUTHORITY:

Bruce Crawford presented the Department's recommendation that the Commission delegate authority to the Director to adopt rules to administer commercial license buyback programs provided under state and/or federal appropriations.

Commissioners agreed that regulatory authority for conducting the buyback of commercial licenses shall remain with the Commission.

It was agreed by all that the Department will develop rule proposals for conducting the buyback of coastal commercial salmon licenses that include a random draw as Phase 1 (in a manner similar to the 1998 buyback program); Phase 2 would be a bid process on any money left over from the draw. Public input on and Commission consideration of adoption of the rule proposals will occur at the August 11-12 Commission meeting in Tukwila.

Adoption of rules for the Puget Sound license buyback will occur after federal buyback money has been appropriated.

RECENT ACTIVITIES AND ITEMS OF INTEREST:

The Commission will meet in Executive Session the evening of June 8 to review the Director's accomplishments made on the Performance Expectations of the Director for the period of April 1999 through March 2000.

At the June 9-10 workshop, Department staff will brief the Commission on the draft Youth Sport Fishing Program Plan to enhance youth participation in fishing, and the Commission will be asked to approve the basics concepts of the Plan. Public input on and Commission consideration of approval of the Plan will occur at the August 11-12 meeting.

An update on the status of the Conservation and Reinvestment Act will be added to the June 9-10 workshop agenda.