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Committee hears bill to raise nonresident Smith River permit fee to fund corridor restoration

2264067 · February 11, 2025
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Summary

A sponsor presented Senate Bill 257 to increase the nonresident Smith River permit fee from $50 to $125 and direct the revenue into the Smith River Corridor Fund; proponents from conservation groups supported the change and Fish, Wildlife & Parks provided permit statistics.

A sponsor presented Senate Bill 257 on the floor of the Senate Fish and Game Committee seeking to increase the nonresident Smith River permit fee from $50 to $125 and to direct the additional revenue into the Smith River Corridor Fund.

Supporters told the committee the fee revenue pays for bank restoration, sanitation systems and other work to preserve recreational access. “All the revenue generated by the Smith goes right back into benefiting the Smith in terms of dealing with impacts of recreation,”…

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