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Bill would make expanded uses of Northeast Washington wolf-livestock account permanent; supporters stress local wildlife specialist role
Summary
Senate Bill 5343 would make permanent expanded uses of the Northeast Washington wolf-livestock management account, allowing ongoing grants for nonlethal deterrents and funding for sheriff's-office wildlife specialists in Ferry and Stevens counties, committee staff said at a public hearing.
Senate Bill 5343 would allow continued use of funds from the Northeast Washington wolf-livestock management account for nonlethal wolf-deterrent resources and for grants to the Stevens and Ferry county sheriff's offices to fund a local wildlife specialist. Committee staff said the bill removes a time-limited restriction so those uses are not limited to specific biennia.
Elena Becker, committee staff, said existing statute allows funds to be used for nonlethal deterrents in Okanogan, Ferry, Stevens and Pend Oreille counties and that the bill expands the statute so those grants and the sheriff's-office wildlife specialist funding are not restricted to the 2021-25…
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