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Lawmakers hear bill to extend Sunset Act, require JLARC work-plan criteria and litigation exceptions
Summary
House Bill 1372 would extend Washington's Sunset Act for 20 years, require JLARC to proportion resources to program size and to weigh whether mandated recurring studies would yield new information, and require JLARC to conduct independent reviews of the sustainable-harvest calculation even when litigation is pending.
Olympia — Lawmakers examined House Bill 1372 on Tuesday, a measure that would extend the state's Sunset Act by 20 years, adjust how the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Committee (JLARC) develops its performance audit work plan, and require independent JLARC reviews of the Department of Natural Resources’ sustainable-harvest calculation even when litigation is pending.
Desiree Omley, OPR staff, briefed the committee on the bill’s three main areas: the Sunset Act background and extension, new JLARC work-plan criteria, and changes to JLARC’s oversight of the sustainable-harvest program administered by the Department of Natural Resources (DNR).
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