Days 64 and 65 - Monday was a fairly uneventful day, but I did get to see a friend formally from the 15th District. We had a great conversation and he walked me through a lot of the changes made to Chum.ly. Very cool and useful social network.
I'm sitting in the General Government Appropriations and Oversight Committee right now and we're hearing HB 2008 which would "blend" portions of the Hydraulic Project Approval (HPA) with the Forest Practices Act and add significant new fees. It's being dubbed a "major and significant reform". Unfortunately, the bill does very little to reform anything. It establishes dual state agency oversight, duplicates civil penalties, expands the government's role and authority, and is estimated to increase costs on landowners and project proponents by 555%. Most everyone is opposed to the bill, except the Yakama Nation and People for Puget Sound.
I did learn something this morning, the Department of Fish and Wildlife does not recognize federal mining claims in rivers and streams or the riparian water rights associated with them.
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