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Current as of April 06, 2022 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
(1) The department shall create and chair a pollinator health task force. The department shall appoint the members of the task force, which must include, but is not limited to, representatives of the following interests, organizations, and state agencies:
(a) The conservation commission;
(b) The department of natural resources;
(c) The department of fish and wildlife;
(d) The state parks and recreation commission;
(e) The Washington state department of transportation;
(f) The state noxious weed control board;
(g) The tree fruit industry;
(h) The seed industry;
(i) The berry industry;
(j) Other agricultural industries dependent upon pollinators;
(k) Washington State University;
(l) Pesticide distributors and applicators;
(m) Conservation organizations;
(n) Organizations representing beekeepers or apiarists;
(o) A member of the public from west of the crest of the Cascade mountains; and
(p) A member of the public from east of the crest of the Cascade mountains.
(2) One or more representatives of Washington tribes must also be invited to participate on the task force.
(3) One youth representative from an organization that encourages students to engage in agricultural education must also be invited to participate on the task force when available.
(4) The task force shall build upon existing pollinator research and pollinator habitat plans at the national and state level including, but not limited to, the state-managed pollinator plan, to assist with the development of an implementation plan to implement the state pollinator health strategy.
(5) The task force shall assist, as practicable, with implementation of the recommendations of the task force submitted to the legislature in November 2020.
(6) The department shall provide the implementation plan to the appropriate committees of the senate and house of representatives by December 31, 2021, in compliance with RCW 43.01.036. The implementation plan must include the task force's evaluation and development of protocols that would increase communications between beekeepers, farmers and growers, and pesticide applicators including, but not limited to, education and outreach to beekeepers, farmers and growers, and pesticide applicators.
(7) The department shall provide information related to implementation of the state pollinator health strategy and a recommendation of whether to extend the task force beyond January 1, 2024, to the appropriate committees of the senate and house of representatives by December 1, 2022, in compliance with RCW 43.01.036.
(8) This section expires January 1, 2024.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Washington Revised Code Title 43. State Government--Executive § 43.23.320. Pollinator health task force (Expires January 1, 2024) - last updated April 06, 2022 | https://codes.findlaw.com/wa/title-43-state-governmentexecutive/wa-rev-code-43-23-320/
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