HB 2045 — Creating an adopt a fish barrier program.

H-2841.1H-2105.1 SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 2045 State of Washington 68th Legislature 2024 Regular Session By House Agriculture and Natural Resources (originally sponsored by Representatives Waters, Chapman, Timmons, Harris, and Reeves)Reeves READPrefiled FIRST12/26/23. TIME 01/26/24.

Read first time 01/08/24.

Referred to Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources.

Therefore, the legislature intends to facilitate the removal of fish barriers on lands owned by local governments by creating the adopt a fish passagebarrier program through which local governments may receive such donations and to acknowledge project donors through appropriate public signage.

1 SHBHB 2045 (1) Every county, city, and town may accept any money or property donated, devised, or bequeathed to it that is donated for the purpose of fish barrier removal.

(3) Signs installed under subsection (2) of this section must be of a uniform design approved by the recreation and conservation office and may only include the words "adopt a fish passage,"barrier," the names of project donors, and the species of fish affected by the project.

SignageThe isdonor's alsoname subjectmay tonot be displayed more predominantly than the followingremainder limitations:of the sign message.

(a)Trademarks Theor donor'sbusiness namelogos may not be displayeddisplayed. more predominantly than the remainder of the sign message.

(b)To Trademarksthe extent that local governments determine that the number of donors for individual projects would interfere with the signage requirements of subsection (2) of this section or businessthe logosrequirements of RCW 47.40.105, local governments may bedetermine displayed.the number of donors listed on signs but must endeavor to recognize the donors that provide the largest donations.

(c)Local To the extent that local governments determinereceiving thatprivate thedonations numberunder ofthis donorssection formust individualonly projectsinstall would interfere with the signage requirementspursuant ofto subsection (2) of this section orfor theindividual requirementsdonations ofthat RCWare 47.40.105,equal localin governmentsvalue may determine the number of donors listed on signs but must endeavor to recognizeat theleast donors$10,000. that provide the largest donations.

(d) Local governments receiving private donations under this section must only install signage pursuant to this section for individual donations that are equal in value to at least $10,000.

(e) Notwithstanding other provisions of this subsection, a donor is not eligible to have their name displayed on the sign if the applicant's name:

(i) Endorses or opposes a particular candidate for public office;

(ii) advocates a position on a specific political issue, initiative, referendum, or piece of legislation;

(iii) includes a reference to a political party;

or (iv) includes a reference to anything that may be considered or construed to be obscene or offensive to the general public.

The recreation and conservation office p.must publish and maintain a list of fish barrier removal projects that are suited to receiving private donations pursuant to this section.

2 SHB 2045 must publish and maintain a list of fish barrier removal projects that are suited to receiving private donations pursuant to this section.

Donations received under this section are eligible for use as match for other funding sources, including state and federal grants.

The recreation and conservation officep. must publish and maintain this information with the project list under subsection (4) of this section.

2 HB 2045 office must publish and maintain this information with the project list under subsection (4) of this section.

and (b) the plaque must include the name of the donor, the words "adopt a fish passagebarrier program," the location and name of the project funded, the amount and year of the donation, and the fish species affected.

Local government legislative authorities may enact local "adopt- a-highway sign" and "adopt a fish passage"barrier" programs which are not inconsistent with state or federal law.

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