Establishes a nonappropriated account for managing wolves in northeast Washington, focusing on wolf-livestock management and nonlethal deterrence.
The bill creates the northeast Washington wolf-livestock management account, a nonappropriated account for managing wolves in the region. Funds can be used for nonlethal wolf deterrence, wolf-livestock management, and grants to sheriffs' offices in Stevens and Ferry counties for local wildlife specialists. The director, in consultation with an advisory board, can authorize expenditures. The account receives all receipts, legislative appropriations, and private donations, and interest earned is retained in the account.
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