The bill amends RCW 16.76.030 to establish the northeast Washington wolf-livestock management account as a nonappropriated account managed by the state treasurer. It specifies that all receipts, legislative appropriations, and donations directed to the account must be deposited therein. The bill outlines the permissible expenditures from the account, which include the deployment of nonlethal wolf deterrence resources, wolf-livestock management, and grants to the sheriffs' offices of Stevens and Ferry counties for the provision of a local wildlife specialist to assist the Department of Fish and Wildlife in managing wolves. The director is authorized to approve expenditures in consultation with an advisory board, and the account is subject to allotment procedures without requiring an appropriation.

Additionally, the bill removes a previous provision that limited expenditures from the account to specific fiscal biennia and clarifies that the advisory board may solicit and receive gifts and grants for its purposes. The act includes a new expiration date of July 1, 2031, ensuring that the provisions will be reviewed and potentially renewed or revised by that date.

Statutes affected:
Original Bill: 16.76.030
Bill as Passed Legislature: 16.76.030
Session Law: 16.76.030