Creates an aquatic reserve around Maury Island and Quartermaster Harbor.
Prohibits, until a certain date and until certain findings are made by the Commissioner of Public Lands, the authorization of industrial uses and material transport from a surface mine or mining operation within the Maury Island Aquatic Reserve, as well as the construction of docks or other improvements associated with these uses.
Requires the Department of Natural Resources to identify and transfer the ownership of a parcel of state-owned lands with a comparable mineral resource to the uplands adjacent to the Maury Island Aquatic Reserve. HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON PUGET SOUND
From the Substitute House Bill Report (SSB 6011), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗
Did not passDid not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House