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STATE OF WASIDNGTON
County of Jefferson
In the Matter of Support of the
Designation of the Hood Canal
Coordinating Council as
"Lead Entity" under ESHB 2496
RESOLUTION Ndl-98
WHEREAS, the Hood Canal Coordinating Council, hereafter referred to as the Council, was created in
1985 and charged with coordination, planning, and education regarding the protection, restoration and enhancement of
water quality and related resources, including salmon, in the Hood Canal watershed; and,
WHEREAS, the Hood Canal watershed makes up the majority of the Evolutionarily Significant Unit
(ESU) for the Hood Canal/Strait of Juan de Fuca summer chum salmon and a portion of the ESU for Puget Sound chinook
salmon, both of which have been proposed for listing as "threatened" under the federal Endangered species Act by the
National Marine Fisheries Service; and,
WHEREAS, the Council has demonstrated its commitment to working toward healthy, sustainable, and
harvestable populations of all Hood Canal Salmon stocks in the Hood Canal watershed by prioritizing salmon habitat
restoration in its programs and activities and taking other steps to initiate the salmon recovery process; and,
WHEREAS, legislation passed in 1998 (ESHB 2496) provides the framework for the Council to carry out
its salmon recovery obligations and the funding needed to proceed; and,
WHEREAS, the members of the Council voted unanimously on June 17, 1998 to adopt a Resolution
designating the COUNCIL as "Lead Entity" pursuant to language in ESHB 2496 and defining the geographic scope of its
habitat recovery efforts as all of the land and water within the hydrographic boundary of the Hood Canal watershed and
that portion of Jefferson County that lies within the ESU for the Hood Canal/Strait of Juan de Fuca summer chum salmon
and is currently pursuing partnerships with county, tribal, and municipal jurisdictions within the ESU that are outside the
COUNCIL member governments and,
WHEREAS, Jefferson County is a member of the Council, supports its salmon recovery goals and
objectives, and is signatory to the June 17, 1998 Resolution; and,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOL VED, by the Board of County Commissioners that Jefferson County
fully supports the designation of the Hood Canal Coordinating Council as "Lead Entity" under ESHB 2496 and the
geographic scope of its efforts and will fulfill its obligations as a cooperating member of the Council as it works to restore
dwindling populations of wild salmon in the Hood Canal watershed,
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JEFFERSON COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMI S10NERS
APPROVED AND ADOPTED this
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