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Shellfish Aquaculture Regulatory Committee

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Work Plan - Proposed revision 8/23/07

July 23, 2007: Committee meeting #1

Overview of Existing Regulations

• Overview of HB2220 and Committee’s tasks per the bill – Rep. Lantz.
• Initial comments from committee members on their objectives and concerns about the project.
• Ground Rules
• Overview of existing policy & regulatory mechanisms for shellfish aquaculture: Staff presentations from federal and state governments; Committee questions/initial discussions.
• Work plan: Scheduling future meeting dates and topics; Seattle Workshop; field trip to South Sound.

August 13 Field Trip

• South Sound (Totten Inlet)

August 27: Committee meeting #2

Regulatory Framework: continued overview of existing regulations

• Continued discussion of Ground Rules
• Overview of existing policy & regulatory mechanisms from Dept. of Health and counties’ Shoreline Master Programs; DNR shellfish leases.
• Background on Sea Grant Research Contracts Process
• Discussion of Northwest Workshop on Bivalve Aquaculture and the Environment.

Sept. 13 & 14: Northwest Workshop on Bivalve Aquaculture and the Environment, Talaris Conference Center, Seattle

• Overview of research on shellfish aquaculture—what’s known, what needs to be researched. (Travel costs, hotel, and registration provided for committee members by Ecology.)

(Proposed) September 24 (or October 1): Committee meeting #3

• Discuss RFP for research grants.
• Continue discussion of regulatory mechanisms; begin identifying potential recommendations on an integrated regulatory system for current and new shellfish aquaculture projects and activities.

(Proposed) October 15: Committee meeting #4

• Continue discussion on regulatory system recommendations.
• Begin discussion of report to 2008 Legislature, including potential statutory or budget recommendations.

(Proposed) November 5: Committee meeting #5

• Conclude discussion of integrated regulatory system (or define outstanding issues remaining for resolution in 2008).

(Proposed) November 19: Committee meeting #6

• Review/revise/approve report due to legislature on 12/1/07.

December 1: Report due to Legislature

• Report of initial recommendations and findings regarding an improved regulatory system

January 2008 – June 2008

Monthly meetings anticipated:

• Intertidal geoduck farming: Develop recommendations regarding siting, operation, and integrating science outcomes in next few years. Provide recommendations to Ecology for rulemaking.

July 2008 – June 2009

Committee will meet quarterly (or more often) regarding:

• Advisory committee to Ecology on rulemaking. Geoduck farming guidance to be adopted into SMP Guidelines, per HB 2220. Committee will comment on draft rules; review public comments; review and comment on final rules.
• Sea Grant science research: Updates.
• December 2008 report to Legislature on statutory and/or budget recommendations
• Committee work anticipated to June 2009 on Ecology rulemaking and science oversight.