The state of Washington is authorized to enter into an interstate compact or compacts with all or any of the states of California, Idaho, and Oregon to protect and restore coastal ecosystems of these states to levels that will prevent the need for listing any native salmonid fish species under the federal endangered species act of 1973, as amended, or under any comparable state legislation.
[ 1994 c 148 § 1. Formerly RCW 75.40.100.]
NOTES:
Effective date—1994 c 148: "This act shall take effect July 1, 1994." [ 1994 c 148 § 3.]