Wolves(?) in the Budget

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Spending plan: http://leap.leg.wa.gov/leap/Budget/Detail/2013/hoBill_0627.pdf

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(6) $1,000,000 of the state wildlife account--state appropriation
15 is provided solely to the department for resources that serve to
16 promote and engage nonlethal deterrence methods relating to wolf and
17 livestock interaction with a priority given to funding cooperative
18 agreements with livestock producers, and of this amount, $250,000 in
19 fiscal year 2014 is provided solely for compensation for injury or loss
20 of livestock caused by wolves as prescribed in chapter 77.36 RCW.

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(4) $32,000 of the state wildlife account--state appropriation is
10 provided solely for the implementation of Engrossed Second Substitute
11 Senate Bill No. 5193 (wolf conflict management). If the bill is not
12 enacted by June 30, 2013, the amount provided in this subsection shall
13 lapse.

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(4) $300,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal
22 year 2014 and $300,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for
23 fiscal year 2015 are provided solely for the Washington State
24 University agricultural research center to conduct public outreach and
25 education related to nonlethal methods of mitigating conflicts between
26 livestock and large wild carnivores. Of the amounts provided in this
27 subsection, $200,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for
28 fiscal year 2014 and $200,000 of the general fund--state appropriation
29 for fiscal year 2015 are provided solely to the center to conduct a
30 detailed analysis of such methods. The amounts appropriated in this
31 subsection may not be subject to an administrative fee or charge, and
32 must be used for costs directly associated with the research and
33 analysis.