Greg,
We just had a hearing on this bill in the Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee (AGNR). I left with very mixed feelings on the bill. I feel for my colleagues in eastern Washington who are concerned that they will bear all of the weight of the recovery and that wolf recovery may be deemed achieved with all breeding pairs being located in Eastern Washington and none in Western Washington. That means passage of the bill will then require that wolves be reintroduced in Western Washington before recovery is deemed to be achieved. This guarantees that my constituents will bear the burden of wolf recovery and suffer all of the consequences. I am not sure I can support that…
Ed
Representative Ed Orcutt
18th Legislative District
Olympia Office:
408 John L. O’Brien Building
PO Box 40600
Olympia, WA 98504
* ed.orcutt@leg.wa.gov
( 360.786.7812
