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DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
PUBLIC WORKS —BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
STUDY SESSION STAFF REPORT
STUDY SESSION DATE: November 24, 2025
TOPIC: Yakima Basin Fish and Wildlife Recovery Board
Representation
ACTION REQUESTED: Direction to Staff
LEAD STAFF:
Arden Thomas
RECOMMENDATION:
Consider other options for Kittitas County's alternate representative on the Yakima Basin
Recovery Board.
BRIEFING SUMMARY:
• In 2006, Kittitas County entered into an Interlocal Agreement authorizing the
County's membership as an Initiating Party of the Yakima Basin Fish and
Wildlife Recovery Board(YBFWRB).
• Since 2019, Kittitas County Public Works staff have served as the County's
alternate representative on the YBFWRB.
• Each year, the YBFWRB asks Kittitas County to identify its representative and
alternate representative.
• Capacity constraints within Public Works are limiting our ability to effectively
serve in this role.
BACKGROUND:
The Yakima Basin Fish and Wildlife Recovery Board(YBFWRB)works to restore
sustainable and harvestable fish populations—including salmon, steelhead, and bull
trout—through collaborative, cost-effective efforts across the Yakima Basin. The Board
is a 501(c)(3)nonprofit led by a 10-member Board of Directors representing 23
governments: three counties, the Yakama Nation, and 19 cities.
Resolution 2006-026 authorized Kittitas County to join the YBFWRB as an Initiating
Party and to participate in deliberations and decision-making. Each year, the Board of
Commissioners selects a Commissioner to serve as the County representative. Since
2019, Kittitas County Public Works staff have served as the County's alternate
representative. Current capacity limitations within Public Works are restricting our ability
to continue serving effectively in this role.
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PUBLIC WORKS BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WORK SESSION STAFF REPORT
Representation on the YBFWRB Board of Directors is as follows, with bolded members
also serving on the executive committee: Yakama Nation, Counties: Kittitas,Yakima,
and Benton. Cities: Ellensburg, Roslyn, Yakima, Union Gap, Prosser and West
Richland.
The Board convenes five (5) times per year for a business meeting and one time per year
for an annual meeting and tour.
DISCUSSION:
Local recovery boards were created to ensure fish recovery efforts are shaped by local
knowledge and to build community support for related projects. Board members help
oversee the nonprofit's finances, guide outreach and advocacy at all levels of
government, and approve the annual funding recommendations for Salmon Recovery
Funding Board grants.
FISCAL IMPACTS:
Staff time associated with Public Works participation has been covered by the Flood
Control Zone District levee funding. This is allowed per RCW 86.15.035 (cooperative
watershed management).
ATTACHMENTS:
Exhibit 1: Resolution 2006-026
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PUBLIC WORKS BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WORK SESSION STAFF REPORT
EXHIBIT 1: Resolution 2006-026
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PUBLIC WORKS BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WORK SESSION STAFF REPORT
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
COUNTY OF KTTTITAS
STATE OF WASHINGTON
RESOLUTION
NO.2006- 2.-L
AUTHORIZING THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS TO SIGN THE INTERLOCAL
AGREEMENT FOR THE YAKIMA BASIN FISH AND WILDLIFE RECOVERY BOARD, AND FOR THE
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS TO APPOINT A COMMISSIONER AS A DIRECTOR ON THE YAKIMA
BASIN FISH AND WILDLIFE RECOVERY BOARD
WHEREAS The legislature in RCW 77.85.005 found that the State of Washington may
best accomplish salmon recovery efforts by integrating local and regional salmon
recovery activities into a statewide strategy, a coordinated state funding process should
be established through salmon recovery funding board; the appropriate local or tribal
government should provide local leadership in identifying and sequencing habitat
projects to be funded by state agencies; habitat projects should be implemented without
delay; and, a strong locally based effort to restore salmon habitat should be established
by providing a framework to allow citizen volunteers to work effectively; and
WHEREAS to carry out these legislative intents, within the Yakima Basin a Lead Entity
Board (LE) and a Yakima Basin Fish and Wildlife Planning Board (YBFWPB), each
consisting of local elected officials were established, the LE to facilitate the assemblage
and prioritization of an annual Habitat Projects List for submittal to the Washington State
Salmon Recovery Funding Board per RCW 77.85.050; and the YBFWPB to prepare
and submit to the State a locally derived Yakima Subasin Salmon Recovery Plan per
RCWs 77.85.090 (2), and the YBFWPB to also prepare for the Northwest Power
Planning Council a locally derived Yakima Subasin Plan, said plan to guide the
expenditure within the Yakima basin of those Bonneville Power Administration funds
required under the Federal Northwest Power Planning Act to mitigate the impacts of the
Columbia Basin Hydropower system on fish and wildlife resources; and
WHEREAS each of these boards, having successfully carried out their respective
authorities and responsibilities individually and collaboratively recognize significant
benefits and efficiencies can be derived from integrating the administrative, planning,
public outreach, implementation, monitoring and evaluation functions of salmon
recovery; and
WHEREAS in a joint session on January 8, 2006, the board members of each of the
Yakima Basin Lead Entity Board (LE), and the Yakima Basin Fish and Wildlife Planning
Board (YBFWPB), voted unanimously to combine into a (new) independent non-profit
board that will replace the LE and YBFWB, and to move the process of replacement
forward expeditiously; and
WHEREAS the name of the new board shall be the Yakima Basin Fish and Wildlife
Recovery Board (YBFWRB), within which membership is voluntary and the member
governments participate under an Interlocal Agreement wherein representation on the
board is open to the Yakama Nation, the counties of Yakima, Benton and Kittitas, and
all of the cities therein; and
WHEREAS the Interlocal Agreement for the YBFWRB will take effect upon the
completion of the following, in no particular order, on or before December 31, 2006:
The signing of the agreement by the "Initiating Parties" which are at least two
counties, the Yakama Nation, and at least two cities within each county; and
The adoption by the LE and YBFWPB, of resolutions to dissolve; and
The notification by the LE and YBFWPB, to the appropriate federal, state and local
agencies, that each is being dissolved, with their missions and functions being
assumed by the YBFWRB as of a specific date; and
WHEREAS the creation of a single YBFWRB to administer and facilitate the functions of
a regional recovery organization and lead entity will enhance progress toward fish and
wildlife resources recovery by: reducing administrative burdens; providing a single
contact-point and more transparent organizational structure for public and stakeholder
participation; integrating the planning, public outreach, project actions, and evaluation
and monitoring functions of recovery under one entity, which will enable more accurate
assessments and adjustments of program effectiveness over time; and reducing the
demands on locally elected board member and local government staff resources.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Kittitas County
Commissioners approves the County's membership as an Initiating Party on the Yakima
Basin Fish and Wildlife Planning Board and authorizes the Board of Commissioners
Chairman to sign the Interlocal Agreement, in the form as attached hereto as Exhibit A,
that will establish the Yakima Basin Fish and Wildlife Recovery Board.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that as a signatory to the Interlocal Agreement, the
County, through its appointee, commits to participate in YBFWRB deliberations and
decision-making in accordance with the Interlocal Agreement consistent with the
protection and enhancement of the local customs and cultures of Kittitas County and its
communities therein, and with the understanding that those who may participate in
actions identified in the Yakima Basin Salmon Recovery Plan and the Yakima Subasin
Plan, do so voluntarily.
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YAKIMA BASIN FISH AND WILDLIFE
RECOVERY BOARD
INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT
1. AGREEMENT.
The Yakima Basin Fish and Wildlife Recovery Board Interlocal Agreement
("Agreement") is entered under the authority of the Interlocal Cooperation Act, Chapter 39.34
RCW by the parties identified in Section 3.
2. RECITALS AND FINDINGS.
2.1 Local Recovery Efforts. In RCW 77.85.005, the legislature found that the State
of Washington may best accomplish salmon recovery efforts by integrating local and regional
salmon recovery activities into a statewide strategy; a coordinated state funding process should
be established through a salmon recovery funding board; the appropriate local or tribal
government should provide local leadership in identifying and sequencing habitat projects to be
funded by state agencies; habitat projects should be implemented without delay; and, a strong
locally based effort to restore salmon habitat should be established by providing a framework to
allow citizen volunteers to work effectively.
2.2 Prior Programs Recognized. There have been prior efforts among governmental
jurisdictions in the Yakima River basin to address water quality and salmon recovery. Such
efforts include the preparation of the Yakima Subbasin Plan and the Draft Yakima Subbasin
Recovery Plan of the Yakima Sub-Basin Fish & Wildlife Planning Board and the Memorandum
of Agreement regarding lead entity status under Chapter 77.85 RCW.
2.3 Regional Recovery Organization. It is now appropriate for governments in the
region to form as a regional recovery organization under RCW 77,85.090, In addition to serving
as a regional recovery organization,the Yakima Basin Fish and Wildlife Recovery Board formed
hereby shall be available to serve as lead entity under Chapter 77.85 RCW, and to perform such
other activities to address recovery of fish and wildlife in the Yakima River basin and the region.
3. PARTIES.
3.1 Parties. Parties to this Agreement are those general purpose governments within
the Yakima River basin that have agreed to be a party to this Agreement.
3.2 Initiating Parties. The initial parties to this Agreement are the Yakama Nation; At
least two of Benton County, Kittitas County and Yakima County; and, at least two cities, from
each of Benton, Kittitas and Yakima counties. The initial parties to the Agreement are
collectively referred to as the "Initiating Parties." This Agreement shall be effective upon
execution by the Initiating Parties, and satisfaction of Section 13.2.
3.3 Other Parties. Each of Benton, Kittitas and Yakima counties, and each city that is
not otherwise an Initiating Party, may subsequently become a party by delivering written notice
and an executed Agreement to the Organization. Expansion or contraction of the parties to this
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Agreement may occur as the Organization undertakes more or fewer responsibilities consistent
with Section 6.4.9.
4. DEFINITIONS.
4.1 General. The definitions in this Section 4 apply to this Agreement, unless the
context clearly requires otherwise.
4.2 Incorporation. The definitions set forth in RCW 77,85.010 are incorporated into
this Agreement by this reference.
4.3 "Agreement" means this Yakima Basin Fish and Wildlife Recovery Board
Interlocal Agreement.
4.4 "Board of Directors" means the administrative body responsible for oversight
and governance of the Organization, as provided by this Agreement. At such time as the
Organization establishes a public nonprofit corporation, the Board of Directors shall serve as the
corporate board.
4.5 "City" or "cities" mean each and any city that is both within a County and is
located in whole or in part in WRIA 37,38 or 39.
4.6 County" or "counties" mean each and all of Benton County, Kittitas County and
Yakima County.
4.7 "Lead entity" or "Iead entity board" means the Organization's status under
Chapter 77.85 RCW and responsibility, in part, for submission of habitat project list(s) for
salmon and wildlife species recovery, prioritization for projects (including habitat projects), and
such other authority and functions as are now or in the future available to a lead entity under law.
4.8 "Officer"means any of the following positions:
4.8.1 Chair(President);
4.8.2 Vice Chair(Vice President)/Treasurer;
4.8.3 Secretary; and
4.8.4 Such other officers that may be created from time-to-time by the Board of
Directors.
4.9 "Party"means a signator to this Agreement.
4.10 "RCW" means the Revised Code of Washington.
4.11 "Regional recovery" includes but is not limited to planning, projects and other
actions for salmon recovery and recovery of other wildlife species.
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4.12 "Yakama Nation" means the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama
Nation.
4.13 "Yakima Regional Recovery Organization" or"Organization" means the Yakima
Basin Fish and Wildlife Recovery Board created by and operating under this Agreement.
5. MISSION.
The mission.of the Organization is to restore sustainable and harvestable populations of
salmon, steelhead, bull trout and other at-risk fish and wildlife species through the collaborative,
economically sensitive efforts, combined resources, and wise resource management of the
Yakima River Basin.
6. FORMATION, PURPOSE AND POWERS.
6.1 Formation. The Parties hereby create the Yakima Basin Fish and Wildlife
Recovery Board.
6.2 Organization. Form.
6.2.1 The Organization shall, with due deliberation, proceed to incorporate as a public
nonprofit corporation pursuant to Chapter 24.06 RCW and as a tax-exempt organization
pursuant to Section 541(c)(3) of the Interlocal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
Provided, however, until incorporation under state law pursuant to this Section, the
Organization may continue to act consistent with this Agreement and RCW 39.34.030.
6.2.2 The Organization may reorganize in such manner as may be permitted by law by
amendment to this Agreement in accordance with Section 12.10.
6.3 Purpose. The Organization is to be a regional recovery organization under
Chapter 77.85 RCW and to provide such other fish and wildlife recovery efforts as the
Organization may otherwise authorize.
6.4 Powers. In furtherance of its purposes, the Organization shall have the power to:
6.4.1 acquire, construct, receive, own, manage, lease and sell real property,
personal property and intangible property;
6.4.2 enter into contracts with public and private entities;
6.4.3 employ and terminate personnel, with or without cause, and contract for
personnel and services with public and private entities;
6.4.4 sue and be sued;
6.4.5 establish plans,policies, guidelines and regulations to carry out its powers
and responsibilities; provided the adoption or modification of an annual
work plan shall be submitted to each Party consistent with procedures
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(including advance notice of adoption or modification) adopted by the
Board of Directors;
6.4.6 adopt an organizational structure and bylaws including committees;
6.4.7 maintain practices and other fiscal and fiduciary authorities needed to
conduct Organization business;
6.4.8 seek and acquire the funding necessary to accomplish the Mission;
6.4.9 undertake roles and responsibilities of regional salmon recovery efforts as
authorized in RCW 77.95.050, .060 and .090;
6.4.10 update,review and implement the Yakima Basin Salmon Recovery Plan in
accordance with RCW 77.85.090; and update and review as necessary the
Yakima Sub-basin Plan and other plans necessary to accomplish the
Mission;
6.4.11 be recognized as and perform the tasks of a Yakima Basin Lead Entity
Board as established under Chapter 77.85 RCW; including proactive
identification and submission, using technical merit and the cost
effectiveness and overall benefit to anadromous fish species, such Yakima
Basin Lead Entity projects for funding the Washington State Salmon
Recovery Funding Board, as approved by the Organization;
6.4.12 serve as a clearinghouse for research, studies, reports and other
information pertinent to the Mission and of interest to the public;
6.4.13 use best available science and assessment data for planning and
implementation activities;
6.4.14 proactively identify, prioritize and promote funding for fish and wildlife
recovery projects, including serving as a central point for government and
non-government groups to provide input and seek assistance regarding
salmon recovery actions;
6.4.15 emphasize economic and cultural needs of the region by including tasks,
methods and funding to engage effective public participation, outreach and
coordination at the local level; and
6.4.16 exercise all other powers that are within the authority of and may be
exercised by the Parties with respect to fish and wildlife recovery.
6.5 Organization Assets.
6.5.1 Assets shall be held in the name of the Organization. The Organization
may acquire, construct, receive, own, manage, lease or sell assets. A Party
may transfer to Organization its title to, or operational control of, assets.
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The Organization may control and manage both the assets it owns and the
assets that are owned by a Party that have transferred control of those
assets to Organization. This Agreement does not vest in Organization any
authority with respect to a Party's other facilities or assets.
6.5.2 The fact that title to an asset has been transferred to Organization by a
Party shall create no special rights in that Party with respect to that asset;
provided, a Party may retain ownership of an asset transferred to the
Organization for operational control or for other purposes consistent with
a separate agreement between the Organization and a Party.
7. TERM AND TERMINATION OF AGREEMENT
7.1 Term. This Agreement shall be effective when executed by the Initiating Parties,
and satisfaction of Section 13.1. This Agreement shall continue in effect for five (5) years
subject to renewal in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement.
7.2 Renewal.
7.2.1 This Agreement shall be automatically renewed for successive terms of
five (5) years unless earlier terminated in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement.
7.2.2 This Agreement shall not renew if any of the counties or the Yakama
Nation give notice of nonrenewal to the Board of Directors no less than twelve (12)months prior
to the expiration of the initial or any succeeding five(5) year term.
7.3 Termination—Vote. This Agreement shall terminate effective upon any date
specified for termination by vote of the Board in accordance with Section 9.2.
7.4 Assets — Distribution. Prior to any termination of this Agreement, the Board of
Directors shall establish a procedure for realizing the fair market value of assets, which may
include offering assets for sale to Parties. The proceeds of assets shall be distributed upon
termination to Parties according to procedures established by resolution of the Board of
Directors.
8. WITHDRAWAL OF MEMBERS.
Any Party may voluntarily withdraw from the Organization by providing at least ninety
(90) days' written notice to the Organization containing evidence of approval of such action by
the Party's legislative authority.
9. BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
9.1 Members. This Agreement shall be administered by a Board of Directors. The
initial Board of Directors shall consist of a maximum of ten (10) Directors. The Board of
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Directors may, by resolution, change the number of Directors; provided, that such change is
consistent with this Agreement.
9.1.1 The initial Board of Directors shall be appointed as follows: one Director
shall be appointed by and from each participating board of county
commissioners; one Director shall be appointed by the Yakama Nation;
and a maximum of two Directors from each of Benton, Yakima and
Kittitas counties shall be appointed collectively by those cities that are
Parties at the time of appointment, in a manner in which they agree upon.
9.1.2 The Organization may modify the manner of selection and composition of
the Board of Directors upon changes in size of the Board of Directors;
upon addition of other jurisdictions; or, upon modification of the scope of
the Organization's activities under Section 6.4.9.
9.1.3 All Directors shall be elected officials; provided, an Alternate Director is
not required to be an elected official.
9.2 Consensus Decision-making.
9.2.1 A quorum of the Board of Directors is defined as a majority of the
Directors (or their alternates). The Board of Directors shall not take action
at any meeting unless a quorum is present at the time the action is taken.
9.2.2 All decisions of the Board of Directors shall be made by consensus of the
Directors (or their alternates) present at a meeting. Consensus is defined
as a unanimous vote, or the absence of any dissenting vote, or the absence
of any objection. A member abstaining on a decision is neither a dissent
nor an objection.
9.3 Meetings. The Board of Directors shall meet as necessary, but at a minimum on a
quarterly basis.
9.4 Insurance. The Board of Directors shall procure at least the following insurance:
general liability, officers and public officials errors and omissions, property, casualty and fire.
The Board of Directors may authorize contracts with insurance and/or risk pools, or other
agencies to provide the insurance coverages deemed by the Board of Directors to be reasonable
and appropriate for its activities.
9.5 Officers. The initial officers of the Organization shall be a Chair (President), a
Vice-Chair (Vice President)/Treasurer, and a Secretary. The President shall serve as chair of the
Organization and shall perform such other duties as may be determined by the Board of
Directors. The Vice President/Treasurer shall perform the duties of the President in the
President's absence and shall perform such other duties as may be determined by the Board of
Directors. The Secretary shall be responsible for the books and records of the Organization and
shall perform such other duties as may be determined by the Board of Directors. Additional
officers may be approved by the Board of Directors. Two or more offices may be held by the
same person, except for the offices of President and Secretary.
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9.6 Executive Director. The Board of Directors may appoint an Executive Director,
and establish such other positions as it may deem advisable. The Board of Directors may also
provide that administrative, technical or professional services be performed by contract.
9.7 Budget, Finance. The Organization may accept or contract for grants; receive
gifts and bequests; and, receive revenues from its operations and activities. The Board of
Directors shall approve an annual budget forecasting the revenues and expenditures for the fiscal
year in which that budget will be in effect. The Board of Directors may amend the budget. All
books and records shall be open to inspection by any Party and the Washington State Auditor.
10. FINANCIAL OBLIGATIONS.
No financial obligations to governments that are signatories to this Agreement are
implied. No signatory to this Agreement shall be liable for costs or expenditures not authorized
by its own legislative body.
11. INDEMNIFICATION.
11.1 In no event shall the Parties, through participation in this Agreement, be liable to
the Organization for any act for failure to act under the provisions of this Agreement. In
addition, the parties assume their own liability as to third parties for acts performed under this
Agreement and each party shall save harmless the other parties, their officers, employees and
agents from any and all costs, claims, judgments, and/or awards of damages for injuries to
persons and/or damage to tangible property arising out of or in any way resulting from the
parties' participation in this Agreement. The parties shall have no duties except those that are
expressly set forth herein and in the bylaws.
11.2 The Parties shall in no event be required to save harmless, defend or indemnify
the Organization for any act or failure to act under the provisions of this Agreement, except as
otherwise provided by separate agreement. The Organization shall indemnify and hold harmless
each and every party to this Agreement, including but not limited to each Parties' officers,
directors, employees, agents, and representatives, from any and all claims, including reasonable
attorney's fees, which arise out of the Organization's actions in furtherance of this Agreement.
Nothing in this Section 11 precludes the Organization from contracting for indemnification;
provided, a failure to provide indemnification by such a contractor does not excuse the
Organization's obligation under this Section.
12. GENERAL.
12.1 Sovereign Immunity. Nothing in this Agreement should be interpreted as a
waiver of sovereign immunity by any party.
12.2 Retained Authority. There is no ceding of any jurisdictional and/or regulatory
authority of any participating government. Actions taken by any participating government are
done on a voluntary basis only.
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12.3 No Third-Partv Beneficiary. Nothing in this Agreement is intended to create any
rights in any entity not a party to this Agreement nor shall any entity be considered a third party
beneficiary to this Agreement.
12.4 Treaty Rights Preserved. Nothing in this Agreement shall grant any jurisdiction
to the State or to State court over any issue involving the Treaty rights of the Yakama Nation nor
over any issue involving the Yakama Reservation. Nothing in this Agreement is a recognition or
acknowledgment that the Endangered Species Act applies to Yakama Treaty rights.
12.5 No Public Official Liability. No provision of this Agreement nor any authority
granted by this Agreement is intended to create or result in any personal liability for any public
official or employee or agent of a Party, nor shall any provision or provisions of this Agreement
be construed to create any such liability.
12.6 Severability. 1f any term or provision of this Agreement, or the application
thereof to any person or circumstances, shall to any extent be invalid or unenforceable, the
remainder of this Agreement or the application of such term or provision to persons or
circumstances other than those as to which it is held invalid or unenforceable shall not be
affected thereby, and each tern and provision of this Agreement shall be valid and enforced to
the fullest extent permitted by law. Further, the Parties shall negotiate in good faith regarding
amendments to this Agreement that would, to the maximum extent possible, effectuate the intent
of any provision determined to be invalid or unenforceable.
12.7 Construction. This Agreement has been freely and fairly negotiated by the Parties
hereto and has been reviewed and discussed by legal counsel for each of the Parties, each of
whom has had the full opportunity to modify the draftsmanship hereof and, therefore, the terms
of this Agreement shall be construed and interpreted without any presumption or other rule
requiring constructional interpretation against the Party causing the drafting of the Agreement.
12.8 Successors. This Agreement shall be binding on any and all successors or
assignees of the Parties.
12.9 Complete Agreement. This Agreement contains the complete statement of the
understanding of the Parties with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement. There are no
other representations, agreements, or understandings, oral or written, by the Parties relating to
the subject matter of this Agreement that are not fully expressed in this Agreement. Each Party
acknowledges and represents to the other Party that it is executing this Agreement solely in
reliance upon its own judgment and knowledge and that it is not executing this Agreement based
upon the representation or covenant of the other Party, or anyone acting on such Party's behalf,
except as expressly stated herein.
12.10 Amendment. This Agreement may be modified or amended at any time with the
written consent of all Parties to the Agreement at the time of the modification or amendment.
12.11 E il1 . This Agreement shall be filed with the county auditor of each
participating county and with any jurisdictional state officer, consistent with Chapter 39.34
RCW.
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13. EFFECTIVE DATE AND IMPLEMENTATION.
13.1 Effective Date. This Agreement shall take effect and be in force upon execution
pursuant to Section 3; and compliance with Section 13.2.
13.2 Implementation. The Organization may exercise authority under this Agreement
as a regional recovery organization and lead entity under chapter 77.85 RCW when the following
have occurred.
13.2.1 the Yakima Sub-basin Fish and Wildlife Planning Board and the Yakima
Basin Salmon Recovery Board each adopt a resolution acknowledging that
such entities have been or will be effectively dissolved upon a specified
date which shall be no later than December 31, 2006, in accordance with
their respective enabling authority and rules; and
13.2.2 the Yakima Sub-basin Fish and Wildlife Planning Board and the Yakima
Basin Salmon Recovery Board each provide documentation that they have
notified appropriate federal, state and local. agencies that the respective
entity is being dissolved and that their mission and functions will be
undertaken by the Organization as of a specific date;and
13.2.3 the State of Washington, acting through authorized representative,
recognizes the Organization as a regional recovery organization and a lead
entity under Chapter 77.85 RCW.
13.3 Multiple Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in multiple
counterparts. The later execution by a county or a city pursuant to Section 3.3 shall not
constitute an amendment or require re-execution by other parties. Upon execution of the
Agreement by such a county or a city, a duplicate signature page shall be provided to each other
Party previously a signator to the Agreement, without need for further execution or ratification
by any such Party.
14. EXECUTION.
The undersigned represents that the governing body of the Party has authorized the
execution of this Agreement and the participation of the Party in the Board consistent with this
Agreement. ,
PARTY: i T T/ t A4
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