MEDIA ADVISORY: Puget Sound Partnership's Leadership Council to hear update on legislative priorities for 2019 at September meeting

Puget Sound Partnership Washington sent this bulletin at 09/07/2018 12:19 PM PDT

MEDIA ADVISORY
September 6, 2018

MEDIA CONTACT: Cathy Cochrane, 360.790.7958, cathy.cochrane@psp.wa.gov

Leadership Council to hear updates on legislative priorities for 2019

The Puget Sound Partnership's Leadership Council will meet on Thursday, September 13, from 10:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the Brickworks, 150 Nichols St, Friday Harbor, WA.

Meeting highlights include:

An update on the Puget Sound Partnership’s legislative priorities for the 2019 legislative session.
An update on the Puget Sound Acquisition and Restoration (PSAR) fund. The PSAR fund supports projects that recover salmon and protect and recover salmon habitat in Puget Sound. The state legislature appropriates money for PSAR every 2 years in the Capital Budget.
An update from the three working groups of the Governor’s Southern Resident Orca Task Force. The working groups are addressing the three main threats to southern resident orcas: vessel disturbance, prey availability, and contaminants.

The full Leadership Council agenda, meeting materials, and directions are available at http://psp.wa.gov/LC_meetings.php. This meeting is open to the public and all are welcome to provide comment and learn about the regional effort to restore and protect Puget Sound.

If you need special accommodations to participate in this meeting, please notify the Special Assistant to the Boards, Deborah Hagen, at 360.819.0057.

About the Leadership Council

The Leadership Council is the governing body of the Puget Sound Partnership. Its seven members are leading citizens chosen from around the Sound and appointed by the Governor to serve four-year terms. Jay Manning currently chairs the Leadership Council.

About the Puget Sound Partnership

The Puget Sound Partnership is the state agency formed to lead the region’s collective effort to restore and protect Puget Sound. Working with hundreds of governments, tribes, scientists, businesses, and nonprofits, the Partnership mobilizes partner action around a common agenda, advances Sound investments, and tracks progress to optimize recovery. For more information, go to www.psp.wa.gov.

For more information, go to www.psp.wa.gov.

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