(1) No later than January 31, 2009, and every odd-numbered year until and including 2015, the governor's salmon recovery office shall submit a biennial state of the salmon report to the legislature and the governor regarding the implementation of the state's salmon recovery strategy. The report must include the following:

     (a) A summary of habitat projects including but not limited to:

     (i) A summary of accomplishments in removing barriers to salmon passage and an identification of existing barriers;

     (ii) A summary of salmon restoration efforts undertaken in the past two years;

     (iii) A summary of the role which private volunteer initiatives contribute in salmon habitat restoration efforts; and

     (iv) A summary of efforts taken to protect salmon habitat;

     (b) A summary of harvest and hatchery management activities affecting salmon recovery;

     (c) A summary of the number and types of violations of existing laws pertaining to salmon. The summary may include information about the types of sanctions imposed for these violations.

     (2) The report may include the following:

     (a) A description of the amount of in-kind financial contributions, including volunteer, private, state, federal, tribal, as available, and local government funds directly spent on salmon recovery in response to endangered species act listings; and

     (b) Information on the estimated carrying capacity of new habitat created pursuant to chapter 246, Laws of 1998.

     (3) The report shall summarize the monitoring data coordinated by the forum on monitoring salmon recovery and watershed health. The summary may include but is not limited to data and analysis related to:

     (a) Measures of progress in fish recovery;

     (b) Measures of factors limiting recovery as well as trends in such factors; and

     (c) The status of implementation of projects and activities.

     (4) The department, the department of ecology, the department of natural resources, the state conservation commission, and the forum on monitoring salmon recovery and watershed health shall provide to the governor's salmon recovery office information requested by the office necessary to prepare the state of the salmon report and other reports produced by the office.

[2007 c 444 § 2; 2005 c 309 § 3; 1998 c 246 § 4. Formerly RCW 75.46.030.]