Beaver, a board member of the Lands Council in Spokane, testified that the bill would benefit watersheds in eastern Washington, and would help address beaver shortages.
The Council currently does beaver relocation work, which Beaver says has been successful.
“What we’re doing is moving them from places where they cause damage, to places where they’ll be useful,” Beaver said after the hearing.
The bill passed out of the House General Government Appropriations and Oversight committee.
