Strangely enough, Oregon, California, and Idaho have more restrictive rules on suction-dredge mining to protect fish than Washington does, and WDFW has virtually no ability to enforce the minimal regulations that exist in Washington right now. Given the critical state of many wild runs of salmon and steelhead in Washington, Representative Tarleton is trying to introduce some real oversight of suction-dredge mining here. In my view, what she's trying to do is a very good idea, but she knows her proposal faces stiff opposition in the legislature. That's why your comments on the proposed new law are important.