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Washington Initiative 25, Prohibit Large Dams and Water Diversions on Columbia River Tributaries Measure (1960)
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| Topic Fisheries and fishing regulations and Parks, land, and natural area conservation |
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| Type Indirect initiated state statute |
Origin |
Washington Initiative 25 was on the ballot as an indirect initiated state statute in Washington on November 8, 1960. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported prohibiting the construction of obstructions over twenty-five feet high on tributary streams of the Columbia River downstream from McNary Dam and the diversion of water from any of these tributaries exceeding limits set by the Directors of Fisheries and Game. |
A “no” vote opposed prohibiting the construction of obstructions over twenty-five feet high on tributary streams of the Columbia River downstream from McNary Dam and the diversion of water from any of these tributaries exceeding limits set by the Directors of Fisheries and Game. |
Election results
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Washington Initiative 25 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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526,130 | 52.11% | ||
| No | 483,449 | 47.89% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Initiative 25 was as follows:
| “ | AN ACT Prohibiting the construction or operation of any dam or other obstruction over 25 feet high on any tributary stream of the Columbia River down stream from McNary Dam within the migration range of anadromous fish, except on the North Fork of the Lewis River and White Salmon River, and prohibiting diversion of water from such stream in such quantities as will reduce the flow below the annual average low flow without concurrent approval of the Directors of Fisheries and Game. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
In Washington, proponents needed to collect a number of signatures for an Initiative to the Legislature, a type of indirect initiated state statute.
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Footnotes
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State of Washington Olympia (capital) |
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