There is hereby created the institute of forest resources of the state of Washington which shall operate under the authority of the board of regents of the University of Washington.

Severability—1979 c 50: "If any provision of this amendatory act or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the act or the application of the provision to other persons or circumstances is not affected." [ 1979 c 50 § 8.]