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HOUSE BILL 1867
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State of Washington 53rd Legislature 1993 Regular Session
By Representatives Anderson, Edmondson, Jacobsen, Rayburn and Thibaudeau
Read first time 02/12/93. Referred to Committee on State Government.
AN ACT Relating to the Washington park arboretum; and adding a new section to chapter 1.20 RCW.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. A new section is added to chapter 1.20 RCW to read as follows:
The legislature finds that the arboreta in this state act as living museums devoted to the display and conservation of woody plant species from around the world that can grow in the Pacific Northwest. Arboreta enhance public appreciation for the aesthetic diversity of temperate woody plants, conserve both natural and cultivated woody plant taxa to preserve their diversity for future appreciation, educate the public and students concerning urban landscape use and the natural biology of temperate woody plants, and cooperate with similar institutions in this region and around the world in achieving these common goals.
The Washington park arboretum, formerly known as the University of Washington arboretum, is one of the chief centers for accurate botanical and gardening information on the Pacific coast. The two hundred-acre arboretum is run in a cooperative effort by the city of Seattle and the University of Washington. The legislature finds that it is fitting and proper to recognize the importance of the overall mission of the Washington park arboretum and declares that the Washington park arboretum is an official arboretum of the state of Washington.
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