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                                                      HOUSE BILL 2150

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State of Washington                              53rd Legislature                             1994 Regular Session

By Representatives Campbell, Ballasiotes, Chappell, Mastin, Tate, Chandler, Roland, Brough and Lisk

Prefiled  12/28/93.  Read first time 01/10/94.  Referred to Committee on Judiciary.

Closing firearm training and practice facilities.

          AN ACT Relating to firearm range training and practice facilities; and adding a new section to chapter 9.41 RCW.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.  A new section is added to chapter 9.41 RCW to read as follows:

          A local governmental entity as defined by RCW 4.96.010(2) may close a firearm range training and practice facility only if the local governmental entity replaces the closed facility with another firearm range training and practice facility of at least equal capacity.  A local governmental entity may close more than one firearm range training and practice facility and replace the closed facilities with a single firearm range training and practice facility, if the capacity of the replacement facility is at least as large as the combined capacities of the closed facilities.

          A replacement firearm range training and practice facility must be open for use within thirty days of the closure of the replaced facility or facilities.  Further, a replacement firearm range training and practice facility must be available for use by law enforcement personnel or the general public to the same extent as the replaced facility or facilities.

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