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                                         SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 5318

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State of Washington                              50th Legislature                              1987 Regular Session

By Senate Committee on Governmental Operations (originally sponsored by Senator Pullen)

Read first time 2/06/87.

AN ACT Relating to clarifying fire protection districts' authority to issue or revoke burning permits due to air pollution conditions; and amending RCW 52.12.101.

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

        Sec. 1.  Section 20, chapter 254, Laws of 1947 as amended by section 1, chapter 229, Laws of 1984 and RCW 52.12.101 are each amended to read as follows:

          In any district in which the commissioners have adopted and published a resolution assuming the authority of issuing burning permits, a person, firm, or corporation shall not start, permit, or cause to be started or permitted an open fire on any land within a fire protection district, without a written permit issued by the district under terms and conditions as the district establishes by resolution.  A fire district shall not assume authority to issue a burning permit for a fire on any forest or cut over land, except as otherwise provided by law.  A fire district shall have the authority to revoke a permit issued by the district for the protection of life or property or to prevent or abate the nuisances caused by such burning.