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                                                   SENATE BILL NO. 5318

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State of Washington                              50th Legislature                              1987 Regular Session

By Senator Pullen

Read first time 1/23/87 and referred to Committee on Governmental Operations.

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.  Fire districts may do any and all lawful acts relating to burning permits under chapter 70.94 RCW.