1809 AMH SHOR REIN 137

HB 1809 - H AMD 272

By Representative Short

NOT CONSIDERED

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    "(b) Any concerns pertaining to cultural resources must be identified within ten days of the date on which the requirements of RCW 43.21C.030(2)(c) pertaining to cultural resources are met.  If proposed actions will create jobs or further economic development in counties and cities with significant and persistent unemployment, the department of ecology and the department of archaeology and historic provision must address any concerns pertaining to cultural resources within thirty days of the date on which the concerns are identified.  "Significant and persistent unemployment" means that the average rate of total unemployment in the county, seasonally adjusted, as determined by the Washington state employment security department, exceeds seven percent for three consecutive months."

EFFECT:   Requires that any concerns pertaining to cultural resources be identified within 10 days.  Specifies that, if decisions create jobs or further economic development in counties and cities with significant and persistent employment, the Department of Ecology and the Department of Archaeology and Historic Preservation must address concerns pertaining to cultural resources within 30 days.  Defines "significant and persistent unemployment" as an average unemployment rate exceeding 7 percent for 3 consecutive months.

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