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                                  HOUSE BILL 2428

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State of Washington              52nd Legislature             1992 Regular Session

By Representatives Riley, Wynne, Hargrove, Brumsickle, Basich, Beck, Chandler, Ferguson, Dorn, Sheldon, Hochstatter, Rasmussen, P. Johnson, Bowman and Carlson

Read first time 01/16/92.  Referred to Committee on Natural Resources & Parks.Providing management and harvest of planted timber is governed only by the rules in effect when planted.

     AN ACT Relating to forest practices; and adding a new section to chapter 76.01 RCW.

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

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.  A new section is added to chapter 76.01 RCW to read as follows:

     Only those department of natural resources rules that are in effect at the time a stand of timber is planted are applicable to the management and harvesting of the stand of timber.