CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT

                  SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5802

                    Chapter 23, Laws of 1993

                        53rd Legislature

                      1993 Regular Session

      ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT‑-USE OF EXISTING DOCUMENTS

                    EFFECTIVE DATE:  7/25/93

Passed by the Senate March 11, 1993   YEAS 48   NAYS 0 JOEL PRITCHARD President of the Senate Passed by the House April 6, 1993   YEAS 96   NAYS 0

CERTIFICATE I, Marty Brown, Secretary of the Senate of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5802 as passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives on the dates hereon set forth.

BRIAN EBERSOLE Speaker of the        House of Representatives

MARTY BROWN                                  Secretary

Approved April 14, 1993 Place Style On Codes above, and Style Off Codes below.

FILED                          April 14, 1993 - 10:10 a.m.

MIKE LOWRY Governor of the State of Washington

Secretary of State                        State of Washington

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                                            SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5802

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                                                       Passed Legislature - 1993 Regular Session

State of Washington                              53rd Legislature                             1993 Regular Session

By Senate Committee on Ecology & Parks (originally sponsored by Senators Fraser, Barr and Drew)

Read first time 03/03/93.

Regarding state environmental policy act documents.

          AN ACT Relating to state environmental policy act documents; and adding a new section to chapter 43.21C RCW.

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

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.  A new section is added to chapter 43.21C RCW to read as follows:

          Lead agencies are authorized to use in whole or in part existing environmental documents for new project or nonproject actions, if the documents adequately address environmental considerations set forth in RCW 43.21C.030.  The prior proposal or action and the new proposal or action need not be identical, but must have similar elements that provide a basis for comparing their environmental consequences such as timing, types of impacts, alternatives, or geography.  The lead agency shall independently review the content of the existing documents and determine that the information and analysis to be used is relevant and adequate.  If necessary, the lead agency may require additional documentation to ensure that all environmental impacts have been adequately addressed.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 2.  Section 1 of this act shall be codified as RCW 43.21C.034.

          Passed the Senate March 11, 1993.

          Passed the House April 6, 1993.

Approved by the Governor April 14, 1993.

          Filed in Office of Secretary of State April 14, 1993.