1080‑S AMH BASI ANDE 4

SHB 1080 ‑ H AMDS 080 WITHDRAWN 3/7/95

By Representatives Basich, Hatfield, Fuhrman and Chandler

     On page 2, line 7, strike "70.94.775" and insert "section 2 of this act"

     On page 2, after line 12, insert the following:

     "Sec. 2. RCW 70.94.775 and 1991 c 199 s 410 are each amended to read as follows: 

     No person shall cause or allow any outdoor fire:

     (1) Containing garbage, dead animals, asphalt, petroleum products, paints, rubber products, plastics, or any substance other than natural vegetation that normally emits dense smoke or obnoxious odors.  Agricultural heating devices that otherwise meet the requirements of this chapter shall not be considered outdoor fires under this section.  The burning of paper, cardboard, or other paper product may not be prohibited under this subsection in any county, or any city or town within such county, in which no area of the county is designated as a non-attainment area under the federal clean air act, 42 U.S.C. Sec. 101 et seq.

     (2) During a forecast, alert, warning or emergency condition as defined in RCW 70.94.715 or impaired air quality condition as defined in RCW 70.94.473.

     Renumber the remaining section consecutively and correct any internal references accordingly. 

EFFECT:  Allows paper, cardboard, and other paper products to be burned in any outdoor residential fire in any county that is not designated as non-attainment under the federal Clean Air Act.