6638-S AAS 2/13/96 S5333.1

SSB 6638 - S AMD - 169

By Senator Haugen

                                                   ADOPTED 2/13/96

    On page 3, after line 5, strike all material through "practices." on line 11, and insert the following:

    "(5) The regulations required by this section shall not apply to the following activities when such activities are undertaken pursuant to best management practices:

(a) Normal and routine maintenance or repair, replacement, or expansion of existing utilities; or

(b) Relocation or installation of utilities in existing utility corridors or improved public or private rights of way.

For the purposes of this section, "best management practices" means physical, structural, or managerial practices that when used singly or in combination minimize adverse environmental impacts and comply with all construction safety standards otherwise required by law.  However, this definition of "best management practices" shall not have the effect of superseding any definition of "best management practices" that was adopted by a local government before the effective date of this act."

EFFECT:  Substitutes House-passed language on the utility exemption but with a change to preserve existing local government definitions for "best management practices."

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