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                          HOUSE BILL 1312

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State of Washington      54th Legislature     1995 Regular Session

By Representatives Buck, Benton, Foreman, Delvin, Carrell, Johnson, Thompson, Sheldon, Elliot and Mielke

Read first time 01/20/95.  Referred to Committee on Law and Justice.

Providing for replacement of closed firearm range training and practice facilities.

    AN ACT Relating to firearm range training and practice facilities; and adding a new section to chapter 9.41 RCW.

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

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.  A new section is added to chapter 9.41 RCW to read as follows:

    A local governmental entity as defined by RCW 4.96.010(2) may close a firearm range training and practice facility only if the local governmental entity replaces the closed facility with another firearm range training and practice facility of at least equal capacity.  A local governmental entity may close more than one firearm range training and practice facility and replace the closed facilities with a single firearm range training and practice facility, if the capacity of the replacement facility is at least as large as the combined capacities of the closed facilities.

    A replacement firearm range training and practice facility must be open for use within thirty days of the closure of the replaced facility or facilities.  Further, a replacement firearm range training and practice facility must be available for use by law enforcement personnel or the general public to the same extent as the replaced facility or facilities.

    This section applies to any facility closed on or after July 1, 1994.

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