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                         SENATE BILL 5155

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State of Washington      54th Legislature     1995 Regular Session

By Senators Hargrove, Owen, Snyder, Hochstatter, A. Anderson and Rasmussen

Read first time 01/12/95.  Referred to Committee on Ecology & Parks.

Exempting from the shoreline management act certain projects that have been granted hydraulic permits.

    AN ACT Relating to hydraulic permit exemptions from the shoreline management act; and adding a new section to chapter 90.58 RCW.

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

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.  A new section is added to chapter 90.58 RCW to read as follows:

    A public or private project that is designed to improve fish habitat or fish passage, that has been approved by the department of fish and wildlife, and has been given a hydraulic permit is exempt from this chapter.

    A public or private project designed to improve wildlife habitat that has been approved by the department of fish and wildlife and has been given a hydraulic permit is exempt from this chapter.

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