CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT

 

                   SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 1658

 

 

                   Chapter 328, Laws of 1995

 

 

 

 

                        54th Legislature

                      1995 Regular Session

 

 

       WETLANDS‑-MITIGATION EXEMPTION FOR WETLANDS FILLED

                      TO PREVENT FLOODING

 

 

                    EFFECTIVE DATE:  7/23/95

Passed by the House April 20, 1995

  Yeas 96   Nays 0

 

 

 

CLYDE BALLARD

 

Speaker of the

      House of Representatives

 

Passed by the Senate April 14, 1995

  Yeas 48   Nays 0

             CERTIFICATE

 

I, Timothy A. Martin, Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 1658 as passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on the dates hereon set forth.

 

 

 

JOEL PRITCHARD

 

President of the Senate

TIMOTHY A. MARTIN

 

                          Chief Clerk

 

 

Approved May 11, 1995 Place Style On Codes above, and Style Off Codes below.

                                FILED          

 

 

             May 11, 1995 - 1:20 p.m.

 

 

 

    MIKE LOWRY

Governor of the State of Washington

                   Secretary of State

                  State of Washington


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                    SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 1658

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                     AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE

 

             Passed Legislature - 1995 Regular Session

 

State of Washington      54th Legislature     1995 Regular Session

 

By House Committee on Agriculture & Ecology (originally sponsored by Representatives Pennington, Hatfield, Morris, Basich, Boldt, Chandler and Benton)

 

Read first time 03/01/95.

 

Providing that filled or altered wetlands shall not be considered or treated as wetlands.



    AN ACT Relating to the filling or altering of wetlands; and adding a new section to chapter 75.20 RCW.

 

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

 

    NEW SECTION.  Sec. 1.  A new section is added to chapter 75.20 RCW to read as follows:

    The department may not require mitigation for adverse impacts on fish life or habitat that occurred at the time a wetland was filled, if the wetland was filled under the provisions of RCW 75.20.300.


    Passed the House April 20, 1995.

    Passed the Senate April 14, 1995.

Approved by the Governor May 11, 1995.

    Filed in Office of Secretary of State May 11, 1995.