CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT
HOUSE BILL 1866
Chapter
153, Laws of 1995
54th
Legislature
1995
Regular Session
AERONAUTICS‑-SEARCH
AND RESCUE‑-DETERMINATION OF HAZARDS
EFFECTIVE
DATE: 7/23/95
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Passed by
the House March 9, 1995
Yeas 92 Nays 0
CLYDE BALLARD
Speaker
of the
House
of Representatives
Passed by
the Senate April 12, 1995
Yeas 47 Nays 0
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CERTIFICATE
I, Timothy
A. Martin, Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives of the State of
Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is HOUSE BILL 1866 as
passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on the dates hereon set
forth.
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JOEL PRITCHARD
President
of the Senate
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TIMOTHY A. MARTIN
Chief
Clerk
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Approved
April 27, 1995 Place Style On Codes above, and
Style Off Codes below.
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FILED
April
27, 1995 - 1:20 p.m.
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MIKE LOWRY
Governor
of the State of Washington
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Secretary
of State
State
of Washington
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HOUSE BILL 1866
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Passed Legislature - 1995 Regular Session
State of Washington 54th Legislature 1995
Regular Session
By
Read first time 02/13/95.
Referred to Committee on Transportation.
Revising
certain aeronautics statutes.
AN ACT Relating to
aeronautics; amending RCW 47.68.340; adding a new section to chapter 47.68 RCW;
and repealing RCW 47.68.370.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE
LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
NEW SECTION. Sec.
1. A new section is added
to chapter 47.68 RCW to read as follows:
The aviation division
is responsible for the conduct and management of all aerial search and rescue
within the state. This includes search and rescue efforts involving aircraft
and airships. The division is also responsible for search and rescue
activities involving electronic emergency signaling devices such as emergency
locater transmitters (ELT's) and emergency position indicating radio beacons
(EPIRB's).
Sec. 2. RCW 47.68.340 and 1984 c
7 s 361 are each amended to read as follows:
A structure or obstacle
that obstructs the air space above ground or water level, when determined by
the department after a hearing to be a hazard or potential hazard to the safe
flight of aircraft, shall be plainly marked, illuminated, painted, lighted, or
designated in a manner to be approved in accordance with the general rules of
the department so that the structure or obstacle will be clearly visible to
airmen. In determining which structures or obstacles constitute ((or may
become)) a safety hazard, or a hazard to ((air))
flight, the department shall take into account ((only)) those obstacles
located at a river, lake, ((and)) or canyon crossing((s)),
and in other low-altitude flight paths usually traveled by aircraft including,
but not limited to, airport areas and runway departure and approach areas as
defined by federal air regulations.
NEW SECTION. Sec.
3. RCW 47.68.370 and 1984 c
7 s 363 & 1975-'76 2nd ex.s. c 73 s 1 are each repealed.
Passed
the House March 9, 1995.
Passed
the Senate April 12, 1995.
Approved by the Governor April 27, 1995.
Filed in Office of
Secretary of State April 27, 1995.