CERTIFICATION
OF ENROLLMENT
SUBSTITUTE
SENATE BILL 5410
Chapter
82, Laws of 1995
54th
Legislature
1995
Regular Session
Washington
park arboretum
EFFECTIVE
DATE: 7/23/95
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Passed by the Senate March 2, 1995
YEAS 48 NAYS 0
JOEL PRITCHARD
President of the Senate
Passed by the House April 6, 1995
YEAS 95 NAYS 1
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CERTIFICATE
I, Marty Brown, Secretary of the Senate of the State
of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is SUBSTITUTE SENATE
BILL 5410 as passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives on the
dates hereon set forth.
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CLYDE BALLARD
Speaker of the
House of Representatives
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MARTY BROWN
Secretary
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Approved April 18, 1995 Place
Style On Codes above, and Style Off Codes below.
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FILED
April 18, 1995 - 1:11 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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SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5410
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Passed Legislature - 1995 Regular Session
State of Washington 54th Legislature 1995
Regular Session
By
Read first time 02/10/95.
Designating the
Washington park arboretum as an official state arboretum.
AN ACT Relating to the
Washington park arboretum; adding a new section to chapter 1.20 RCW; and
creating a new section.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE
LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
NEW SECTION. Sec.
1. The legislature finds
that the arboreta in this state act as living museums devoted to the display
and conservation of woody plant species from around the world that can grow in
the Pacific Northwest. Arboreta enhance public appreciation for the aesthetic
diversity of temperate woody plants; conserve both natural and cultivated woody
plant taxa to preserve their diversity for future appreciation; educate the
public and students concerning urban landscape use and the natural biology of
temperate woody plants; and cooperate with similar institutions in this region
and around the world in achieving these common goals. The legislature further
finds that arboreta are of increasing importance as world biodiversity
declines.
The Washington park
arboretum is a two-hundred acre living museum that is managed cooperatively by
the city of Seattle and the University of Washington. It is devoted to the
display and conservation of collections of plants from around the world which
can grow in the Pacific Northwest. These plants are used for education,
research, conservation, and a sense of public pleasure. The Washington park
arboretum, the oldest center for botanical and gardening learning in the
Pacific Northwest, is recognized as one of the two foremost collections of
woody plants in the United States of America and enjoys an excellent
international reputation. The legislature finds that it is fitting and appropriate
to recognize the importance of the overall mission of the Washington park
arboretum.
NEW SECTION. Sec.
2. A new section is added
to chapter 1.20 RCW to read as follows:
The Washington park
arboretum is hereby designated as an official arboretum of the state of
Washington.
Passed
the Senate March 2, 1995.
Passed
the House April 6, 1995.
Approved by the Governor April 18, 1995.
Filed in Office of Secretary of State April 18, 1995.