CERTIFICATION
OF ENROLLMENT
SUBSTITUTE
SENATE BILL 6197
Chapter
306, Laws of 1996
54th
Legislature
1996
Regular Session
WATER
SUPPLY AUGMENTATION
EFFECTIVE
DATE: 6/6/96
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Passed by the Senate March 6, 1996
YEAS 45 NAYS 0
 JOEL PRITCHARD
President
of the Senate
Passed by
the House March 5, 1996
YEAS 73 NAYS 22
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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 6197 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
March 30, 1996 Place Style On Codes above, and
Style Off Codes below.
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FILED
March
30, 1996 - 4:40 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 6197
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AS AMENDED BY
THE HOUSE
Passed Legislature -
1996 Regular Session
State of Washington 54th
Legislature 1996 Regular Session
By
Read first time 01/25/96.
Augmenting
water supply.
AN ACT Relating to
water supply augmentation; adding a new section to chapter 90.03 RCW; and
adding a new section to chapter 90.44 RCW.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE
LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
NEW SECTION. Sec.
1. A new section is added
to chapter 90.03 RCW to read as follows:
The department shall,
when evaluating an application for a water right, transfer, or change filed
pursuant to RCW 90.03.250 or 90.03.380 that includes provision for any water
impoundment, take into consideration the benefits of the water impoundment that
is included as a component of the application. The department's consideration
shall extend to any increased water supply that results from the impoundment
including, but not limited to, any recharge of ground water that may occur.
Provision for impoundment in an application shall be made solely at the
discretion of the applicant and shall not otherwise be made by the department a
condition for approving an application that does not include provision for
impoundment.
This section does not
lessen, enlarge, or modify the rights of any riparian owner, or any existing
water right acquired by appropriation or otherwise.
NEW SECTION. Sec.
2. A new section is added
to chapter 90.44 RCW to read as follows:
The department shall,
when evaluating an application for a water right or an amendment filed pursuant
to RCW 90.44.050 or 90.44.100 that includes provision for any water
impoundment, take into consideration the benefits of the water impoundment that
is included as a component of the application. The department's consideration
shall extend to any increased water supply that results from the impoundment
including, but not limited to, any recharge of ground water that may occur.
Provision for impoundment in an application shall be made solely at the
discretion of the applicant and shall not be made by the department a condition
for approving an application that does not include provision for impoundment.
This section does not lessen,
enlarge, or modify the rights of any riparian owner, or any existing water
right acquired by appropriation or otherwise.
Passed
the Senate March 6, 1996.
Passed
the House March 5, 1996.
Approved by the Governor March 30, 1996.
Filed in
Office of Secretary of State March 30, 1996.