SB 6166 - DIGEST

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     Renames the authority as the Puget Sound coordinating council.

     Directs the council to provide technical assistance to state, local, and tribal governments in the design, funding, and implementation of water quality programs and projects.

     Provides dispute resolution and mediation services between public agencies and between public and private entities to achieve coordinated implementation of the plan.

     Requires the development of quantifiable performance measures to assess the effectiveness of programs and actions initiated under the plan.

     Solicits public participation.

     Repeals some provisions of chapter 90.70 RCW.

     Repeals RCW 43.131.369 and 43.131.370.