3099-S AAS 3/6/98 S5292.1

SHB 3099 - S COMM AMD

By Committee on Government Operations

                                                    ADOPTED 3/6/98

    Strike everything after the enacting clause and insert the following:

    "NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.  The legislature finds that to fulfill the economic development goal of this chapter, it is beneficial to expand the limited authorization for pilot projects for identifying locations for major industrial activity in advance of specific proposals by an applicant.  The legislature further finds that land bank availability may provide economically disadvantaged counties the opportunity to attract new industrial activity by offering expeditious siting and therefore promote a community's economic health and vitality.  The purpose of this act is to authorize and evaluate additional pilot projects for major industrial activity in economically disadvantaged counties.

    Sec. 2.  RCW 36.70A.367 and 1997 c 402 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:

    (1) In addition to the major industrial development allowed under RCW 36.70A.365, a county required or choosing to plan under RCW 36.70A.040 that ((has a population greater than two hundred fifty thousand and that is part of a metropolitan area that includes a city in another state with a population greater than two hundred fifty thousand or a county that has a population greater than one hundred forty thousand and is adjacent to another country)) meets the criteria in subsection (9) of this section may establish, in consultation with cities consistent with provisions of RCW 36.70A.210, a process for designating a bank of no more than two master planned locations for major industrial activity outside urban growth areas.

    (2) A master planned location for major industrial developments outside an urban growth area may be included in the urban industrial land bank for the county if criteria including, but not limited to, the following are met:

    (a) New infrastructure is provided for and/or applicable impact fees are paid;

    (b) Transit-oriented site planning and traffic demand management programs are implemented;

    (c) Buffers are provided between the major industrial development and adjacent nonurban areas;

    (d) Environmental protection including air and water quality has been addressed and provided for;

    (e) Development regulations are established to ensure that urban growth will not occur in adjacent nonurban areas;

    (f) Provision is made to mitigate adverse impacts on designated agricultural lands, forest lands, and mineral resource lands;

    (g) The plan for the major industrial development is consistent with the county's development regulations established for protection of critical areas; and

    (h) An inventory of developable land has been conducted as provided in RCW 36.70A.365.

    (3) In selecting master planned locations for inclusion in the urban industrial land bank, priority shall be given to locations that are adjacent to, or in close proximity to, an urban growth area.

    (4) Final approval of inclusion of a master planned location in the urban industrial land bank shall be considered an adopted amendment to the comprehensive plan adopted pursuant to RCW 36.70A.070, except that RCW 36.70A.130(2) does not apply so that inclusion or exclusion of master planned locations may be considered at any time.

    (5) Once a master planned location has been included in the urban industrial land bank, manufacturing and industrial businesses that qualify as major industrial development under RCW 36.70A.365 may be located there.

    (6) Nothing in this section may be construed to alter the requirements for a county to comply with chapter 43.21C RCW.

    (7) The authority of a county to engage in the process of including or excluding master planned locations from the urban industrial land bank shall terminate on December 31, ((1998)) 1999.  However, any location included in the urban industrial land bank on December 31, ((1998)) 1999, shall remain available for major industrial development as long as the criteria of subsection (2) of this section continue to be met.

    (8) For the purposes of this section, "major industrial development" means a master planned location suitable for manufacturing or industrial businesses that:  (a) Requires a parcel of land so large that no suitable parcels are available within an urban growth area; or (b) is a natural resource-based industry requiring a location near agricultural land, forest land, or mineral resource land upon which it is dependent; or (c) requires a location with characteristics such as proximity to transportation facilities or related industries such that there is no suitable location in an urban growth area.  The major industrial development may not be for the purpose of retail commercial development or multitenant office parks.

(9) This section applies to a county that at the time the process is established under subsection (1) of this section:

(a) Has a population greater than two hundred fifty thousand and is part of a metropolitan area that includes a city in another state with a population greater than two hundred fifty thousand;

(b) Has a population greater than one hundred forty thousand and is adjacent to another country; or

(c) Has a population greater than forty thousand but less than seventy-five thousand and has an average level of unemployment for the preceding three years that exceeds the average state unemployment for those years by twenty percent; and

(i) Is bordered by the Pacific Ocean; or

(ii) Is located in the Interstate 5 or Interstate 90 corridor."

SHB 3099 - S COMM AMD

By Committee on Government Operations

                                                    ADOPTED 3/6/98

    On page 1, line 1 of the title, after "developments;" strike the remainder of the title and insert "amending RCW 36.70A.367; and creating a new section."

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