SENATE BILL REPORT
SB 6430
As Reported By Senate Committee On:
Government Operations, February 6, 1998
Title: An act relating to boundary review board review of city incorporations.
Brief Description: Removing the requirement that boundary review boards remove from proposed incorporations any territory located outside of an urban growth area.
Sponsors: Senators McCaslin, Roach, Swecker, Oke, Johnson, Sellar, West and Schow.
Brief History:
Committee Activity: Government Operations: 2/3/98, 2/6/98 [DP].
SENATE COMMITTEE ON
GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS
Majority Report: Do pass.
Signed by Senators McCaslin, Chair; Hale, Vice Chair; Anderson, Horn and T. Sheldon.
Staff: Genevieve Pisarski (786-7488)
Background: When reviewing a proposal for incorporation of a city with an estimated population of 7,500 or more, a boundary review board must remove territory that is located outside of an urban growth area or is annexed by a city or town.
Summary of Bill: The requirement that a boundary review board, when reviewing a proposal for incorporation of a city with an estimated population of 7,500 or more, must remove territory located outside of an urban growth area is removed.
Appropriation: None.
Fiscal Note: Not requested.
Effective Date: Ninety days after adjournment of session in which bill is passed.
Testimony For: Self-determination will be provided to rural areas. Denial of home rule to unincorporated areas will be corrected.
Testimony Against: None
Testified: Steve Wells, CTED (pro); D. Brent Warwick (pro).