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                          HOUSE BILL 1152

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State of Washington      55th Legislature     1997 Regular Session

By Representatives Mastin and Schoesler

Read first time 01/15/97.  Referred to Committee on Law & Justice.

Revising computation of time for when actions must be commenced with state government.

    AN ACT Relating to computation of time for when actions must be commenced with state government; and amending RCW 1.12.040 and 43.21B.230.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

    Sec. 1.  RCW 1.12.040 and 1887 c 20 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:

    The time within which an act is to be done, as herein provided, shall be computed by excluding the first day, and including the last, unless the last day is a holiday, Saturday, or Sunday, and then it is also excluded.

    Sec. 2.  RCW 43.21B.230 and 1994 c 253 s 8 are each amended to read as follows:

    Any person having received notice of a denial of a petition, a notice of determination, notice of or an order made by the department may appeal, within thirty days from the date ((of)) the notice of such denial, order, or determination to the hearings board is mailed as evidenced by the postmark.  The appeal shall be perfected by serving a copy of the notice of appeal upon the department or air pollution authority established pursuant to chapter 70.94 RCW, as the case may be, within the time specified herein and by filing the original thereof with proof of service with the clerk of the hearings board.

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