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SENATE BILL 5373
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State of Washington 55th Legislature 1997 Regular Session
By Senators Morton, Hargrove, Winsley, Snyder, Zarelli, Sellar, Stevens, Newhouse, Swecker, Benton, Hochstatter, Schow, Roach, Hale, Deccio and Rossi
Read first time 01/24/97. Referred to Committee on Natural Resources & Parks.
AN ACT Relating to purchase of land by state agencies; and adding a new section to chapter 79.01 RCW.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. A new section is added to chapter 79.01 RCW to read as follows:
No state agency may purchase a parcel of land in excess of one hundred contiguous acres in any county in which public land, federal land, and tribal land together constitute more than fifty-five percent of the total area of the county, without the specific authorization of the county legislative body.
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