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                         SENATE BILL 5484

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State of Washington      55th Legislature     1997 Regular Session

By Senators Hale and Loveland

Read first time 01/28/97.  Referred to Committee on Health & Long‑Term Care.

Revising regulation of swimming pools.

    AN ACT Relating to water recreation facilities; and amending RCW 70.90.120.

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

    Sec. 1.  RCW 70.90.120 and 1987 c 222 s 5 are each amended to read as follows:

    (1) The board shall adopt rules under the administrative procedure act, chapter 34.05 RCW, governing safety, sanitation, and water quality for water recreation facilities.  The rules shall include but not be limited to requirements for design; operation; injury and illness reporting; biological and chemical contamination standards; water quality monitoring; inspection; permit application and issuance; and enforcement procedures.  However, a water recreation facility intended for the exclusive use of residents of any apartment house complex or of a group of rental housing units of less than fifteen living units, or of a mobile home park, or of a condominium complex or any group or association of less than ((fifteen)) seventy-five home owners shall not be subject to preconstruction design review, routine inspection, or permit or fee requirements; and water treatment of hydroelectric reservoirs or natural streams, creeks, lakes, or irrigation canals shall not be required.

    (2) In adopting rules under subsection (1) of this section regarding the operation or design of a recreational water contact facility, the board shall review and consider any recommendations made by the recreational water contact facility advisory committee.

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