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                    SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 6553

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State of Washington      55th Legislature     1998 Regular Session

By Senate Committee on Agriculture & Environment (originally sponsored by Senators Johnson, Rasmussen, Swecker, Goings, Winsley, Anderson, Hale and Oke)

Read first time 02/04/98.

Allowing a county fire protection agency to issue a permit to burn storm and flood-related debris.

    AN ACT Relating to limited outdoor burning; and amending RCW 70.94.755.

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

    Sec. 1.  RCW 70.94.755 and 1997 c 225 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:

    Each activated air pollution control authority, and the department of ecology in those areas outside the jurisdictional boundaries of an activated air pollution control authority, shall establish, through regulations, ordinances, or policy, a program implementing the limited burning policy authorized by RCW 70.94.743 through 70.94.765.  The appropriate fire protection agency in a county may, in consultation with the appropriate activated air pollution control authority, or the department in those areas outside the jurisdictional boundaries of an activated air pollution control authority, issue a permit for the purpose of burning storm and flood-related debris authorized under RCW 70.94.743 on any lands within the jurisdiction of the fire protection agency.

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