1448-S AMH CAMP RICH 1

SHB 1448 - H AMD 0126 FAILED 03/17/99

By Representative Campbell

     On page 2, line 2, after Aintent@ insert Ato establish a pilot program in Bellingham Bay@

     On page 2, after line 27, insert the following:

ANEW SECTION. Sec. 2. A new section is added to chapter 79.90 RCW to read as follows:

     (1) State agencies, local governments, and private entities are currently involved in a process of baywide cleanup of contaminated sediments in Bellingham Bay.  The department shall make a decision on  the cleanup and disposal of Bellingham Bay sediments according to the provisions of this act no later than July 1, 1999.  The department shall not make sediment cleanup and disposal decisions that would affect state-owned aquatic lands in any other bay, harbor, or water body than Bellingham Bay.

     (2) The department shall report to the legislature on the decision making process for cleanup of contaminated sediments in Bellingham Bay  no later than December 1, 1999.  The report to the legislature shall  summarize the alternatives analyzed, and, if the department=s decision is to dispose of contaminated sediments on state-owned aquatic land, the report shall describe why this remedial action is the most environmentally protective option among those analyzed.  The report shall also describe the positions and concerns of all of the entities participating in the Bellingham Bay cleanup on cleanup and disposal of contaminated sediments.  The report shall also describe the institution controls and financing mechanisms that have been established to provide for the long-term maintenance of any disposal site or sites on state-owned aquatic land.

     (3) The provision of this act apply only to the pilot project for the cleanup of contaminated sediments in Bellingham Bay.@

Renumber the remaining sections consecutively, correct internal references accordingly, and correct the title.

On page 2, after line 29, insert the following:

A(1) This section applies only to the selection of a preferred cleanup and disposal alternative in Bellingham Bay.@

Renumber the remaining subsections consecutively and correct internal references accordingly.

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ANEW SECTION. Sec. 5.  This act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and takes effect immediately.@

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Effect: Authorizes the Department of Ecology to employ the process of decision making for contaminated sediment cleanup as described in this bill for cleanup of Bellingham Bay only.  Creates a pilot program that sunsets on December 31,1999.  Requires a report to be provided to the legislature that describes how the department=s decision to cleanup and dispose of contaminated sediments in Bellingham bay was made.