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                          HOUSE BILL 1245

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State of Washington      56th Legislature     1999 Regular Session

By Representatives Morris, Dunn and Rockefeller; by request of Department of Community, Trade, and Economic Development

Read first time 01/19/1999.  Referred to Committee on State Government.

Exempting certain financial and proprietary information from public disclosure.

    AN ACT Relating to exemption of certain financial and proprietary information from public disclosure; and amending RCW 42.17.319.

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

    Sec. 1.  RCW 42.17.319 and 1993 c 280 s 36 are each amended to read as follows:

    Notwithstanding the provisions of RCW 42.17.260 through 42.17.340, ((no financial or proprietary information supplied by investors or entrepreneurs under chapter 43.330 RCW shall be made available to the public)) the following information supplied to the department of community, trade, and economic development by any person in connection with the siting, recruitment, expansion, retention, or relocation of that person's business shall not be made available to the public:

(1) Financial or proprietary information; and

(2) Until a siting decision is made, the name of any person supplying information under this section and the location(s) being considered for siting, relocation, or expansion of a business.

For the purposes of this section, "siting decision" means the decision to acquire or not to acquire a site.

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