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                    ENGROSSED SENATE BILL 5044

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State of Washington      56th Legislature     1999 Regular Session

By Senator Brown

Read first time 01/11/1999.  Referred to Committee on Environmental Quality & Water Resources.

Changing the membership of air pollution control authority boards of directors.

    AN ACT Relating to air pollution control authority boards of directors; and amending RCW 70.94.100.

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

    Sec. 1.  RCW 70.94.100 and 1991 c 199 s 704 are each amended to read as follows:

    (1) The governing body of each authority shall be known as the board of directors.

    (2) In the case of an authority comprised of one county the board shall be comprised of two appointees of the city selection committee, at least one of whom shall represent the city having the most population in the county, and two representatives to be designated by the board of county commissioners.  In the case of an authority comprised of two, three, four, or five counties, the board shall be comprised of one appointee from each county, who shall represent the city having the most population in such county, to be designated by the mayor and city council of such city, and one representative from each county to be designated by the board of county commissioners of each county making up the authority.  In the case of an authority comprised of six or more counties, the board shall be comprised of one representative from each county to be designated by the board of county commissioners of each county making up the authority, and three appointees, one each from the three largest cities within the local authority's jurisdiction to be appointed by the mayor and city council of such city.

    (3) In the case of an authority comprised of one county, that has a population over three hundred fifty thousand and that is located east of the crest of the Cascades, the board shall be comprised of one appointee of the city selection committee, one appointee who shall be appointed by the legislative authority of and represent the city having the most population in the county, and two representatives to be designated by the county legislative authority.

(4) If the board of an authority otherwise would consist of an even number, the members selected as above provided shall agree upon and elect an additional member who shall be either a member of the ((governing body)) legislative authority of one of the towns, cities, or counties comprising the authority, or a private citizen residing in the authority.

    (((4))) (5) The terms of office of board members shall be four years.

    (((5))) (6) Wherever a member of a board has a potential conflict of interest in an action before the board, the member shall declare to the board the nature of the potential conflict prior to participating in the action review.  The board shall, if the potential conflict of interest, in the judgment of a majority of the board, may prevent the member from a fair and objective review of the case, remove the member from participation in the action.

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