1034-S AMH PENN CALL 66

SHB 1034 - H AMD 0050 WITHDRAWN 3/13/01

By Representative Pennington

     On page 1, line 10, after Aburning@ strike all material through Aarea@ on page 1, line 13

     On page 2, line 11, after Aburning in@ insert Athe unincorporated portions of@

     On page 2, line 12, after Aurban growth area,@ strike Aor portions thereof,@

     On page 2, line 16, after Aburning in@ insert Athe unincorporated portions of@

     On page 2, line 17, after Aurban growth area,@ strike Aor portions thereof,@

     On page 2, line 19, strike Arelax the@ and insert Aallow@

     On page 2, line 20, strike Aprohibition@

     On page 3, line 16, after Adepartment@ insert Aor any fire district@

     On page 3, line 17, after Adepartment@ insert Aor any fire district@

     On page 4, line 10, after "(6)" strike all material through "definition." on page 4, line 18 and insert "((Burning shall be prohibited in an area when an alternate technology or method of disposing of the organic refuse is available, reasonably economical, and less harmful to the environment.))"

EFFECT: 1) Removes the provision allowing outdoor burning in areas exceeding ambient air quality standards when the Department of Ecology (DOE) finds that burning has not contributed to air quality degradation; 2) makes technical amendments; 3) adds fire districts as entities that define outdoor burning containers; 4) removes the requirement that the Department of Ecology must define the term "reasonably economical"; and 5) eliminates from statute the blanket prohibition against outdoor burning in areas where alternatives to outdoor burning are available, reasonably economical, and less harmful to the environment.