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                          HOUSE BILL 2446

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State of Washington      57th Legislature     2002 Regular Session

 

By Representatives Miloscia, Mulliken, DeBolt and Dunshee

 

Read first time 01/17/2002.  Referred to Committee on Local Government & Housing.

Setting time limits for review of water and sewer general comprehensive plans.


    AN ACT Relating to state agency review of water and sewer general comprehensive plans; adding a new section to chapter 43.20 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 43.21A RCW; and adding a new section to chapter 70.116 RCW.

 

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

 

    NEW SECTION.  Sec. 1.  A new section is added to chapter 43.20 RCW to read as follows:

    For any new or revised water or sewer general comprehensive plan submitted by a city, town, public utility district, or water-sewer district for review under this chapter, the department shall review and either approve, conditionally approve, reject, or request amendments within ninety days of the receipt of the submission of the plan.  The department may extend this ninety-day time limitation for new submittals by up to an additional ninety days if insufficient time exists to adequately review the general comprehensive plan.  In addition, the governing body of the city, town, public utility district, or water-sewer district and the department may mutually agree to an extension of the deadlines contained in this section.

 

    NEW SECTION.  Sec. 2.  A new section is added to chapter 43.21A RCW to read as follows:

    For any new or revised water or sewer general comprehensive plan submitted by a city, town, public utility district, or water-sewer district for review under this chapter, the department shall review and either approve, conditionally approve, reject, or request amendments within ninety days of the receipt of the submission of the plan.  The department may extend this ninety-day time limitation for new submittals by up to an additional ninety days if insufficient time exists to adequately review the general comprehensive plan.  In addition, the governing body of the city, town, public utility district, or water-sewer district and the department may mutually agree to an extension of the deadlines contained in this section.

 

    NEW SECTION.  Sec. 3.  A new section is added to chapter 70.116 RCW to read as follows:

    For any new or revised water or sewer general comprehensive plan submitted by a city, town, public utility district, or water-sewer district for review under this chapter, the department of health shall review and either approve, conditionally approve, reject, or request amendments within ninety days of the receipt of the submission of the plan.  The department of health may extend this ninety-day time limitation for new submittals by up to an additional ninety days if insufficient time exists to adequately review the general comprehensive plan.  In addition, the governing body of the city, town, public utility district, or water-sewer district and the department of health may mutually agree to an extension of the deadlines contained in this section.

 


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