CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT

                        HOUSE BILL 2526

                    Chapter 93, Laws of 2002

                        57th Legislature

                      2002 Regular Session

ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT--DISINCORPORATION--REDUCTION

                    EFFECTIVE DATE:  6/13/02

Passed by the House February 12, 2002   Yeas 97   Nays 0               FRANK CHOPP Speaker of the House of Representatives Passed by the Senate March 8, 2002   Yeas 48   Nays 0	CERTIFICATE I, Cynthia Zehnder, Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is HOUSE BILL 2526 as passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on the dates hereon set forth.            CYNTHIA ZEHNDER                           Chief Clerk
BRAD OWEN President of the Senate

Approved March 22, 2002 Place Style On Codes above, and Style Off Codes below.	FILED                           March 22, 2002 - 12:41 p.m.
GARY LOCKE Governor of the State of Washington	Secretary of State                  State of Washington

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                          HOUSE BILL 2526

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             Passed Legislature - 2002 Regular Session

State of Washington      57th Legislature     2002 Regular Session

By Representatives Berkey, Mulliken, Dunshee, Mielke, Kirby, Crouse and Linville

Read first time 01/21/2002.  Referred to Committee on Local Government & Housing.

Providing exemptions from SEPA for reductions of city limits and disincorporations.  

    AN ACT Relating to exemptions from the state environmental policy act for reductions of city limits and disincorporations; adding a new section to chapter 43.21C RCW; and creating a new section.

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

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.  Incorporations and annexations are exempt from the state environmental policy act.  However, there are no comparable exemptions for reductions of city limits or disincorporations.  It is the legislature's intent to provide that a reduction in city limits or disincorporation is not subject to the state environmental policy act.

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

    (1) The disincorporation of a city or town is exempt from compliance with this chapter.

    (2) The reduction of city or town limits is exempt from compliance with this chapter.

    Passed the House February 12, 2002.

    Passed the Senate March 8, 2002.

Approved by the Governor March 22, 2002.

    Filed in Office of Secretary of State March 22, 2002.