| Passed by the House March 11, 2003 Yeas 92 FRANK CHOPP ________________________________________ Speaker of the House of Representatives Passed by the Senate April 16, 2003 Yeas 49 BRAD OWEN ________________________________________ President of the Senate | I, Cynthia Zehnder, Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 1837 as passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on the dates hereon set forth. CYNTHIA ZEHNDER ________________________________________ Chief Clerk | |
| Approved May 14, 2003. GARY LOCKE ________________________________________ Governor of the State of Washington | May 14, 2003 - 3:39 p.m. Secretary of State State of Washington |
| State of Washington | 58th Legislature | 2003 Regular Session |
READ FIRST TIME 03/04/03.
AN ACT Relating to providing flexibility for fire protection districts; and amending RCW 52.02.020.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Sec. 1 RCW 52.02.020 and 1991 c 360 s 10 are each amended to read
as follows:
(1) Fire protection districts for the provision of fire prevention
services, fire suppression services, emergency medical services, and
for the protection of life and property in areas outside of cities and
towns, except where the cities and towns have been annexed into a fire
protection district or where the district is continuing service
pursuant to RCW 35.02.202, are authorized to be established as provided
in this title.
(2) In addition to other services authorized under this section,
fire protection districts that share a common border with Canada and
are surrounded on three sides by water, may also establish or
participate in the provision of health clinic services.