SB 5815 - DIGEST

Provides that, in order to assist local health departments in dealing with mosquito abatement, the department of health shall consult with mosquito abatement district representatives, the Washington state association of counties, representatives of local public health districts, and other interested entities. The department shall analyze and present findings on the best means to address mosquito abatement. The issues to be addressed include, but are not limited to, the responsibility for abatement of nuisance breeding places for mosquitoes, as defined in RCW 17.28.170.

Requires the department of health to submit its findings in a report, along with recommendations, on or before December 1, 2003, to the appropriate committees of the legislature.