FAILED 4/14/2005

0485

5396-S.E AMH SCHI OLSE 093

ESSB 5396 - H AMD TO H COMM AMD (5396-S.E AMH CB H2745.1)

By Representative Schindler

   On page 9, line 17 of the amendment, after "requirement." insert the following:

   "(12) (a) If the acquisition of property interests for riparian protection from the riparian protection account under this chapter reduces the development potential of that land in a county or city planning under RCW 36.70A.040:

   (i) The county must determine the acreage and qualitative reduction in land suitable for development within the county and docket that amount as a deficiency to the planning director of the county in which the land is located;

   (ii) By December 31, 2005, and at least every five years thereafter, each county shall increase the total amount of land suitable for development within the county by the total docketed acreage deficiency pursuant to (a)(i) of this subsection, with comparable qualitative land characteristics, through enactment of a county ordinance.

   (b) As used in this subsection:

   (i) "Docketing" means compiling and maintaining a detailed list, available to the public, of acreage and land use deficiencies in a manner that ensures the deficiencies will be presented for the periodic county action;

   (ii) "Qualitative land characteristics" means the designated use of the land in deficiency, its suitability for development, and the general location of that land within the county, its physical characteristics, and the availability of urban governmental services for the land."

EFFECT: Directs counties to track the reduction in acreage of land suitable for development due to acquisitions from the Riparian Protection Account. By December 31, 2005, and at least every five years, each county must restore any reductions to the amount of land suitable for development through a county ordinance.