1490-S AMH HALE MOET 322
SHB 1490 - H AMD to H AMD (H-2585.4/09) 325
By Representative Haler
NOT CONSIDERED 4/26/2009
On page 17, after line 36 of the striking amendment, insert the following:
"Sec. 7. RCW 36.70A.172 and 1995 c 347 s 105 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) In designating and protecting critical areas under this chapter, counties and cities shall include the best available science in developing policies and development regulations to protect the functions and values of critical areas. In addition, counties and cities shall give special consideration to conservation or protection measures necessary to preserve or enhance anadromous fisheries.
(2) If it determines that advice from scientific or other experts is necessary or will be of substantial assistance in reaching its decision, a growth management hearings board may retain scientific or other expert advice to assist in reviewing a petition under RCW 36.70A.290 that involves critical areas.
(3) Implemented greenhouse gas emission reduction policies, ordinances, or rules must be based on empirical data or verifiable by experience over a period of years in Washington state, and may not be based solely upon theoretical science or computer modeling of future outcomes.
(4) The requirement to consider the best available science is a procedural, not substantive, requirement."
Renumber the remaining sections consecutively and correct any internal references accordingly.
EFFECT: (1) Specifies that implemented greenhouse gas emission reduction policies, ordinances, or rules must be based on empirical data or verifiable by experience over a period of years in Washington state, and may not be based solely upon theoretical science or computer modeling of future outcomes. (2) Specifies that the requirement to consider the best available science in developing policies and development regulations under the Growth Management Act to protect the functions and values of critical areas is a procedural, not substantive, requirement.
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