SHB 1332 -
By Senators Kastama and Kauffman
On page 2, line 7, after "RCW;" strike "and"
On page 2, line 10, after "partnership" insert "; and
(e) Has entered into an interlocal agreement with all cities that
are not members of the watershed management partnership and that have
water or sewer service areas within one-half mile of Lake Tapps or
water or sewer service areas within five miles upstream from Lake Tapps
along the White river. The interlocal agreement shall, at a minimum,
address:
(i) The impacts of the planned current and future operations of the
watershed management partnership on the existing and future water
supplies of those cities; and
(ii) The impacts of the planned current and future operations of
the watershed management partnership on the infrastructure or municipal
operations of those cities.
The watershed management partnership and the cities under this
subsection (3)(e) shall employ good faith efforts to conclude
negotiations for the interlocal agreement within two years from the
effective date of this act. If the watershed management partnership
and those cities do not execute an interlocal agreement within this
time, the matter shall be resolved by binding arbitration as determined
by a board of arbitrators consisting of a representative selected by
the watershed management partnership, a representative selected by the
cities, and a third representative to be appointed by the other two
representatives. If no agreement is reached with regard to selecting
the third representative, the third representative shall be appointed
by a judge of the superior court of the county in which the majority of
the cities are located. The determination by the board of arbitrators
shall be binding on all parties. Each party shall pay the costs of
their individual representatives on the board of arbitrators and they
shall pay one-half of the cost of the third representative"
On page 2, line 16, after "condemnation" insert ", in addition to the notice requirements of RCW 8.25.290"