CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT

SENATE BILL 6165

Chapter 422, Laws of 2009

61st Legislature
2009 Regular Session



SHORELINES HEARINGS BOARD--SHORT BOARDS



EFFECTIVE DATE: 07/26/09

Passed by the Senate April 23, 2009
  YEAS 49   NAYS 0

BRAD OWEN
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President of the Senate
Passed by the House April 25, 2009
  YEAS 83   NAYS 12

FRANK CHOPP
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Speaker of the House of Representatives


 
CERTIFICATE

I, Thomas Hoemann, Secretary of the Senate of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is SENATE BILL 6165 as passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives on the dates hereon set forth.

THOMAS HOEMANN
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Secretary
Approved May 8, 2009, 11:01 a.m.








CHRISTINE GREGOIRE
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Governor of the State of Washington
 
FILED
May 11, 2009







Secretary of State
State of Washington


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SENATE BILL 6165
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Passed Legislature - 2009 Regular Session
State of Washington61st Legislature2009 Regular Session

By Senators Ranker, Rockefeller, Tom, and Jarrett

  



     AN ACT Relating to allowing greater use of short boards for appeals before the shorelines hearings board; and amending RCW 90.58.185.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

Sec. 1   RCW 90.58.185 and 2005 c 34 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) In the case of an appeal involving a single-family residence or appurtenance to a single-family residence, including a dock or pier designed to serve a single-family residence, ((or of)) appeals involving a penalty of fifteen thousand dollars or less, or other cases designated by the chair of the hearings board, the request for review may be heard by a panel of three board members, at least one and not more than two of whom shall be members of the pollution control hearings board. Two members of the three must agree to issue a final decision of the board. In designating appeals for review by panels of three hearings board members, the chair shall consider factors such as the complexity and precedential nature of the case and the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of using a short board versus a full board.
     (2) The board shall define by rule alternative processes to expedite appeals, including those involving a single-family residence or appurtenance to a single-family residence, including a dock or pier designed to serve a single-family residence, or involving a penalty of fifteen thousand dollars or less. These alternatives may include: Mediation, upon agreement of all parties; submission of testimony by affidavit; or other forms that may lead to less formal and faster resolution of appeals.


         Passed by the Senate April 23, 2009.
         Passed by the House April 25, 2009.
         Approved by the Governor May 8, 2009.
         Filed in Office of Secretary of State May 11, 2009.