FINAL BILL REPORT
EHB 1409
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C 259 L 11
Synopsis as Enacted
Brief Description: Authorizing the sale, exchange, transfer, or lease of public property to Indian tribes.
Sponsors: Representatives Appleton, Hurst and McCoy.
House Committee on State Government & Tribal Affairs
Senate Committee on Government Operations, Tribal Relations & Elections
Background:
The state, any municipality, or any political subdivision of the state may sell, transfer, exchange, lease, or dispose of real or personal property to the state, a political subdivision of the state, or the federal government.
Before disposing of surplus property with an estimated value greater than $50,000, the state or local government must hold a public hearing in the county where the property is located. Notice must be published at least 10 days, but not more than 25 days, before the hearing in a newspaper of general circulation in the area where the property is located. If the property is real property, the notice must also describe the proposed use of the lands involved. A news release must be disseminated to the electronic media in the area where the property is located.
Summary:
The state, any municipality, or any political subdivision of the state may also sell, transfer, exchange, lease, or dispose of real or personal property to a federally recognized Indian tribe.
Votes on Final Passage:
House | 63 | 34 | |
Senate | 43 | 5 | (Senate amended) |
House | 60 | 36 | (House concurred) |
Effective: | July 22, 2011 |