BILL REQ. #:  S-1282.3 



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SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5635
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State of Washington62nd Legislature2011 Regular Session

By Senate Environment, Water & Energy (originally sponsored by Senators Honeyford and Rockefeller; by request of Department of Natural Resources)

READ FIRST TIME 02/16/11.   



     AN ACT Relating to changes in the point of diversion under a surface water right permit located between Columbia river miles 215.6 and 292; and amending RCW 90.03.397.

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

Sec. 1   RCW 90.03.397 and 1999 c 232 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) The department may approve a change of the point of diversion prescribed in a permit to appropriate surface water for a beneficial use if the ownership, purpose of use, season of use, and place of use of the permit remain the same to an approved intake structure with capacity to transport the additional diversion to either: (a) A point of diversion that is located downstream ((and is an existing approved intake structure with capacity to transport the additional diversion, if the ownership, purpose of use, season of use, and place of use of the permit remain the same)); or (b) a point of diversion located between Columbia river miles 215.6 and 292, if the existing point of diversion is contained therein.
     (2) This section may not be construed as limiting in any manner whatsoever other authorities of the department under RCW 90.03.380 or other changes that may be approved under RCW 90.03.380 under authorities existing before July 25, 1999.

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