FINAL BILL REPORT
HB 2119
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Synopsis as Enacted
Brief Description: Designating Palouse falls as the state waterfall.
Sponsors: Representatives Schmick, Fagan, Haler and Moscoso.
House Committee on Government Operations & Elections
Senate Committee on Governmental Operations
Background:
Located in Franklin County, the Palouse Falls consists of an upper falls, with a drop of about 20 feet, and a lower falls, with a drop of about 180 feet. The canyon at the falls is 377 feet deep. The falls and canyon were created by the Missoula Floods that swept across Eastern Washington during the Pleistocene epoch.
Summary:
Palouse Falls is designated as the official state waterfall.
Votes on Final Passage:
House | 98 | 0 | |
Senate | 46 | 3 |
Effective: | June 12, 2014 |