2135 AMS VALD S5272.1
HB 2135 - S AMD 710
By Senator Valdez
ADOPTED 02/28/2024
On page 4, line 6, after "tribe" strike all material through "Washington" and insert "as defined in RCW 43.376.010"
On page 8, beginning on line 32, after "tribe" strike all material through "state" on line 33 and insert "as defined in RCW 43.376.010"
On page 9, beginning on line 19, after "tribes" strike all material through "state" on line 20 and insert "as defined in RCW 43.376.010"
EFFECT: Specifies that the definition of "emergency workers" as well as the liability and indemnification protections under the emergency management act include members of federally recognized Indian tribes whose traditional lands and territories included parts of Washington, rather than members of federally recognized Indian tribes located within Washington.
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