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                                                    HOUSE BILL NO. 832

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State of Washington                              50th Legislature                              1987 Regular Session

By Representatives Sprenkle, Allen, Rust, Grant, Unsoeld and Todd

Read first time 2/11/87 and referred to Committee on Environmental Affairs.

AN ACT Relating to solid wastes; and amending RCW 70.95.240.

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

        Sec. 1.  Section 24, chapter 134, Laws of 1969 ex. sess. and RCW 70.95.240 are each amended to read as follows:

          After the adoption of regulations or ordinances by any county, city, or jurisdictional board of health providing for the issuance of permits as provided in RCW 70.95.160, it shall be unlawful for any person, town, city, county, or state agency to dump or deposit or permit the dumping or depositing of any solid waste onto or under the surface of the ground or into the waters of this state except at a solid waste disposal site for which there is a valid permit:  PROVIDED, That nothing herein shall prohibit a person from dumping or depositing solid waste resulting from his own activities onto or under the surface of ground owned or leased by him when such action does not violate statutes or ordinances, or create a nuisance.  Any person violating this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.