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                                                   HOUSE BILL NO. 1483

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State of Washington                               51st Legislature                              1989 Regular Session

By Representatives Appelwick, Locke, Valle, Cole, O'Brien, Leonard, Ferguson, Heavey and Brough

Read first time 1/25/89 and referred to Committee on Local Government.

AN ACT Relating to major airports in unincorporated areas; and adding a new section to chapter 14.12 RCW.

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

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.  A new section is added to chapter 14.12 RCW to read as follows:

          (1) Airports with more than one hundred thousand flight operations per year, including airports of port authorities, that are located in whole or in part in an unincorporated area shall be subject to and comply with the county's comprehensive plan and zoning.  Development of facilities at such airports shall be subject to county environmental review procedures and measures for mitigation of adverse environmental effects of a proposed action.

          (2) This section shall apply to the development of parking facilities with one thousand or more parking spaces at such airports if construction commences after January 1, 1989, and is not complete on the effective date of this act.