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                                                   HOUSE BILL NO. 1550

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State of Washington                               51st Legislature                              1989 Regular Session

By Representatives Hine, G. Fisher, Brough, Heavey, Valle and Jacobsen

Read first time 1/27/89 and referred to Committee on Local Government.

AN ACT Relating to port districts; adding a new section to chapter 14.07 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 14.08 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 14.12 RCW; and adding a new section to chapter 53.08 RCW.

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

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.  A new section is added to chapter 14.07 RCW to read as follows:

          The initial use of land located in a city or town by a port district for airport runway purposes, and the expansion of an existing airport runway located in the city or town by a port district, are subject to potential land use controls by the city or town.  Once an airport runway has been established pursuant to the city's or town's land use controls, the city or town may not adopt new limitations on or prohibit such use for the land unless the land is not in actual use as an airport runway for a continuous five-year period.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 2.  A new section is added to chapter 14.08 RCW to read as follows:

          The initial use of land located in a city or town by a port district for airport runway purposes, and the expansion of an existing airport runway located in the city or town by a port district, are subject to potential land use controls by the city or town.  Once an airport runway has been established pursuant to the city's or town's land use controls, the city or town may not adopt new limitations on or prohibit such use for the land unless the land is not in actual use as an airport runway for a continuous five-year period.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 3.  A new section is added to chapter 14.12 RCW to read as follows:

          The initial use of land located in a city or town by a port district for airport runway purposes, and the expansion of an existing airport runway located in the city or town by a port district, are subject to potential land use controls by the city or town.  Once an airport runway has been established pursuant to the city's or town's land use controls, the city or town may not adopt new limitations on or prohibit such use for the land unless the land is not in actual use as an airport runway for a continuous five-year period.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 4.  A new section is added to chapter 53.08 RCW to read as follows:

          The initial use of land located in a city or town by a port district for airport runway purposes, and the expansion of an existing airport runway located in the city or town by a port district, are subject to potential land use controls by the city or town.  Once an airport runway has been established pursuant to the city's or town's land use controls, the city or town may not adopt new limitations on or prohibit such use for the land unless the land is not in actual use as an airport runway for a continuous five-year period.