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                                                   SENATE BILL NO. 5644

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State of Washington                               51st Legislature                              1989 Regular Session

 

By Senators Bluechel, Bender, McDonald, Kreidler, Bailey, McMullen, Johnson, Niemi, Vognild, Lee, Smitherman and West

 

 

Read first time 1/31/89 and referred to Committee on   Environment & Natural Resources.

 

 


AN ACT Relating to the Milwaukee Road; and amending RCW 43.51.405 and 79.08.275.

 

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

 

        Sec. 1.  Section 2, chapter 174, Laws of 1984 and RCW 43.51.405 are each amended to read as follows:

          Management control of the portion of the Milwaukee Road corridor, beginning at the western terminus near Easton and concluding at a point two thousand two hundred feet easterly of the ((western)) west end of the ((tunnel)) bridge structure over the Columbia river, which point is located in ((the southeast corner of)) section ((20)) 34, township ((19)) 16 north, range ((17)) 23 east, W.M., ((approximately twenty-five miles east of the western terminus)) inclusive of the northerly spur line therefrom, shall be transferred by the department of natural resources to the state parks and recreation commission at no cost to the commission.

 

        Sec. 2.  Section 6, chapter 174, Laws of 1984 and RCW 79.08.275 are each amended to read as follows:

          The portion of the Milwaukee Road corridor from a point two thousand two hundred feet easterly of the ((western)) west end of the ((tunnel)) bridge structure over the Columbia river, which point is  located in ((the southeast corner of)) section ((20)) 34, township ((19)) 16 north, range ((17)) 23 east, W.M.((, approximately twenty-five miles east of the western terminus)), to the Idaho border purchased by the state shall be under the management and control of the department of natural resources.