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                                                   SENATE BILL NO. 5980

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State of Washington                               51st Legislature                              1989 Regular Session

By Senators Hansen, Patterson and Barr

Read first time 2/21/89 and referred to Committee on  Governmental Operations.

AN ACT Relating to counties' use of detachable containers as transfer stations; and amending RCW 36.58.030.

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

        Sec. 1.  Section 1, chapter 58, Laws of 1975-'76 2nd ex. sess. and RCW 36.58.030 are each amended to read as follows:

          As used in RCW 36.58.030 through 36.58.060, the term "transfer station" means a staffed, fixed supplemental facility used by persons and route collection vehicles to deposit solid wastes into transfer trailers for transportation to a disposal site.  This does not include detachable containers, except in third through eighth class counties for any county-owned and operated courthouse, correctional facility, office facility, park, road maintenance shop, fairground, and any additional designated disposal site that is securely fenced, is manned by an attendant during all hours open to the public, charges a tipping fee for use of the service, and is operated as a transfer station.