1080‑S AMH BASI ANDE 5

SHB 1080 ‑ H AMD 125 ADOPTED 3/7/95

By Representatives Basich and Pennington

     On page 2, line 6, after "in" strike "RCW 70.94.750" and insert "section 2 of this act"

     On page 2, after line 12, insert the following:

     "Sec. 2. RCW 70.94.750 and 1991 c 199 s 412 are each amended to read as follows:

     The following outdoor fires described in this section may be burned subject to the provisions of this chapter and also subject to city ordinances, county resolutions, rules of fire districts and laws, and rules enforced by the department of natural resources if a permit has been issued by a fire protection agency, county, or conservation district:

     (1) Fires consisting of leaves, clippings, prunings and other yard and gardening refuse, and fires consisting of paper, cardboard, and other paper products originating on lands immediately adjacent and in close proximity to a human dwelling and burned on such lands by the property owner or his or her designee.

     (2) Fires consisting of residue of a natural character such as trees, stumps, shrubbery or other natural vegetation arising from land clearing projects or agricultural pursuits for pest or disease control; provided the fires described in this subsection may be prohibited in those areas having a general population density of one thousand or more persons per square mile."

     Renumber remaining sections consecutively and correct any internal references accordingly. 

EFFECT:  Allows paper and paper products to be burned, subject to local ordinances, resolutions, or laws.