2370 AMH RUST LUND 81

HB 2370 ‑ H AMDS 244 FAILED 2-13-96

By Representative Rust

     On page 1, line 16, beginning with "the county" strike all the matter through "is" on page 2, line 2, and insert "((the county legislative authority of)) such a county with a population of less than ((fifty)) seventy-five thousand ((population may adopt a resolution removing the county)), and the cities located within the county, shall be removed from the requirement((s of adopting comprehensive land use plans and development regulations under this chapter)) of planning under this section if ((this)): (a) the county legislative authority adopts a resolution removing the county and the cities in the county from this requirement; (b) the governing bodies of at least sixty percent of the cities in the county, that include at least seventy-five percent of the city population in the county, adopt resolutions approving the removal; and (c) these resolutions ((is)) are"

     On page 2, line 23, beginning with "seventy-five" strike all the matter through "is" on line 27, and insert "less than seventy-five thousand, and the cities located in the county, that plan under this section, as a result of the county legislative authority having adopted a resolution of intention under this subsection before the effective date of this act establishing that requirement, may remove the county and cities from this requirement if: (a) the county legislative authority adopts a resolution removing the county and the cities in the county from this requirement; (b) the governing bodies of at least sixty percent of the cities in the county, that include at least seventy-five percent of the city population in the county, adopt resolutions approving the removal; and (c) these resolutions are"

     On page 2, line 33, after "requirements" insert "and the requisite cities adopt resolutions approving the removal"

     On page 3, line 28, after "requirements" insert "and the requisite cities have not adopted resolutions approving the removal"

EFFECT:  Only allows a county to remove itself, and the cities in the county, from planning under all of the requirements of the Growth Management Act if cities in the county approve the removal of these requirements.  City approval must be by at least sixty percent of the cities in the county that have at least seventy-five percent of the city population in the county.