CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT

ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 1110

Chapter 439, Laws of 1997

55th Legislature

1997 Regular Session

WATER RESOURCES--LIMITATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS FOR RULES ADOPTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY

EFFECTIVE DATE: 7/27/97

Passed by the House April 19, 1997

Yeas 73 Nays 18

CLYDE BALLARD

Speaker of the

House of Representatives

Passed by the Senate April 10, 1997

Yeas 47 Nays 0

CERTIFICATE

I, Timothy A. Martin, Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 1110 as passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on the dates hereon set forth.

BRAD OWEN

President of the Senate

TIMOTHY A. MARTIN

Chief Clerk

Approved May 20, 1997

FILED

May 20, 1997 - 4:22 p.m.

GARY LOCKE

Governor of the State of Washington

Secretary of State

State of Washington

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ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 1110

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AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE

Passed Legislature - 1997 Regular Session

State of Washington 55th Legislature 1997 Regular Session

By House Committee on Agriculture & Ecology (originally sponsored by Representatives Chandler, Mastin, McMorris, Koster, Delvin, Mulliken, Schoesler and Honeyford)

Read first time 02/12/97.

AN ACT Relating to water resources; amending RCW 90.54.050; and creating a new section.

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

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. WAC 173-563-015 as it existed prior to the effective date of this section is void.

Sec. 2. RCW 90.54.050 and 1988 c 47 s 7 are each amended to read as follows:

In conjunction with the programs provided for in RCW 90.54.040(1), whenever it appears necessary to the director in carrying out the policy of this chapter, the department may by rule adopted pursuant to chapter 34.05 RCW:

(1) Reserve and set aside waters for beneficial utilization in the future, and

(2) When sufficient information and data are lacking to allow for the making of sound decisions, withdraw various waters of the state from additional appropriations until such data and information are available. Before proposing the adoption of rules to withdraw waters of the state from additional appropriation, the department shall consult with the standing committees of the house of representatives and the senate having jurisdiction over water resource management issues.

Prior to the adoption of a rule under this section, the department shall conduct a public hearing in each county in which waters relating to the rule are located. The public hearing shall be preceded by a notice placed in a newspaper of general circulation published within each of said counties. Rules adopted hereunder shall be subject to review in accordance with the provisions of RCW ((~~34.05.538 or~~)) 34.05.240.

((~~No new rules or changes to existing rules to reserve or set aside water may be adopted pursuant to this section, as provided in RCW 90.54.022(5).~~))