Passed by the Senate April 21, 2003 YEAS 43   BRAD OWEN ________________________________________ President of the Senate Passed by the House April 11, 2003 YEAS 89   FRANK CHOPP ________________________________________ Speaker of the House of Representatives | I, Milton H. Doumit, Jr., Secretary of the Senate of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5602 as passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives on the dates hereon set forth. MILTON H. DOUMIT JR. ________________________________________ Secretary | |
Approved May 16, 2003. GARY LOCKE ________________________________________ Governor of the State of Washington | May 16, 2003 - 3:46 p.m. Secretary of State State of Washington |
State of Washington | 58th Legislature | 2003 Regular Session |
READ FIRST TIME 03/05/03.
AN ACT Relating to accommodating housing and employment growth for local jurisdictions planning under RCW 36.70A.040; and adding a new section to chapter 36.70A RCW.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1 A new section is added to chapter 36.70A RCW
to read as follows:
Counties and cities that are required or choose to plan under RCW
36.70A.040 shall ensure that, taken collectively, adoption of and
amendments to their comprehensive plans and/or development regulations
provide sufficient capacity of land suitable for development within
their jurisdictions to accommodate their allocated housing and
employment growth, as adopted in the applicable countywide planning
policies and consistent with the twenty-year population forecast from
the office of financial management.