BILL REQ. #:  S-4229.1 

Read first time 01/18/08.   Referred to Committee on Water, Energy & Telecommunications.

     AN ACT Relating to exempting certain dairy animal feeding operations from shellfish protection district wastewater discharge fees, rates, and charges; and amending RCW 90.72.070.

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

Sec. 1   RCW 90.72.070 and 1992 c 100 s 6 are each amended to read as follows:
     The county legislative authority establishing a shellfish protection district may finance the protection program through (1) county tax revenues, (2) reasonable inspection fees and similar fees for services provided, (3) reasonable charges or rates specified in its protection program, or (4) federal, state, or private grants. Confined animal feeding operations subject to the national pollutant discharge elimination system and implementing regulations and dairy animal feeding operations with certified dairy nutrient management plans as required in chapter 90.64 RCW shall not be subject to fees, rates, or charges by a shellfish protection district. Facilities permitted and assessed fees for wastewater discharge under the national pollutant discharge elimination system shall not be subject to fees, rates, or charges for wastewater discharge by a shellfish protection district. Lands classified as forest land under chapter 84.33 RCW and timber land under chapter 84.34 RCW shall not be subject to fees, rates, or charges by a shellfish protection district. Counties may collect charges or rates in the manner determined by the county legislative authority.