BILL REQ. #:  S-0808.1 



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SENATE BILL 5619
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State of Washington63rd Legislature2013 Regular Session

By Senator Holmquist Newbry

Read first time 02/05/13.   Referred to Committee on Commerce & Labor.



     AN ACT Relating to exempting from prevailing wage requirements public works projects undertaken to repair fire damage; adding a new section to chapter 39.12 RCW; and providing an expiration date.

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

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 1   A new section is added to chapter 39.12 RCW to read as follows:
     (1) This chapter does not apply to a public works project that is undertaken to repair damage caused by a wildfire that: (a) Exceeds twenty thousand acres in size; and (b) originates in a county east of the summit of the Cascade mountains.
     (2) For purposes of this section, "wildfire" means a fire that results in a mobilization by the department of natural resources.
     (3) This section expires July 1, 2015.

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