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                                                    HOUSE BILL NO. 380

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State of Washington                              49th Legislature                              1985 Regular Session

By Representative Grimm

Read first time 1/30/85 and referred to Committee on Environmental Affairs.

AN ACT Relating to flooding; and adding a new section to chapter 86.26 RCW.

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

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.  A new section is added to chapter 86.26 RCW to read as follows:

          The department of ecology shall adopt rules and regulations concerning the flood plain management activities of a county, city, or town that are adequate to protect or preclude flood damage to structures, works, and improvements, as provided under RCW 86.26.050, including the restriction of land uses within a river's meander belt or floodway to only flood-compatible uses.  Whenever the department has approved county, city, and town flood plain management activities, as a condition of receiving an allocation of funds under chapter 86.26 RCW, each modification, change, exception, or variance to such county, city, or town flood plain management activities must be approved by the department of ecology.