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                                                   SENATE BILL NO. 3560

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State of Washington                              49th Legislature                              1985 Regular Session

By Senators Lee, Bluechel and Guess

Read first time 2/4/85 and referred to Committee on Governmental Operations.

AN ACT Relating to waste disposal facilities; and amending RCW 43.83A.050.

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

        Sec. 1.  Section 5, chapter 127, Laws of 1972 ex. sess. as last amended by section 2, chapter 21, Laws of 1980 and RCW 43.83A.050 are each amended to read as follows:

          As used in this chapter, the term "waste disposal facilities" shall mean any facilities or systems owned or operated by a public body, or contracted for by a public body with a private industry that owns or operates waste disposal facilities, for the collection, storage, treatment, disposal, recycling, control, or recovery of liquid wastes or solid wastes, including, but not limited to, sanitary sewage, storm water, residential, industrial, and commercial wastes, material segregated into recyclables and nonrecyclables, and any combination of such wastes; and all equipment, utilities, structures, real property, and interests in and improvements on real property, necessary for or incidental to such purpose.

          As used in this chapter, the term "public body" means the state of Washington or any agency, political subdivision, taxing district, or municipal corporation thereof, and those Indian tribes now or hereafter recognized as such by the federal government for participation in the federal land and water conservation program and which may constitutionally receive grants or loans from the state of Washington.