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                                                   SENATE BILL NO. 5401

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State of Washington                               51st Legislature                              1989 Regular Session

By Senators Barr, Hansen and Bailey

Read first time 1/24/89 and referred to Committee on  Agriculture.

AN ACT Relating to the naming of a state grass; and adding a new section to chapter 1.20 RCW.

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

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.  A new section is added to chapter 1.20 RCW to read as follows:

          The species of natural grass commonly called "bluebunch wheatgrass," agropyron spicatum, is hereby designated as the official grass of the state of Washington.