WA People
BILL · 1995–96 SESSION

SB 5801: Federally licensed dams

Exempting federally licensed dams from state regulation.

Summary

  • Declares that the department of ecology does not have the authority to regulate, supervise, or assure the safety of any project that requires a license under the federal power act.

From the Bill Digest (SB 5801), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedFeb 7, 1995
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Valoria Loveland (D-16)
Introduced
February 7, 1995 in the Senate
Last action
January 8, 1996

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Valoria Loveland (D-16)

16 co-sponsors (10 Democrats, 6 Republicans)

Bill Finkbeiner R-45Jim Hargrove D-24Marilyn Rasmussen D-2Harold Hochstatter R-13Bob Morton R-7Michael Heavey D-34Mary Margaret Haugen D-10Kevin Quigley D-39Brad Owen D-35Adam Smith D-33Dean Sutherland D-17George Sellar R-12R. Lorraine Wojahn D-27Sid Snyder D-19Irv Newhouse R-15James West R-6

Votes

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

History

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SB 5801 in other sessions

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