WA People
BILL · 1997–98 SESSION

HB 2185: Oil spill prevention

Requiring development of a computer model to evaluate existing safety precautions to prevent a catastrophic oil spill.

Summary

  • Directs the office of marine safety, or its successor, to develop a computer model to simulate emergency conditions in the Rosario Straits for the purpose of evaluating the ability of existing safety precautions to prevent a catastrophic oil spill. The agency conducting the computer simulation under this section shall report its findings to the appropriate standing committees of the legislature by December 1, 1998.

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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedFeb 25, 1997
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Dave Anderson (D-10)
Introduced
February 25, 1997 in the House
Last action
January 12, 1998

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Dave Anderson (D-10)

4 co-sponsors (4 Democrats, 0 Republicans)

Jeff Morris D-40Lynn Kessler D-24John Blalock D-33Jeralita "Jeri" Costa D-38

Votes

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

History

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HB 2185 in other sessions

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