WA People
BILL · 1999–00 SESSION

HB 1920: Dams licensed by federal gov

Ensuring that dams licensed or owned by the federal government are not breached without studying the environmental and economic effects.

Summary

  • Unless certain requirements are first met, breaching, removing or circumventing a federally owned or federally licensed dam or reducing the reservoir of such a dam below the operating level of the dam is prohibited.

From the House Bill Analysis (HB 1920), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedFeb 10, 1999
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Gary Chandler (R-13)
Introduced
February 10, 1999 in the House
Last action
January 10, 2000
Budget
Has a fiscal note

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Gary Chandler (R-13)

27 co-sponsors (7 Democrats, 20 Republicans)

Bill Grant D-16Dave Mastin R-16Kelli Linville D-42Jim Clements R-14Barbara Lisk R-15Lynn Kessler D-24Bruce Chandler R-15Don Cox R-9Jerome Delvin R-8Mark Schoesler R-9Maryann Mitchell R-30Tom Huff R-26Jim Buck R-24Joyce Mulliken R-13Cathy McMorris R-7Joyce McDonald R-25Aaron Reardon D-38Brian Hatfield D-19Duane Sommers R-6Brian Thomas R-5Steve Conway D-29Val Ogden D-49Roger Bush R-2Shirley Hankins R-8Mary Skinner R-14John Koster R-39Jim Dunn R-17

Votes

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

History

The Legislature's online data doesn't include step-by-step history for sessions before 2001. Its final status is shown above, and the official bill page may have more.

HB 1920 in other sessions

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