WA People
BILL · 1999–00 SESSION

SB 5670: Noxious weed herbicides

Creating criteria for the issuance of water quality permits for the treatment of noxious weeds.

Summary

  • $ Adds experimental uses of herbicides on aquatic sites to the uses for which water quality permits are to be issued under the state's aquatic weed control program and exempts the issuance of permits for this purpose from SEPA review.
  • $ Adds criteria for the issuance of water quality permits for the use of glyphosate and surfactants under the program and adds certain criteria for all permits issued under the program.
  • $ Expressly authorizes the WSDA to amend earlier EIS's issued regarding aquatic weed control.

From the House Bill Report (SB 5670), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Enacted Enacted · Chapter 11, Laws of 1999, 1st Special Session
  1. IntroducedFeb 1, 1999
  2. Out of committee
  3. Passed SenateMar 11, 1999
  4. Passed HouseApr 24, 1999
  5. Governor
  6. LawJun 7, 1999
Prime sponsor
Sid Snyder (D-19)
Introduced
February 1, 1999 in the Senate
Last action
June 7, 1999
Session law
Chapter 11, Laws of 1999, 1st Special Session
Budget
Has a fiscal note

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Sid Snyder (D-19)

1 co-sponsor (1 Democrat, 0 Republicans)

Marilyn Rasmussen D-2

Votes

Senate · Final Passage

March 11, 1999
Version voted on: SB 5670
46 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 3 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat27000
Republican19003
How each member voted

Yea (46)

Excused (3)

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House · Final Passage

April 24, 1999
Version voted on: SB 5670
70 Yea 26 Nay 0 Absent 2 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat232402
Republican47200
How each member voted

Yea (70)

Excused (2)

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House · Final Passage

May 19, 1999
Version voted on: SB 5670
93 Yea 1 Nay 0 Absent 4 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat46102
Republican47002
How each member voted

Yea (93)

Nay (1)

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Senate · Final Passage

May 19, 1999
Version voted on: SB 5670
45 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 4 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat25002
Republican20002
How each member voted

Yea (45)

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History

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