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BILL · 2001–02 SESSION

SB 5525: Water right certificates

Limiting the ability to revoke or diminish a certificate of ground water right.

Summary

  • A water right certificate that has not been relinquished cannot be revoked or diminished without specific legislative or judicial direction. The Department of Ecology may, however, revoke or adjust a certificate that has ministerial errors or has been obtained through misrepresentation.

From the Senate Bill Report (SB 5525), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 25, 2001
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Senator (R-15)
Introduced
January 25, 2001 in the Senate
Last action
January 14, 2002

AN ACT Relating to water right certificates;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Senator (R-15)

10 co-sponsors (0 Democrats, 10 Republicans)

Alex Deccio R-14Bob Morton R-7Patricia Hale R-8Dan McDonald R-48Linda Evans Parlette R-12Jim Horn R-41Stephen Johnson R-47Harold Hochstatter R-13Val Stevens R-39Larry Sheahan R-9

Votes

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

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  3. First reading, referred to Environment, Energy & Water.

SB 5525 in other sessions

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

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