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BILL · 2001–02 SESSION · LATEST VERSION ESB 6188

SB 6188: Environmental permit process

Streamlining the environmental permit process for transportation projects.

Summary

  • $ A Transportation Permit Efficiency and Accountability Committee is created.
  • This 17 member committee, made up of legislators, representatives of the departments of Ecology, Fish and Wildlife, and Transportation, local governments, and other interest groups.
  • $ This committee is to identify and integrate processes to streamline the permitting process for pilot transportation projects, transportation projects of statewide significance and programmatic projects. The Department of Transportation is granted authority to prepare certain permits, with permitting agencies retaining approval authority. Local permitting processes are addressed, and an optional interim permitting process is authorized.
  • $ No vote of the committee may overrule existing statutes, regulations, or local ordinances. The act expires March 31, 2003.

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Enacted Enacted · Chapter 2, Laws of 2001, 1st Special Session
  1. IntroducedMay 21, 2001
  2. Out of committeeMay 22, 2001
  3. Passed SenateMay 22, 2001
  4. Passed HouseMay 24, 2001
  5. GovernorMay 29, 2001
  6. LawMay 29, 2001
Prime sponsor
Margarita Prentice (D-11)
Introduced
May 21, 2001 in the Senate
Last action
May 29, 2001
Session law
Chapter 2, Laws of 2001, 1st Special Session

AN ACT Relating to improving the efficiency and accountability of the environmental permitting and compliance process for transportation projects;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Margarita Prentice (D-11)

7 co-sponsors (3 Democrats, 4 Republicans)

Dan Swecker R-20Mary Margaret Haugen D-10Dan McDonald R-48Georgia Gardner D-42Jim Horn R-41Marilyn Rasmussen D-2Alex Deccio R-14

Votes

Senate · 3rd Reading & Final Passage

Passed May 22, 2001
Version voted on: ESB 6188
39 Yea 3 Nay 0 Absent 7 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat20302
Republican19005
How each member voted
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House · Final Passage

Passed May 24, 2001
Version voted on: ESB 6188
96 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 2 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat47002
Republican49000
How each member voted

Yea (96)

Excused (2)

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History

  1. Effective date 5/29/2001. (ESB 6188)
  2. Chapter 2, 2001 Laws 1st Special Session. (ESB 6188)
  3. Governor signed. (ESB 6188)
  4. Speaker signed. (ESB 6188)
  5. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. (ESB 6188)
  6. Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. (ESB 6188)
  7. Third reading, passed; yeas, 96; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2. (ESB 6188)
  8. President signed. (ESB 6188)
  9. Delivered to Governor. (ESB 6188)
  10. First reading, referred to Transportation. (ESB 6188)
  11. Placed on second reading. (ESB 6188)
  12. Rules suspended. (ESB 6188)
  13. Third reading, passed; yeas, 39; nays, 3; absent, 0; excused, 7. (ESB 6188)
  14. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. (ESB 6188)
  15. Floor amendment(s) adopted. (ESB 6188)
  16. First reading, referred to Transportation. (ESB 6188)
  17. TRAN - Majority; do pass. (ESB 6188)

SB 6188 in other sessions

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