BILL · 2003–04 SESSION

HB 2979: Ground water withdrawals

Clarifying authority regarding ground water withdrawals.

Summary

Prohibits, under the State Building Code, a county or city from limiting or conditioning ground water withdrawals to protect existing water rights, absent an interlocal agreement between the county and the Department of Ecology (DOE).

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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

AN ACT Relating to clarifying authority regarding ground water withdrawals;

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

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

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HB 2979 (1999–00) Juvenile sex offenders · Did not pass · died in committee
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