BILL · 2003–04 SESSION

HB 3135: Soil contamination

Implementing an area-wide soil contamination initiative.

Summary

  • Defines area-wide soil contamination as low to moderate levels of soil contamination dispersed across a large geographic area.
  • Directs the Department of Ecology to establish an area-wide soil contamination initiative (Initiative) including public education and outreach, and financial assistance for eligible properties to evaluate, test and cleanup contamination.
  • Appropriates $1.5 million from the Local Toxics Account to the Department to implement the Initiative.

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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 28, 2004
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Dave Upthegrove (D-33)
Introduced
January 28, 2004 in the House
Last action
January 28, 2004
Budget
Makes appropriations

AN ACT Relating to implementing an area-wide soil contamination initiative;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Dave Upthegrove (D-33)

1 co-sponsor (1 Democrat, 0 Republicans)

Votes

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

History

  1. First reading, referred to Fisheries, Ecology & Parks.

HB 3135 in other sessions

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

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