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BILL · 2005–06 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SHB 1493

HB 1493: Tidelands & shorelands

Allowing certain state-owned filled tidelands and shorelands to be designated as aquatic investment properties.

Summary

  • Authorizes the Board of Natural Resources (Board) to designate certain state-owned filled tidelands and shorelands as aquatic investment properties.
  • Authorizes the Department of Natural Resources (DNR), with approval from the Board, to purchase functioning aquatic lands and filled lands.
  • Directs the DNR to adopt rules containing evaluation criteria for determining when state-owned lands may be designated aquatic investment properties and managed for revenue or sold.
  • Creates the aquatic sustaining investment account and moneys received from the sale or lease of aquatic investment properties must be deposited in the account and may only be used for the acquisition and improvement of functioning aquatic lands and filled lands.

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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 25, 2005
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Brian Sullivan (D-21)
Introduced
January 25, 2005 in the House
Last action
January 9, 2006
Requested by
State agency
Companion bill
SB 5271
Budget
Makes appropriations · Has a fiscal note
Versions
HB 1493, SHB 1493

AN ACT Relating to the purchase of tidelands and shorelands and authorizing the sale of nonriparian state-owned filled tidelands or shorelands, that are currently upland in nature and no longer provide the ecological functions and public benefits normally intrinsic to functioning aquatic lands as described in RCW 79.90.450 and 79.90.455;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Brian Sullivan (D-21)

4 co-sponsors (2 Democrats, 2 Republicans)

Dave Upthegrove D-33Jim Buck R-24Ed Orcutt R-18William "Ike" Eickmeyer D-35

Votes

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

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SHB 1493)
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  3. Referred to Capital Budget. (SHB 1493)
  4. Referred to Capital Budget.
  5. NREP - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SHB 1493)
  6. NREP - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  7. NREP - Executive action taken by committee.
  8. First reading, referred to Natural Resources, Ecology & Parks.

HB 1493 in other sessions

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