BILL · 2005–06 SESSION

HB 2079: Comprehensive plan reviews

Establishing compliance tiers for review and revision requirements mandated by RCW 36.70A.130.

Summary

Changes the recurring review and revision schedule of the Growth Management Act (GMA) from a seven to a 10-year cycle.
Allows qualifying counties and cities to invoke a 20-year deferral for review and revision requirements of the GMA if certain criteria are satisfied.
Requires counties and cities to return financial assistance that was provided by the Department of Community, Trade, and Economic Development (CTED) for responsibilities that are being deferred.
Requires the CTED, in coordination with certain state agencies, to compile sample policies and regulations that provide guidance to cities invoking the deferral option.
Requires applicable state agencies to honor defense assistance requests from cities if a substantive challenge to a comprehensive plan or development regulation is made to a plan or regulation adopted in accordance with the sample policies and regulations.

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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

AN ACT Relating to establishing compliance tiers for review and revision requirements mandated by RCW 36.70A.130;

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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