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BILL · 2005–06 SESSION

SB 5215: Water to fight forest fires

Allowing the use of waters of the state to fight forest and range fires.

Summary

  • New provisions are added to the water code and the forest protection code that allows all lakes, rivers, ponds, streams, inland waters, underground waters, salt waters and all other surface waters and watercourses in the state to be available for the fighting of forest fires, range fires or fires of a similar nature.

From the Senate Bill Report (SB 5215), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 18, 2005
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Bob Morton (R-7)
Introduced
January 18, 2005 in the Senate
Last action
January 9, 2006

AN ACT Relating to waters of the state to fight forest and range fires;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Bob Morton (R-7)

11 co-sponsors (4 Democrats, 7 Republicans)

Dale Brandland R-42Mike Hewitt R-16Brad Benson R-6Mike Carrell R-28Val Stevens R-39Joyce Mulliken R-13Karen Fraser D-22Debbie Regala D-27Senator D-35Pam Roach R-31Phil Rockefeller D-23

Votes

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

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. First reading, referred to Water, Energy & Environment.

SB 5215 in other sessions

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

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