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BILL · 2013–14 SESSION

HB 2472: Water quality determinations

Concerning water quality determinations made by the department of ecology.

Summary

  • Requires the Department of Ecology to base all determinations of a violations, or substantial potential to be violations, of water quality standards on a preponderance of actual, site-based and source-specific environmental testing.

From the House Bill Analysis 2014 (HB 2472), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 17, 2014
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Joel Kretz (R-7)
Introduced
January 17, 2014 in the House
Last action
January 17, 2014
Companion bill
SB 6288
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to water quality determinations made by the department of ecology;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Joel Kretz (R-7)

5 co-sponsors (1 Democrat, 4 Republicans)

Brian Blake D-19Shelly Short R-7Susan Fagan R-9Vincent Buys R-42Judy Warnick R-13

Votes

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

History

  1. First reading, referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 2472 in other sessions

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

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