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BILL · 2013–14 SESSION

SB 6087: Water quality & ag viability

Protecting water quality while maintaining and enhancing the viability of agriculture.

Summary

  • The Department of Ecology's (DOE) regulatory authority is held to the same exemptions and conditions as in the Act both for NPDES point source permitting requirements and for dredge and fill permitting requirements, and the FFSA for croplands converted to agricultural use before December 23, 1985.

From the Senate Bill Report (SB 6087), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
  1. IntroducedJan 15, 2014
  2. Out of committeeFeb 5, 2014
  3. Passed Senatestopped here
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Senator (R-15)
Introduced
January 15, 2014 in the Senate
Last action
February 25, 2014
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to protecting water quality while maintaining and enhancing the viability of agriculture;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Senator (R-15)

3 co-sponsors (2 Democrats, 1 Republican)

Brian Hatfield D-19Mark Schoesler R-9Senator D-35

Votes

No recorded floor votes.

History

  1. Senate Rules "X" file.
  2. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  3. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  4. Minority; without recommendation.
  5. AWRD - Majority; do pass.
  6. First reading, referred to Agriculture, Water & Rural Economic Development.

SB 6087 in other sessions

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

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