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BILL · 2015–16 SESSION

HB 1338: Municipal waters, diversion

Concerning the diversion of certain municipal waters.

Summary

  • Allows a municipality that discharges foreign water into the Nooksack River to claim and divert an equal amount of water from the Nooksack River at a municipality-owned diversion point located no more than 1 mile upstream from the discharge point of the foreign water.

From the House Bill Analysis 2015 (HB 1338), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 19, 2015
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Vincent Buys (R-42)
Introduced
January 19, 2015 in the House
Last action
March 10, 2016
Companion bill
SB 5298

AN ACT Relating to the diversion of certain municipal waters;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Vincent Buys (R-42)

2 co-sponsors (1 Democrat, 1 Republican)

Brian Blake D-19Luanne Van Werven R-42

Votes

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

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  3. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  4. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  5. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  6. First reading, referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 1338 in other sessions

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