WA People
BILL · 2015–16 SESSION

HB 1508: Local forest fires/cnty mgmt

Providing permissive authority for counties to assume authority over local forest fire management.

Summary

  • Allows counties to elect to assume primary command over any fire response in the county and have independent decision-making authority over all local aspects of forest fire prevention and response by creating a forest fire protection division that is responsible for preventing and suppressing forest fires in the county.
  • Directs funds collected from certain forest fire assessments to a county that elects to take responsibility for fire response and suppression in the county, rather than to the Department of Natural Resources.

From the House Bill Analysis 2015 (HB 1508), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 21, 2015
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Joel Kretz (R-7)
Introduced
January 21, 2015 in the House
Last action
March 10, 2016
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to providing permissive authority for counties to assume authority over local forest fire management;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Joel Kretz (R-7)

4 co-sponsors (2 Democrats, 2 Republicans)

Brian Blake D-19Shelly Short R-7Chris Reykdal D-22Cary Condotta R-12

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 1508 in other sessions

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

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