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BILL · 2015–16 SESSION

HB 2720: Water pollution act scope

Protecting private property rights by aligning the jurisdictional scope of the state water pollution control act with the jurisdictional scope of the federal clean water act.

Summary

  • Eliminates groundwater and certain isolated wetlands from the scope waters subject to state water pollution control laws.
  • Aligns the scope of state water pollution control laws with the scope of the federal Clean Water Act, as that scope was interpreted by a United States Supreme Court decision in 2006.

From the House Bill Analysis 2016 (HB 2720), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 19, 2016
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Elizabeth Scott (R-39)
Introduced
January 19, 2016 in the House
Last action
March 10, 2016
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to protecting private property rights by aligning the jurisdictional scope of the state water pollution control act with the jurisdictional scope of the federal clean water act;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Elizabeth Scott (R-39)

10 co-sponsors (0 Democrats, 10 Republicans)

David Taylor R-15Joe Schmick R-9Tom Dent R-13Luanne Van Werven R-42Vincent Buys R-42Dan Griffey R-35Bob McCaslin R-4Jeff Holy R-6Matt Manweller R-13Matt Shea R-4

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 Environment (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 2720 in other sessions

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

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