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BILL · 2017–18 SESSION

HB 1009: Environ. impact mitigation

Clarifying that the authority to mitigate environmental impacts under the state environmental policy act applies only to significant adverse environmental impacts.

Summary

  • Requires environmental impacts identified by a lead agency acting under the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) to be significant, in addition to specific and adverse, in order for the lead agency to condition or deny a government action on the basis of those environmental impacts.

From the House Bill Analysis 2017 (HB 1009), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 9, 2017
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Matt Shea (R-4)
Introduced
January 9, 2017 in the House
Last action
January 8, 2018

AN ACT Relating to clarifying that the authority to mitigate environmental impacts under the state environmental policy act applies only to significant adverse environmental impacts;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Matt Shea (R-4)

7 co-sponsors (0 Democrats, 7 Republicans)

David Taylor R-15Shelly Short R-7Bob McCaslin R-4Liz Pike R-18Vincent Buys R-42Larry Haler R-8Representative R-26

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. First reading, referred to Environment (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).
  6. Prefiled for introduction.

HB 1009 in other sessions

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