Addressing the effective date of certain actions taken under the growth management act.
Summary
Provides that the effective date of certain actions taken under the Growth Management Act (GMA) will be the later of the two following dates: 60 days after publication of notice of the action, or if a petition for review to the Growth Management Hearings Board (Board) is timely filed by a person with standing pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act or the GMA, the date on which the Board's final order is issued.
Includes, in the list of actions under the GMA subject to the effective dates of the bill: expansion of an Urban Growth Area; removal of the designation of agricultural, forest, or mineral resource lands; creation or expansion of a limited area of more intensive rural development; establishment of a new fully contained community, and; creation or expansion of a master planned resort.
Provides that if a county is required to update its comprehensive plan because the rural element of the comprehensive plan does not comply with the GMA's requirement to protect surface water and groundwater resources, the effective date of the updated comprehensive plan is the date that the county adopts the updated comprehensive plan.
From the Engrossed Substitute House Bill Report (ESHB 2023), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗
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