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BILL · 2019–20 SESSION

SB 6260: Water resources/tribes

Concerning tribal traditional and cultural interests in water resources.

Summary

  • Allows any Washington tribe to file a description of its historical and current uses of a surface or ground water body that support the cultural, spiritual, ceremonial, and traditional rights or lifeways of the tribe, with the Department of Ecology (Ecology).
  • Requires Ecology to recognize the tribe's traditional and cultural interests in the water body when the filing is supported by certain documentation.
  • Requires Ecology to consider recognized tribal traditional and cultural interests when reviewing various water right applications.
  • Restricts Ecology from categorially exempting, from the requirements of the State Environmental Policy Act, water right applications for a new water right in which there is a recognized tribal historical and cultural interest.

From the Senate Bill Report (Orig.) (SB 6260), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 14, 2020
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
John McCoy (D-38)
Introduced
January 14, 2020 in the Senate
Last action
January 14, 2020
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to tribal traditional and cultural interests in water resources;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: John McCoy (D-38)

3 co-sponsors (3 Democrats, 0 Republicans)

Derek Stanford D-1Claire Wilson D-30Senator D-47

Votes

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

History

  1. First reading, referred to Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources & Parks.

SB 6260 in other sessions

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

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