BILL · 2021–22 SESSION
SB 5525: Water quality actions
Allowing persons to take immediate action to remedy water quality conditions to protect public health and welfare without the threat of penalty.
Summary
- Authorizes the Department of Ecology (Ecology) to allow a person responsible for water quality conditions that require immediate action to protect the public health or welfare to take immediate action to remedy the problem.
- Prohibits Ecology from imposing a fine or penalty for any day on which Ecology forbade or prevented a person from taking immediate action.
- Provides that a person must be allowed to continue their activities if the person begins to implement a plan to resolve the alleged problem, for a plan submitted to Ecology.
From the Senate Bill Report (SB 5525), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗
Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
- IntroducedJan 10, 2022
- Out of committeestopped here
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- Governor
- Law
- Prime sponsor
- Phil Fortunato (R-31)
- Introduced
- January 10, 2022 in the Senate
- Last action
- January 10, 2022
- Budget
- Has a fiscal note
AN ACT Relating to allowing persons to take immediate action to remedy water quality conditions to protect public health and welfare without the threat of penalty;
Sponsors
Votes
No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.
History
- First reading, referred to Environment, Energy & Technology.
- Prefiled for introduction.
SB 5525 in other sessions
Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.
- SB 5525 (2025–26) Layoffs
- SB 5525 (2023–24) Dependency
- SB 5525 (2019–20) Whitetail deer population
- SB 5525 (2017–18) Higher ed./veteran health
- SB 5525 (2015–16) Property taxes
- SB 5525 (2013–14) Medical specialty techs
- SB 5525 (2011–12) Hospital benefit zones
- SB 5525 (2009–10) State institutions/release