BILL · 2021–22 SESSION

SB 5930: Tribal exchange agreements

Allowing tribal governments to participate in exchange agreements without certain restrictions.

Summary

Removes the requirement that a tribal government provide the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) with a waiver of their tribal sovereign immunity and agree not to place the property in trust status in order to participate in an exchange agreement with WSDOT for the transfer of property requiring environmental mitigation.

From the Senate Bill Report (SB 5930), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

AN ACT Relating to the participation of tribal governments in exchange agreements;

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

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

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