BILL · 2025–26 SESSION

SB 6154: Culvert replacement permits

Concerning local government permits for replacing existing culverts.

Summary

Allows a local government permittee of a Hydraulic Project Approval (HPA) to apply to the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) for an exception from the requirements to demonstrate substantial progress on the project within two years and to complete work during the five years the permit is valid under certain conditions.
Allows a local government permittee of an emergency HPA to apply to WDFW for permission to invest equivalent resources in upgrading an alternate fish passage barrier if certain work has been completed at the site of an emergency culvert replacement project and additional work at the emergency culvert does not provide substantial fish habitat benefits.

From the Senate Bill Report (SB 6154), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

AN ACT Relating to local government permits for replacing existing culverts;

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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