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WA HB1646
Bill
Status
1/28/2025
Primary Sponsor
Timm Ormsby
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AI Summary
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Adds Department of Natural Resources civil enforcement decisions under RCW 76.04.205 (related to forest fire protection) to the list of appealable matters before the Pollution Control Hearings Board
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Amends RCW 43.21B.110, which defines the jurisdiction of the Pollution Control Hearings Board to hear appeals from various state and local agencies
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Adds RCW 76.04.205 civil penalties to the existing list of civil penalties that can be appealed to the board
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Creates a new subsection (p) specifically granting jurisdiction over Department of Natural Resources decisions under RCW 76.04.205
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Introduced by request of the Department of Natural Resources with bipartisan sponsorship from Representatives Ormsby, Orcutt, and Tharinger
Legislative Description
Adding the department of natural resources' civil enforcement decisions under RCW 76.04.205 to appeals that may be heard by the pollution control hearings board.
Last Action
House Rules "X" file.
1/12/2026