SSB 5649: Concerning floodproofing improvements to residential structures undertaken in accordance with the Chehalis basin strategy. (REVISED FOR PASSED LEGISLATURE: Concerning improvements to residential structures to reduce the risk of flood damage.)

What this bill does

Allows the Department of Ecology and a local government to waive the prohibition on the construction, repair, or replacement of a residential structure within a designated floodway for a proposed project that substantially improves the residential structure for the primary purpose of reducing the risk of flood damage.

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Floor votes

• House: Final Passage as Amended by the House · February 27, 2024
  95 yea · 0 nay · 3 not voting
• Senate: Final Passage as Amended by the House · March 4, 2024
  48 yea · 0 nay · 1 not voting
• Senate: 3rd Reading & Final Passage · February 7, 2024
  48 yea · 0 nay · 1 not voting
• Senate: 3rd Reading & Final Passage · March 7, 2023
  48 yea · 0 nay · 1 not voting

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