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SENATE BILL 5018
State of Washington
69th Legislature
2025 Regular Session
By Senator J. Wilson
Prefiled 12/09/24.
AN ACT Relating to the geographic composition of county weed boards; and amending RCW 17.10.050 .
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Sec. 1. RCW 17.10.050 and 2021 c 217 s 3 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) Each activated county noxious weed control board consists of five voting members appointed by the county legislative authority in the manner prescribed in this section. In appointing the voting members, the county legislative authority shall divide the county into (( five )) four geographical areas that best represent the county's interests, and appoint a voting member from each geographical area and one at large member . At least three of the voting members shall be engaged in the primary production of agricultural products. There is one nonvoting member on the board who is the director of the county extension office or an extension agent appointed by the director of the county extension office. Each voting member of the board serves a term of four years, except that the county legislative authority shall, when a board is first activated under this chapter, designate two voting members to serve terms of two years. The board members shall not receive a salary but shall be compensated for actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their official duties.