HB2206 – Allows extension of sewers and other urban government services outside the urban growth area.
Prime Sponsor – Representative MacEwen (R; 35th District; Mason County)
Current status – Scheduled for a hearing in the House Committee on Environment & Energy February 4th at 3:30 PM
Next step would be – Action by the committee.
Legislative tracking page for the bill.

Comments –
The proposed amendments would leave the Growth Management Act in a rather contradictory state, since they would only remove some of the language saying that the patterns of land use for rural elements in counties’ comprehensive plans are supposed to “reduce the inappropriate conversion of undeveloped land into sprawling, low-density development” while adding that counties can, in fact, choose to build sewer lines and provide other urban services to support that sort of development…

Summary –
The bill explicitly adds the construction of sewer lines to the definition of “rural government services.” It also removes various language prohibiting counties from providing services that permit low-density sprawl, or restricting their ability to expand “urban government services” into the designated rural areas of their comprehensive plans.