The County is proposing to purchase three water rights as well as expand the types of uses the bank will serve and expand the geographic area of the bank.
The bill would ban drivers from turning right at red lights within 1,000 feet of specific buidings and areas, such as schools, libraries, hospitals and public transit centers.
Commissioner Tiffany Gering told her colleagues Monday she's been in contact with the state Department of Fish and Wildlife as well as Zippy Disposal Service in Chelan and Natural Resources about how to handle bear issues with trash collection.
The measure would allow local governments to pass ordinances and regulations that are in addition to or more restrictive than requirements of state law.
The estimated $300,000 study has a commitment for roughly a third of its financing from the regional Public Facilities District, with the other two thirds thought to be coming from the two counties.
The state Department of Ecology is trying to ensure new housing is cleaned up before people live there, and assist people who already live on old orchards.