Limitations of act — 2003 c 144.
RCW 90.42.135
in effectNothing in chapter 144, Laws of 2003 shall: (1) Cause detriment or injury to existing rights or to the operation of the federal Yakima project to provide water for irrigation purposes, existing water supply contracts, or existing water rights; (2) Diminish in any way existing rights or the total water supply available for irrigation and other purposes in the Yakima basin; (3) Affect or modify the authority of a court conducting a general adjudication pursuant to RCW 90.03.210 ; or (4) Affect or modify the rights of any person or entity under a water rights adjudication or under any order of the court conducting a water rights adjudication.
Nothing in chapter 144, Laws of 2003 shall:
(1) Cause detriment or injury to existing rights or to the operation of the federal Yakima project to provide water for irrigation purposes, existing water supply contracts, or existing water rights;
(2) Diminish in any way existing rights or the total water supply available for irrigation and other purposes in the Yakima basin;
(3) Affect or modify the authority of a court conducting a general adjudication pursuant to RCW 90.03.210 ; or
(4) Affect or modify the rights of any person or entity under a water rights adjudication or under any order of the court conducting a water rights adjudication.
Source: WA Statutes (Official Site)URL: https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=90.42&full=trueFetched: 6/29/2026