RCW 70.74.310 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 74 / Section 310
RCW 70.74.310: Gas bombs, explosives, stink bombs, etc.
Status: in_force

Any person other than a lawfully constituted peace officer of this state who shall deposit, leave, place, spray, scatter, spread, or throw in any building, or any place, or who shall counsel, aid, assist, encourage, incite, or direct any other person or persons to deposit, leave, place, spray, scatter, spread, or throw, in any building or place, or who shall have in his or her possession for the purpose of, and with the intent of depositing, leaving, placing, spraying, scattering, spreading, or throwing, in any building or place, or of counseling, aiding, assisting, encouraging, inciting, or directing any other person or persons to deposit, leave, place, spray, scatter, spread, or throw, any stink bomb, stink paint, tear bomb, tear shell, explosive, or flame-producing device, or any other device, material, chemical, or substance, which, when exploded or opened, or without such exploding or opening, by reason of its offensive and pungent odor, does or will annoy, injure, endanger, or inconvenience any person or persons, shall be guilty of a gross misdemeanor: PROVIDED, That this section shall not apply to persons in the military service, actually engaged in the performance of military duties, pursuant to orders from competent authority nor to any property owner or person acting under his or her authority in providing protection against the commission of a felony.
RCW 70.58A.901 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 58A / Section 901
RCW 70.58A.901: Effective date—2019 c 148.
Status: in_force

Except for sections 3 and 43 of this act, this act takes effect January 1, 2021.
RCW 70.128.064 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 128 / Section 064
RCW 70.128.064: Priority processing for license applications—Provisional license.
Status: in_force

(1) A provisional license permits the operation of an adult family home for a period of time to be determined by the department, not to exceed twelve months, and is not subject to renewal. A provisional license may be issued: (a) When a currently licensed adult family home provider has applied to be licensed as the new provider for a currently licensed adult family home, the application has been initially processed, and all that remains to complete the application process is an on-site inspection; or (b) Under exceptional circumstances, such as the sudden and unexpected death of the sole provider of an adult family home. (2) In order to prevent disruption to current residents, the department shall give priority processing to an application for a change of ownership: (a) At the request of the currently licensed provider; or (b) When the department has issued a provisional license.
RCW 70.87.310 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 87 / Section 310
RCW 70.87.310: Whistleblower—Identity to remain confidential.
Status: in_force

(1) An employee who is a whistleblower and who as a result of being a whistleblower has been subjected to workplace reprisal or retaliatory action has the remedies provided under chapter 49.60 RCW. (2) The identity of a whistleblower who reports, in good faith, to the department or to a political subdivision that regulates conveyances, practices that may violate the provisions of this chapter or the rules promulgated hereunder must remain confidential. The provisions of RCW 4.24.500 through 4.24.520 , providing certain protections to persons who communicate to government agencies, apply to such reports.
RCW 70.62.200 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 62 / Section 200
RCW 70.62.200: Purpose.
Status: in_force

The purpose of this chapter is to provide for the development, establishment, and enforcement of standards for the maintenance and operation of transient accommodations through a licensing program to promote the protection of the health and safety of individuals using such accommodations in this state.
RCW 70A.325.005 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 325 / Section 005
RCW 70A.325.005: Finding—Intent.
Status: in_force

(1) The legislature finds that: (a) Final regulations adopted by the United States environmental protection agency (EPA) require owners and operators of underground petroleum storage tanks to demonstrate financial responsibility for accidental releases of petroleum as a precondition to continued ownership and operation of such tanks; (b) Financial responsibility is demonstrated through the purchase of pollution liability insurance or an acceptable alternative such as coverage under a state financial responsibility program, in the amount of at least five hundred thousand dollars per occurrence and one million dollars annual aggregate depending upon the nature, use, and number of tanks owned or operated; (c) Many owners and operators of underground petroleum storage tanks cannot purchase pollution liability insurance either because private insurance is unavailable at any price or because owners and operators cannot meet the rigid underwriting standards of existing insurers, nor can many owners and operators meet the strict regulatory standards imposed for alternatives to the purchase of insurance; and (d) Without a state financial responsibility program for owners and operators of underground petroleum storage tanks, many tank owners and operators will be forced to discontinue the ownership and operation of these tanks. (2) The purpose of this chapter is to create a state financial responsibility program meeting EPA standards for owners and operators of underground petroleum storage tanks in a manner that: (a) Minimizes state involvement in pollution liability claims management and insurance administration; (b) Protects the state of Washington from unwanted and unanticipated liability for accidental release claims; (c) Creates incentives for private insurers to provide needed liability insurance; and (d) Parallels generally accepted principles of insurance and risk management. To that end, this chapter establishes a temporary program to provide pollution liability reinsurance at a price that will encourage a private insurance company or risk retention group to sell pollution liability insurance in accordance with the requirements of this chapter to owners and operators of underground petroleum storage tanks, thereby allowing the owners and operators to comply with the financial responsibility regulations of the EPA. In the event that private insurance is not available in the state, this chapter provides an emergency program to address the need of owners and operators of underground petroleum storage tanks to demonstrate financial responsibility so that businesses may continue to operate. (3) It is not the intent of this chapter to permit owners and operators of underground petroleum storage tanks to obtain pollution liability insurance without regard to the quality or condition of their storage tanks or without regard to the risk management practices of tank owners and operators, nor is it the intent of this chapter to provide coverage or funding for past or existing petroleum releases. Further, it is the intent of the legislature that the program follow generally accepted insurance underwriting and actuarial principles and to deviate from those principles only to the extent necessary and within the tax revenue limits provided, to make pollution liability insurance reasonably affordable and available to owners and operators who meet the requirements of this chapter, particularly to those owners and operators whose underground storage tanks meet a vital economic need within the affected community.
RCW 70.38.230 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 38 / Section 230
RCW 70.38.230: Residential hospice care centers—Defined—Change in bed capacity—Applicability of chapter.
Status: in_force

(1) A change in bed capacity at a residential hospice care center shall not be subject to certificate of need review under this chapter if the department determined prior to June 1994 that the construction, development, or other establishment of the residential hospice care center was not subject to certificate of need review under this chapter. (2) For purposes of this section, a "residential hospice care center" means any building, facility, place, or equivalent that opened in December 1996 and is organized, maintained, and operated specifically to provide beds, accommodations, facilities, and services over a continuous period of twenty-four hours or more for palliative care of two or more individuals, not related to the operator, who are diagnosed as being in the latter stages of an advanced disease that is expected to lead to death.
RCW 70.77.111 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 77 / Section 111
RCW 70.77.111: Intent.
Status: in_force

The legislature declares that fireworks, when purchased and used in compliance with the laws of the state of Washington, are legal. The legislature intends that this chapter is regulatory only, and not prohibitory.
RCW 70.114.010 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 114 / Section 010
RCW 70.114.010: Legislative declaration—Fees for use of housing.
Status: in_force

The legislature finds that the migrant labor housing project constructed on property purchased by the state in Yakima county should be continued until June 30, 1981. The employment security department is authorized to set day use or extended period use fees, consistent with those established by the department of parks and recreation [parks and recreation commission].
RCW 70.245.020 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 245 / Section 020
RCW 70.245.020: Written request for medication.
Status: in_force

(1) An adult patient who is competent, is a resident of Washington state, and has been determined by the attending qualified medical provider to be suffering from a terminal disease, and who has voluntarily expressed his or her wish to die, may make a written request for medication that the patient may self-administer to end the patient's life in a humane and dignified manner in accordance with this chapter. (2) A person does not qualify under this chapter solely because of age or disability.
RCW 70A.65.140 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 65 / Section 140
RCW 70A.65.140: Emissions containment reserve withholding.
Status: in_force

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(1) To help ensure that the price of allowances remains sufficient to incentivize reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, the department must establish an emissions containment reserve and set an emissions containment reserve trigger price by rule. The price must be set at a reasonable amount above the auction floor price and equal to the level established in jurisdictions with which the department has entered into a linkage agreement. If a jurisdiction with which the department might enter into a linkage agreement has no emissions containment trigger price, the department may suspend the trigger price under this subsection. The purpose of withholding allowances in the emissions containment reserve is to secure additional emissions reductions. (2) In the event that the emissions containment reserve trigger price is met during an auction, the department must automatically withhold allowances as needed. The department must convert and transfer any allowances that have been withheld from auction into the emissions containment reserve account. (3) Emissions containment reserve allowances may only be withheld from an auction if the demand for allowances would result in an auction clearing price that is less than the emissions containment reserve trigger price prior to the withholding from the auction of any emissions containment reserve allowances. (4) The department shall transfer allowances to the emissions containment reserve in the following situations: (a) No less than two percent of the total number of allowances available from the allowance budgets for calendar years 2023 through 2026; (b) When allowances are unsold in auctions under RCW 70A.65.100 ; (c) When facilities curtail or close consistent with RCW 70A.65.110 (6); or (d) When facilities fall below the emissions threshold. The amount of allowances withdrawn from the program budget must be proportionate to the amount of emissions such a facility was previously using. (5)(a) Allowances must be distributed from the emissions containment reserve by auction when new covered and opt-in entities enter the program. (b) Allowances equal to the greenhouse gas emissions resulting from a new or expanded emissions-intensive, trade-exposed facility with emissions in excess of 25,000 metric tons per year during the first applicable compliance period will be provided to the facility from the reserve created in this section and must be retired by the facility. In subsequent compliance periods, the facility will be subject to the regulatory cap and related requirements under this chapter.
RCW 70.74.340 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 74 / Section 340
RCW 70.74.340: Small arms ammunition, primers and propellants—Transportation, storage and display requirements.
Status: in_force

Quantities of small arms smokeless propellant (class B) in shipping containers approved by the federal department of transportation not in excess of fifty pounds may be transported in a private vehicle. Quantities in excess of twenty-five pounds but not to exceed fifty pounds in a private passenger vehicle shall be transported in an approved magazine as specified by the department of labor and industries rules and regulations. Transportation of quantities in excess of fifty pounds is prohibited in passenger vehicles: PROVIDED, That this requirement shall not apply to duly licensed dealers. Transportation of quantities in excess of fifty pounds shall be in accordance with federal department of transportation regulations. Small arms smokeless propellant intended for personal use in quantities not to exceed twenty-five pounds may be stored without restriction in residences; quantities over twenty-five pounds but not to exceed fifty pounds shall be stored in a strong box or cabinet constructed with three-fourths inch plywood (minimum), or equivalent, on all sides, top, and bottom. Black powder as used in muzzle loading firearms may be transported in a private vehicle or stored without restriction in private residences in quantities not to exceed five pounds. Not more than seventy-five pounds of small arms smokeless propellant, in containers of one pound maximum capacity may be displayed in commercial establishments. Not more than twenty-five pounds of black powder as used in muzzle loading firearms may be stored in commercial establishments of which not more than four pounds in containers of one pound maximum capacity may be displayed. Quantities in excess of one hundred fifty pounds of smokeless propellant or twenty-five pounds of black powder as used in muzzle loading firearms shall be stored in magazines constructed as specified in the rules and regulations for construction of magazines, and located in compliance with this chapter. All small arms smokeless propellant when stored shall be packed in federal department of transportation approved containers.
RCW 70.190.180 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 190 / Section 180
RCW 70.190.180: Community network—Grants for use of school facilities.
Status: in_force

A community public health and safety network, based on rules adopted by the department of health, may include in its comprehensive community plans procedures for providing matching grants to school districts to support expanded use of school facilities for after-hours recreational opportunities and day care as authorized under chapter 28A.215 RCW and RCW 28A.620.010 .
RCW 70.345.150 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 345 / Section 150
RCW 70.345.150: Use of products in public places—When prohibited.
Status: in_force

(1) Indoor areas. (a) The use of vapor products is prohibited in the following indoor areas: (i) Inside a child care facility, provided that a child care facility that is home-based is excluded from this paragraph when children enrolled in such child care facility are not present; (ii) Schools; (iii) Within five hundred feet of schools; (iv) Schools buses; and (v) Elevators. (b) The use of vapor products is permitted for tasting and sampling in indoor areas of retail outlets. (2) Outdoor areas. The use of vapor products is prohibited in the following outdoor areas: (a) Real property that is under the control of a child care facility and upon which the child care facility is located, provided that a child care facility that is home-based is excluded from this paragraph when children enrolled in such child care facility are not present; (b) Real property that is under the control of a school and upon which the school is located; and (c) Playgrounds, during the hours between sunrise and sunset, when one or more persons under twelve years of age are present at such playground.
RCW 70.44.903 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 44 / Section 903
RCW 70.44.903: Savings—1982 c 84.
Status: in_force

All debts, contracts, and obligations made or incurred prior to June 10, 1982, by or in favor of any public hospital district, and all bonds, warrants, or other obligations issued by such district, and all other actions and proceedings relating thereto done or taken by such public hospital districts or by their respective officers within their authority are hereby declared to be legal and valid and of full force and effect from the date thereof.
RCW 70.155.120 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 155 / Section 120
RCW 70.155.120: Youth tobacco and vapor products prevention account—Source and use of funds.
Status: in_force

(1) The youth tobacco and vapor products prevention account is created in the state treasury. All fees collected pursuant to RCW 70.155.100 (3)(b), 82.24.520 , 82.24.530 , 82.26.160 , and 82.26.170 and funds collected by the board from the imposition of monetary penalties shall be deposited into this account, except that 10 percent of all such fees and penalties shall be deposited in the state general fund. (2) Moneys appropriated from the youth tobacco and vapor products prevention account to the department of health shall be used by the department of health for implementation of this chapter, including collection and reporting of data regarding enforcement and the extent to which access to tobacco products and vapor products by youth has been reduced. (3) The department of health shall enter into interagency agreements with the board to pay the costs incurred, up to 30 percent of available funds, in carrying out its enforcement responsibilities under this chapter. Such agreements shall set forth standards of enforcement, consistent with the funding available, so as to reduce the extent to which tobacco products and vapor products are available to individuals under the age of 21. The agreements shall also set forth requirements for data reporting by the board regarding its enforcement activities. During the 2019-2021 fiscal biennium, the department of health shall pay the costs incurred, up to 23 percent of available funds, in carrying out its enforcement responsibilities. (4) The department of health, the board, and the department of revenue shall enter into an interagency agreement for payment of the cost of administering the tobacco retailer licensing system and for the provision of quarterly documentation of tobacco wholesaler, retailer, and vending machine names and locations. (5) The department of health shall, within up to 70 percent of available funds, provide grants to local health departments or other local community agencies to develop and implement coordinated tobacco and vapor product intervention strategies to prevent and reduce tobacco and vapor product use by youth. During the 2019-2021 fiscal biennium, the department of health shall, within up to 77 percent of available funds, provide grants to local health departments or other local community agencies to develop and implement coordinated tobacco and vapor product intervention strategies to prevent and reduce tobacco and vapor product use by youth.
RCW 70A.35.030 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 35 / Section 030
RCW 70A.35.030: Low-income weatherization and structural rehabilitation assistance account.
Status: in_force

(1) The low-income weatherization and structural rehabilitation assistance account is created in the state treasury. All moneys from the money distributed to the state pursuant to Exxon v. United States , 561 F.Supp. 816 (1983), affirmed 773 F.2d 1240 (1985), or any other oil overcharge settlements or judgments distributed by the federal government, that are allocated to the low-income weatherization and structural rehabilitation assistance account shall be deposited in the account. The department may accept such gifts, grants, and endowments from public or private sources as may be made from time to time, in trust or otherwise, and shall deposit such funds in the account. Any moneys received from sponsor match payments shall be deposited in the account. The legislature may also appropriate moneys to the account. Moneys in the account shall be spent pursuant to appropriation and only for the purposes and in the manner provided in RCW 70A.35.040 . Any moneys appropriated that are not spent by the department shall return to the account. (2) The purposes of the low-income weatherization and structural rehabilitation assistance account are to: (a) Maximize the number of energy efficient residential structures in the state; (b) Achieve the greatest possible expected monetary and energy savings by low-income households and other energy consumers over the longest period of time; (c) Identify and correct, to the extent practicable, health and safety problems for residents of low-income households, including asbestos, lead, and mold hazards; (d) Leverage the many available state and federal programs aimed at increasing the quality and energy efficiency of low-income residences in the state; (e) Create family-wage jobs that may lead to careers in the construction trades or in the energy efficiency sectors; and (f) Leverage, to the extent feasible, sustainable technologies, practices, and designs, including renewable energy systems.
RCW 70.97.050 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 97 / Section 050
RCW 70.97.050: Right to refuse antipsychotic medication.
Status: in_force

An individual served in a facility has a right to refuse antipsychotic medication.
RCW 70A.205.220 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 205 / Section 220
RCW 70A.205.220: Department to cooperate with public and private departments, agencies, and associations.
Status: in_force

The department shall work closely with the department of commerce, the department of enterprise services, and with other state departments and agencies, the Washington state association of counties, the association of Washington cities, and business associations, to carry out the objectives and purposes of chapter 41, Laws of 1975-'76 2nd ex. sess.
RCW 70A.505.080 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 505 / Section 080
RCW 70A.505.080: Requirement to recycle end-of-life mercury-containing lights.
Status: in_force

Effective January 1, 2013: (1) All persons, residents, government, commercial, industrial, and retail facilities and office buildings must recycle their end-of-life mercury-containing lights. (2) No mercury-containing lights may knowingly be placed in waste containers for disposal at incinerators, waste to energy facilities, or landfills. (3) No mercury-containing lights may knowingly be placed in a container for mixed recyclables unless there is a separate location or compartment for the mercury-containing lights that complies with local government collection standards or guidelines. (4) No owner or operator of a solid waste facility may be found in violation of this section if the facility has posted in a conspicuous location a sign stating that mercury-containing lights must be recycled and are not accepted for disposal. (5) No solid waste collector may be found in violation of this section for mercury-containing lights placed in a disposal container by the generator of the mercury-containing light.
RCW 70A.10.200 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 10 / Section 200
RCW 70A.10.200: Program of emergency cloud seeding authorized.
Status: in_force

The director of ecology may establish by rule under chapter 34.05 RCW a program of emergency cloud seeding. The director may include in these rules standards and guidelines for determining the situations which warrant cloud seeding and the means to be used for cloud seeding.
RCW 70A.515.070 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 515 / Section 070
RCW 70A.515.070: Required participation in an approved stewardship plan—Information regarding available end-of-life paint management options.
Status: in_force

(1) A producer or paint retailer may not sell or offer for sale to any person in the state architectural paint unless the producer or brand of architectural paint is participating in an approved stewardship plan under this chapter. A retailer complies with the requirements of this section if, on the date the architectural paint was ordered from the producer or its agent, the producer of the paint was listed on the department's website as a producer participating in an approved paint stewardship program plan. However, a retailer may sell any paint purchased prior to July 28, 2019. (2) A distributor or a paint retailer that distributes or sells architectural paint shall monitor the department's website to determine if the sale of a producer's architectural paint is in compliance with this chapter. (3) At the time of sale to a consumer, a producer, a stewardship organization, or a paint retailer selling or offering architectural paint for sale in Washington shall provide the consumer with information regarding available end-of-life management options for leftover architectural paint collected through a paint stewardship program. (4) Neither a paint retailer, nor any other retailer, is required to serve as a leftover paint collection facility. (5) No fee may be charged at the time of delivery of leftover paint to a collection site.
RCW 70A.245.100 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 245 / Section 100
RCW 70A.245.100: Recycling enhancement account.
Status: in_force

The recycling enhancement account is created in the custody of the state treasurer. All penalties collected by the department pursuant to RCW 70A.245.040 , 70A.245.050 , and 70A.208.230 must be deposited in the account. Only the director of the department or the director's designee may authorize expenditures from the account. The account is subject to the allotment procedures under chapter 43.88 RCW, but an appropriation is not required for expenditures. Expenditures from the account may be used by the department only for providing grants to local governments for the purpose of supporting local solid waste and financial assistance programs.
RCW 70A.15.4510 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 15 / Section 4510
RCW 70A.15.4510: Burning used oil fuel in land-based facilities.
Status: in_force

(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, a person may not burn used oil as fuel in a land-based facility or in state waters unless the used oil meets the following standards: (a) Cadmium: 2 ppm maximum (b) Chromium: 10 ppm maximum (c) Lead: 100 ppm maximum (d) Arsenic: 5 ppm maximum (e) Total halogens: 1000 ppm maximum (f) Polychlorinated biphenyls: 2 ppm maximum (g) Ash: .1 percent maximum (h) Sulfur: 1.0 percent maximum (i) Flash point: 100 degrees Fahrenheit minimum. (2) This section shall not apply to: (a) Used oil burned in space heaters if the space heater has a maximum heat output of not greater than 0.5 million btu's per hour or used oil burned in facilities permitted by the department or a local air pollution control authority; or (b) ocean-going vessels. (3) This section shall not apply to persons in the business of collecting used oil from residences when under authorization by a city, county, or the utilities and transportation commission.
RCW 70.395.050 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 395 / Section 050
RCW 70.395.050: Inspections—Delegation—Rules—Enforcement.
Status: in_force

(1) The department of health may at any time inspect a private detention facility to determine whether it has failed or refused to comply with the requirements of this chapter, the standards or rules adopted under this chapter, or other applicable state or federal statutes or rules regulating such facilities. (2) The department of health shall: (a) Conduct routine, unannounced inspections of private detention facilities including, but not limited to, inspection of food service and food handling, sanitation and hygiene, and nutrition as provided in (c) of this subsection; (b) Conduct investigations of complaints received relating to any private detention facility located within the state; (c) Regularly review the list of food items provided to detained persons to ensure the specific nutrition and calorie needs of each detained person are met, including any needs related to medical requirements, food allergies, or religious dietary restrictions; (d) Test water used for drinking and bathing and air quality every six months at private detention facilities both inside and outside of the facility; and (e) Post inspection results on its website and in a conspicuous place viewable by detained persons and visitors to private detention facilities. Results should be posted in English and in languages spoken by detainees, to the extent practicable. (3) The department of health may delegate food safety inspections to the local health jurisdiction, where the local health jurisdiction is in the county where the private detention facility is located, to conduct inspections pursuant to regulations. (4) The department of health shall adopt rules as may be necessary to effectuate the intent and purposes of this section in order to ensure private detention facilities allow regular inspections and comply with measurable standards providing sanitary, hygienic, and safe conditions for detained persons. (5) The department of labor and industries shall conduct routine, unannounced inspections of workplace conditions at private detention facilities, including work undertaken by detained persons. (6) The office of the attorney general may enforce violations of this section on its own initiative or in response to complaints or violations.
RCW 70.122.120 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 122 / Section 120
RCW 70.122.120: Directive's validity assumed.
Status: in_force

Any person or health facility may assume that a directive complies with this chapter and is valid.
RCW 70.160.030 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 160 / Section 030
RCW 70.160.030: Smoking prohibited in public places or places of employment.
Status: in_force

No person may smoke in a public place or in any place of employment.
RCW 70A.15.5000 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 15 / Section 5000
RCW 70A.15.5000: Definition of "outdoor burning."
Status: in_force

As used in this subchapter, "outdoor burning" means the combustion of material of any type in an open fire or in an outdoor container without providing for the control of combustion or the control of emissions from the combustion.
RCW 70A.415.020 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 415 / Section 020
RCW 70A.415.020: Hazardous substance information and education office—Duties.
Status: in_force

There is hereby created the hazardous substance information and education office. Through this office the department shall: (1) Facilitate access to existing information on hazardous substances within a community; (2) Request and obtain information about hazardous substances at specified locations and facilities from agencies that regulate those locations and facilities. The department shall review, approve, and provide confidentiality as provided by statute. Upon request of the department, each agency shall provide the information within forty-five days; (3) At the request of citizens or public health or public safety organizations, compile existing information about hazardous substance use at specified locations and facilities. This information shall include but not be limited to: (a) Point and nonpoint air and water emissions; (b) Extremely hazardous, moderate risk wastes and dangerous wastes as defined in chapter 70A.300 RCW produced, used, stored, transported from, or disposed of by any facility; (c) A list of the hazardous substances present at a given site and data on their acute and chronic health and environmental effects; (d) Data on governmental pesticide use at a given site; (e) Data on commercial pesticide use at a given site if such data is only given to individuals who are chemically sensitive; and (f) Compliance history of any facility. (4) Provide education to the public on the proper production, use, storage, and disposal of hazardous substances, including but not limited to: (a) A technical resource center on hazardous substance management for industry and the public; (b) Programs, in cooperation with local government, to educate generators of moderate risk waste, and provide information regarding the potential hazards to human health and the environment resulting from improper use and disposal of the waste and proper methods of handling, reducing, recycling, and disposing of the waste; (c) Public information and education relating to the safe handling and disposal of hazardous household substances; and (d) Guidelines to aid counties in developing and implementing a hazardous household substances program. Requests for information from the hazardous substance information and education office may be made by letter or by a toll-free telephone line, if one is established by the department. Requests shall be responded to in accordance with chapter 42.56 RCW. This section shall not require any agency to compile information that is not required by existing laws or rules.
RCW 70A.425.050 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 425 / Section 050
RCW 70A.425.050: "Sale" defined.
Status: in_force

"Sale" means to sell, offer for sale, hold for sale, handle or use as an inducement in the promotion of a household substance or the sale of another article or product.
RCW 70.245.210 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 245 / Section 210
RCW 70.245.210: Claims by governmental entity for costs incurred.
Status: in_force

Any governmental entity that incurs costs resulting from a person terminating his or her life under this chapter in a public place has a claim against the estate of the person to recover such costs and reasonable attorneys' fees related to enforcing the claim.
RCW 70.128.901 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 128 / Section 901
RCW 70.128.901: Construction—Chapter applicable to state registered domestic partnerships—2009 c 521.
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this chapter, the terms spouse, marriage, marital, husband, wife, widow, widower, next of kin, and family shall be interpreted as applying equally to state registered domestic partnerships or individuals in state registered domestic partnerships as well as to marital relationships and married persons, and references to dissolution of marriage shall apply equally to state registered domestic partnerships that have been terminated, dissolved, or invalidated, to the extent that such interpretation does not conflict with federal law. Where necessary to implement chapter 521, Laws of 2009, gender-specific terms such as husband and wife used in any statute, rule, or other law shall be construed to be gender neutral, and applicable to individuals in state registered domestic partnerships.
RCW 70A.425.080 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 425 / Section 080
RCW 70A.425.080: "Special packaging" defined.
Status: in_force

"Special packaging" means packaging that is designed or constructed to be significantly difficult for children under five years of age to open or obtain a toxic or harmful amount of the substance contained therein within a reasonable time and not difficult for normal adults to use properly, but does not mean packaging which all such children cannot open or obtain a toxic or harmful amount within a reasonable time.
RCW 70.352.070 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 352 / Section 070
RCW 70.352.070: Violation of chapter—Legal action authorized.
Status: in_force

If a dental laboratory violates any provision of this chapter, the department may, in the manner provided by law and upon the advice of the attorney general who shall represent the department in the proceedings, maintain an action in the name of the state for an injunction or other process against any dental laboratory to restrain or prevent the operation of the establishment without a registration issued under this chapter.
RCW 70A.205.540 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 205 / Section 540
RCW 70A.205.540: Source separated organic solid waste collection services—Fees—Exceptions—Rule making.
Status: in_force

(1) Except as provided in subsection (3) of this section, in each jurisdiction that implements a local solid waste plan under RCW 70A.205.040 : (a) Beginning April 1, 2027, source separated organic solid waste collection services are required to be provided year-round to: (i) All single-family residents; and (ii) Nonresidential customers that generate more than .25 cubic yards per week of organic materials for management; (b)(i) The department may, by waiver, reduce the collection frequency requirements in (a) of this subsection for the collection of dehydrated food waste or to address food waste managed through other circumstances or technologies that will reduce the volume or odor, or both, of collected food waste. (ii) All organic solid waste collected from single-family residents and businesses under this subsection must be managed through organic materials management; (c) Beginning April 1, 2030, the source separated organic solid waste collection services specified in (a) of this subsection must be provided on a nonelective basis to customers that receive other curbside solid waste services, except that a jurisdiction must grant an exemption to a customer that certifies to the jurisdiction that the customer is managing organic material waste on-site or self-hauling its own organic material waste for organic materials management; (d) Beginning April 1, 2030, each jurisdiction's source separated organic solid waste collection service must include the acceptance of food waste year-round. The jurisdiction may choose to collect food waste source separated from other organic materials or may collect food waste commingled with other organic materials; and (e) Beginning April 1, 2030, all persons, when using curbside collection for disposal, may use only source separated organic solid waste collection services to discard unwanted organic materials. By January 1, 2027, the department must develop guidance under which local jurisdictions must exempt persons from this requirement if organic materials will be managed through an alternative mechanism that provides equal or better environmental outcomes. For the purposes of this subsection (1)(e), "person" or "persons" does not include multifamily residences, who are instead subject to the provisions of subsection (5) of this section. (2)(a) Except as provided in (b) of this subsection, a jurisdiction may charge and collect fees or rates for the services provided under subsection (1) of this section, consistent with the jurisdiction's authority to impose fees and rates under chapters 35.21 , 35A.21, 36.58, and 36.58A RCW. (b) A jurisdiction providing the services required in this section may not charge, or collect fees or rates from, a person managing organic materials through an alternative mechanism providing equal or better environmental outcomes, including composting, diverting organic materials to animal feed, self-hauling organic materials to an organic materials management facility, or other means of beneficially managing unwanted organic materials. (3)(a) Except as provided in (e) of this subsection, the requirements of this section do not apply in a jurisdiction if the department determines that the following apply: (i) The jurisdiction disposed of less than 5,000 tons of solid waste in the most recent year for which data is available; or (ii) The jurisdiction has a total population of less than 25,000 people. (b) The requirements of this section do not apply: (i) In census tracts that have a population density of less than 75 people per square mile that are serviced by the jurisdiction and located in unincorporated portions of a county, as determined by the department, in counties not planning under chapter 36.70A RCW; (ii) In census tracts that have a population density of greater than 75 people per square mile, where the census tract includes jurisdictions that meet any of the conditions in (a)(i) and (ii) of this subsection, that are serviced by the jurisdiction and located in unincorporated portions of a county, as determined by the department, in counties not planning under chapter 36.70A RCW; (iii) Outside of urban growth areas designated pursuant to RCW 36.70A.110 in unincorporated portions of a county planning under chapter 36.70A RCW; (iv) Inside of unincorporated urban growth areas for jurisdictions planning under chapter 36.70A RCW that meet any of the conditions in (a)(i) and (ii) of this subsection; and (v) In unincorporated urban growth areas in counties with an unincorporated population of less than 25,000 people. (c) A jurisdiction that collects organic materials, but that does not collect organic materials on a year-round basis as of January 1, 2024, is not required to provide year-round organic solid waste collection services if it provides those services at least 26 weeks annually. (d) In addition to the exemptions in (a) through (c) of this subsection, the department may issue a renewable waiver to jurisdictions or portions of a jurisdiction under this subsection for up to five years, based on consideration of factors including the distance to organic materials management facilities, the sufficiency of the capacity to manage organic materials at facilities to which organic materials could feasibly and economically be delivered from the jurisdiction, and restrictions in the transport of organic materials under chapter 17.24 RCW. The department may adopt rules to specify the type of information that a waiver applicant must submit to the department and to specify the department's process for reviewing and approving waiver applications. (e) Beginning January 1, 2030, the department may adopt a rule to require that the provisions of this section apply in the jurisdictions identified in (b) through (d) of this subsection, but only if the department determines that the goals established in RCW 70A.205.007 (1) have not or will not be achieved. (4) Any city that newly begins implementing an independent solid waste plan under RCW 70A.205.040 after July 1, 2022, must meet the requirements of subsection (1) of this section. (5)(a) Jurisdictions planning together or independently that submit a preliminary draft solid waste management plan to the department under RCW 70A.205.040 and 70A.205.055 (1) after July 1, 2026, must include programs and establish a timeline to implement a phase-in to require collection of source separated organic materials from multifamily residences in areas subject to the organic materials management requirements of subsections (1) and (3) of this section. The programs and phase-in established under this subsection must include required collection of source separated organic materials from all newly constructed or substantially remodeled multifamily residential buildings certified for occupancy after the local solid waste plan update takes effect. (b) Programs established under this subsection may allow for waivers from the requirements for source separated organic materials for an existing multifamily structure if it is determined that the structure does not have adequate storage space for collection of source separated organic materials. In cases where space constraints are determined to exist, the feasibility of shared containers by contiguous multifamily structures or between multifamily structures and adjacent businesses shall also be evaluated before a waiver is granted. (c) For purposes of this subsection (5), "substantially remodeled" means a remodeled building for which the total cost exceeds one-half of the assessed value of the building for property tax purposes at the time the contract for the remodel work was made. (6) Nothing in this section affects the authority or duties of the department of agriculture related to pest and noxious weed control and quarantine measures under chapter 17.24 RCW. (7) No penalty may be assessed on an individual or resident for the improper disposal of organic materials under subsection (1) of this section in a noncommercial or residential setting. (8) The department must adopt new rules or amend existing rules adopted under this chapter establishing permit requirements for organic materials management facilities requiring a solid waste handling permit addressing contamination associated with incoming food waste feedstocks and finished products, for environmental benefit. (9) Nothing in this section precludes the ability of a person to use on-site composting, the diversion of organic materials to animal feed, self-haul organic materials to a facility, or other means of beneficially managing unwanted organic materials.
RCW 70A.200.150 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 200 / Section 150
RCW 70A.200.150: Department of ecology—Administration of anti-litter and recycling programs.
Status: in_force

In addition to the foregoing, the department of ecology shall use the moneys from RCW 70A.200.140 of the waste reduction, recycling, and litter control account to: (1) Serve as the coordinating agency between the various industry organizations seeking to aid in the waste reduction, anti-litter, recycling, and composting efforts; (2) Serve as the coordinating and administrating agency for all state agencies and local governments receiving funds for waste reduction, litter control, recycling, and composting under this chapter; (3) Recommend to the governing bodies of all local governments that they adopt ordinances similar to the provisions of this chapter; (4) Cooperate with all local governments to accomplish coordination of local waste reduction, anti-litter, recycling, and composting efforts; (5) Encourage, organize, and coordinate all voluntary local waste reduction, anti-litter, and recycling campaigns seeking to focus the attention of the public on the programs of this state to reduce waste, control and remove litter, and foster recycling and composting; (6) Investigate the availability of, and apply for funds available from any private or public source to be used in the program outlined in this chapter; (7) Develop statewide programs by working with local governments, payers of the waste reduction, recycling, and litter control tax, and industry organizations that are active in waste reduction, anti-litter, recycling, and composting efforts to: (a) Increase public awareness of and participation in recycling and composting; and (b) Stimulate and encourage local private recycling and composting centers, public participation in recycling and composting, and research and development in the field of litter control, and recycling, removal, and disposal of litter-related recycling materials, and composting; and (8) Provide on the department's website a summary of all waste reduction, litter control, recycling, and composting efforts statewide including those of the department and other state agencies and local governments funded for such programs under this chapter.
RCW 70.47.050 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 47 / Section 050
RCW 70.47.050: Rules.
Status: in_force

The *administrator may promulgate and adopt rules consistent with this chapter to carry out the purposes of this chapter. All rules shall be adopted in accordance with chapter 34.05 RCW.
RCW 70A.200.100 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 200 / Section 100
RCW 70A.200.100: Official gatherings and sports facilities—Recycling.
Status: in_force

In communities where there is an established curbside service and where recycling service is available to businesses, a recycling program must be provided at every official gathering and at every sports facility by the vendors who sell beverages in single-use aluminum, glass, or plastic bottles or cans. A recycling program includes provision of receptacles or reverse vending machines, and provisions to transport and recycle the collected materials. Facility managers or event coordinators may choose to work with vendors to coordinate the recycling program. The recycling receptacles or reverse vending machines must be clearly marked, and must be provided for the aluminum, glass, or plastic bottles or cans that contain the beverages sold by the vendor.
RCW 70.47.170 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 47 / Section 170
RCW 70.47.170: Annual reporting requirement.
Status: in_force

(1) Beginning in November 2012, the health care authority, in coordination with the department of social and health services, shall by November 15th of each year report to the legislature: (a) The number of basic health plan enrollees who: (i) Upon enrollment or recertification had reported being employed, and beginning with the 2008 report, the month and year they reported being hired; or (ii) upon enrollment or recertification had reported being the dependent of someone who was employed, and beginning with the 2008 report, the month and year they reported the employed person was hired; and (iii) the total cost to the state for these enrollees. The information shall be reported by employer size for employers having more than fifty employees as enrollees or with dependents as enrollees. This information shall be provided for the preceding January and June of that year. (b) The following aggregated information: (i) The number of employees who are enrollees or with dependents as enrollees by private and governmental employers; (ii) the number of employees who are enrollees or with dependents as enrollees by employer size for employers with fifty or fewer employees, fifty-one to one hundred employees, one hundred one to one thousand employees, one thousand one to five thousand employees and more than five thousand employees; and (iii) the number of employees who are enrollees or with dependents as enrollees by industry type. (2) For each aggregated classification, the report will include the number of hours worked and total cost to the state for these enrollees. This information shall be for each quarter of the preceding year.
RCW 70A.120.070 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 120 / Section 070
RCW 70A.120.070: Secretary—Consideration of guidelines.
Status: in_force

The secretary is authorized, when taking action pursuant to RCW 70A.120.050 and 70A.120.060 , to consider generally applicable criteria and guidelines developed by a nationally recognized association of certification authorities and commonly accepted national guidelines and standards.
RCW 70.24.325 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 24 / Section 325
RCW 70.24.325: Testing—Insurance requirements.
Status: in_force

(1) This section shall apply to consent for blood-borne pathogen testing administered as part of an application for coverage authorized under Title 48 RCW. (2) Persons subject to regulation under Title 48 RCW who are requesting an insured, a subscriber, or a potential insured or subscriber to furnish the results of a blood-borne pathogen test for underwriting purposes as a condition for obtaining or renewing coverage under an insurance contract, health care service contract, or health maintenance organization agreement shall: (a) Provide written information to the individual prior to being tested which explains which blood-borne pathogen test is being administered; and that the purpose of blood-borne pathogen testing in this setting is to determine eligibility for coverage. (b) Obtain informed specific written consent for the blood-borne pathogen test or tests. The written informed consent shall include an explanation of the confidential treatment of the test results which limits access to the results to persons involved in handling or determining applications for coverage or claims of the applicant or claimant. (c) Establish procedures to inform an applicant of the following: (i) That the applicant may designate a health care provider or health care agency to whom the insurer, the health care service contractor, or health maintenance organization will provide test results indicative of infection with a blood-borne pathogen for interpretation; and (ii) That test results indicative of infection with a blood-borne pathogen will be sent directly to the applicant.
RCW 70.180.011 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 180 / Section 011
RCW 70.180.011: Definitions.
Status: in_force

Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter. (1) "Department" means the department of health. (2) "Rural areas" means a rural area in the state of Washington as identified by the department.
RCW 70.114A.065 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 114A / Section 065
RCW 70.114A.065: Licensing, operation, and inspection—Rules.
Status: in_force

The department and the department of labor and industries shall adopt joint rules for the licensing, operation, and inspection of temporary worker housing, and the enforcement thereof. These rules shall establish standards that are as effective as the standards developed under the Washington industrial safety and health act, chapter 49.17 RCW.
RCW 70.245.100 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 245 / Section 100
RCW 70.245.100: Right to rescind request.
Status: in_force

A patient may rescind his or her request at any time and in any manner without regard to his or her mental state. No prescription for medication under this chapter may be written without the attending qualified medical provider offering the qualified patient an opportunity to rescind the request.
RCW 70A.145.030 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 145 / Section 030
RCW 70A.145.030: Cost allocation and recovery.
Status: in_force

A purveyor may allocate and recover the costs of fire suppression water facilities and services from all customers as costs of complying with state laws and regulations, or from customers based on service to, benefits conferred upon, and burdens and impacts caused by various classes of customers, or both.
RCW 70.175.140 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 175 / Section 140
RCW 70.175.140: Consultative advice for licensees or applicants.
Status: in_force

Any licensee or applicant desiring to make alterations or additions to its facilities or to construct new facilities may contact the department for consultative advice before commencing such alteration, addition, or new construction.
RCW 70A.388.902 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 388 / Section 902
RCW 70A.388.902: Section headings not part of law.
Status: in_force

Section headings as used in this chapter do not constitute any part of the law.
RCW 70A.15.2280 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 15 / Section 2280
RCW 70A.15.2280: Source categories not required to have a permit—Recommendations.
Status: in_force

The department shall prepare recommendations to reduce air emissions for source categories not generally required to have a permit under RCW 70A.15.2260 . Such recommendations shall not require any action by the owner or operator of a source and shall be consistent with rules adopted under chapter 70A.214 RCW. The recommendations shall include but not be limited to: Process changes, product substitution, equipment modifications, hazardous substance use reduction, recycling, and energy efficiency.
RCW 70.175.090 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 175 / Section 090
RCW 70.175.090: Participants authorized to contract—Penalty—Secretary and state exempt from liability.
Status: in_force

(1) Participants are authorized to use funding granted to them by the secretary for the purpose of contracting for technical assistance services. Participants shall use only consultants identified by the secretary for consulting services unless the participant can show that an alternative consultant is qualified to provide technical assistance and is approved by the secretary. Adequate records shall be kept by the participant showing project site expenditures from grant moneys. Inappropriate use of grant funding shall be a gross misdemeanor. (2) In providing a list of qualified consultants the secretary and the state shall not be held responsible for assuring qualifications of consultants and shall be held harmless for the actions of consultants. Furthermore, the secretary and the state shall not be held liable for the failure of participants to meet contractual obligations established in connection with project participation.
RCW 70A.340.090 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 340 / Section 090
RCW 70A.340.090: Enforcement of chapter—Violations—Penalties.
Status: in_force

(1) The department must enforce this chapter. The department may periodically purchase and test brake friction material sold or offered for sale in Washington state to verify that the material complies with this chapter. (2) Enforcement of this chapter by the department must rely on notification and information exchange between the department and manufacturers, distributors, and retailers. The department must issue one warning letter by certified mail to a manufacturer, distributor, or retailer that sells or offers to sell brake friction material in violation of this chapter, and offer information or other appropriate assistance regarding compliance with this chapter. Once a warning letter has been issued to a distributor or retailer for violations under subsections (3) and (5) of this section, the department need not provide warning letters for subsequent violations by that distributor or retailer. For the purposes of subsection (6) of this section, a warning letter serves as notice of the violation. If compliance is not achieved, the department may assess penalties under this section. (3) A brake friction material distributor or retailer that violates this chapter is subject to a civil penalty not to exceed ten thousand dollars for each violation. Brake friction material distributors or retailers that sell brake friction material that is packaged consistent with RCW 70A.340.080 (2)(b) are not in violation of this chapter. However, if the department conclusively proves that the brake friction material distributor or retailer was aware that the brake friction material being sold violates RCW 70A.340.030 or 70A.340.050 , the brake friction material distributor or retailer is subject to civil penalties according to this section. (4) A brake friction material manufacturer that knowingly violates this chapter must recall the brake friction material and reimburse the brake friction distributor, retailer, or any other purchaser for the material and any applicable shipping and handling charges for returning the material. A brake friction material manufacturer that violates this chapter is subject to a civil penalty not to exceed ten thousand dollars for each violation. (5) A motor vehicle distributor or retailer that violates this chapter is subject to a civil penalty not to exceed ten thousand dollars for each violation. A motor vehicle distributor or retailer is not in violation of this chapter for selling a vehicle that was previously sold at retail and that contains brake friction material failing to meet the requirements of this chapter. However, if the department conclusively proves that the motor vehicle distributor or retailer installed brake friction material that violates RCW 70A.340.030 , 70A.340.050 , or 70A.340.080 (2)(b) on the vehicle being sold and was aware that the brake friction material violates RCW 70A.340.030 , 70A.340.050 , or 70A.340.080 (2)(b), the motor vehicle distributor or retailer is subject to civil penalties under this section. (6) A motor vehicle manufacturer that violates this chapter must notify the registered owner of the vehicle within six months of knowledge of the violation and must replace at no cost to the owner the noncompliant brake friction material with brake friction material that complies with this chapter. A motor vehicle manufacturer that fails to provide the required notification to registered owners of the affected vehicles within six months of knowledge of the violation is subject to a civil penalty not to exceed one hundred thousand dollars. A motor vehicle manufacturer that fails to provide the required notification to registered owners of the affected vehicles after twelve months of knowledge of the violation is subject to a civil penalty not to exceed ten thousand dollars per vehicle. For purposes of this section, "motor vehicle manufacturer" does not include a vehicle dealer defined under RCW 46.70.011 and required to be licensed as a vehicle dealer under chapter 46.70 RCW. (7) Before the effective date of the prohibitions in RCW 70A.340.030 or 70A.340.050 , the department must prepare and distribute information about the prohibitions to manufacturers, distributors, and retailers to the maximum extent practicable. (8) All penalties collected under this chapter must be deposited in the model toxics control operating account created in RCW 70A.305.180 .
RCW 70.158.030 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 158 / Section 030
RCW 70.158.030: Tobacco product manufacturers—Certification—Attorney general to publish directory—Violations.
Status: in_force

(1) Every tobacco product manufacturer whose cigarettes are sold in this state, whether directly or through a wholesaler, distributor, retailer, or similar intermediary or intermediaries, shall execute and deliver on a form prescribed by the attorney general a certification to the attorney general, no later than the thirtieth day of April each year, certifying under penalty of perjury that, as of the date of such certification, the tobacco product manufacturer is either a participating manufacturer; or is in full compliance with RCW 70.157.020 (b)(1), including all payments required by that section or chapter 25, Laws of 2003. (a) A participating manufacturer shall include in its certification a list of its brand families. The participating manufacturer shall update the list thirty calendar days prior to any addition to or modification of its brand families by executing and delivering a supplemental certification to the attorney general. (b) A nonparticipating manufacturer shall include in its certification: (i) A list of all of its brand families and the number of units sold for each brand family that were sold in the state during the preceding calendar year; (ii) a list of all of its brand families that have been sold in the state at anytime during the current calendar year; (iii) indicating, by an asterisk, any brand family sold in the state during the preceding calendar year that is no longer being sold in the state as of the date of such certification; and (iv) identifying by name and address any other manufacturer of brand families in the preceding or current calendar year. The nonparticipating manufacturer shall update the list thirty calendar days prior to any addition to or modification of its brand families by executing and delivering a supplemental certification to the attorney general. (c) In the case of a nonparticipating manufacturer, the certification shall further certify: (i) That the nonparticipating manufacturer is registered to do business in the state or has appointed a resident agent for service of process and provided notice as required by RCW 70.158.040 ; (ii) That the nonparticipating manufacturer: (A) Has established and continues to maintain a qualified escrow fund; and (B) has executed a qualified escrow agreement that has been reviewed and approved by the attorney general and that governs the qualified escrow fund; (iii) That the nonparticipating manufacturer is in full compliance with RCW 70.157.020 (b)(1) and this chapter, and any rules adopted pursuant thereto; and (iv)(A) The name, address, and telephone number of the financial institution where the nonparticipating manufacturer has established a qualified escrow fund required pursuant to RCW 70.157.020 (b)(1) and all rules adopted thereunder; (B) the account number of the qualified escrow fund and any subaccount number for the state of Washington; (C) the amount the nonparticipating manufacturer placed in the fund for cigarettes sold in the state during the preceding calendar year, the date and amount of each deposit, and evidence or verification as may be deemed necessary by the attorney general to confirm the foregoing; and (D) the amount and date of any withdrawal or transfer of funds the nonparticipating manufacturer made at any time from the fund or from any other qualified escrow fund into which it ever made escrow payments pursuant to RCW 70.157.020 (b)(1) and all rules adopted thereunder. (d) A tobacco product manufacturer may not include a brand family in its certification unless: (i) In the case of a participating manufacturer, the participating manufacturer affirms that the brand family is to be deemed to be its cigarettes for purposes of calculating its payments under the master settlement agreement for the relevant year, in the volume and shares determined pursuant to the master settlement agreement; and (ii) in the case of a nonparticipating manufacturer, the nonparticipating manufacturer affirms that the brand family is to be deemed to be its cigarettes for purposes of RCW 70.157.020 (b)(1). Nothing in this section limits or otherwise affects the state's right to maintain that a brand family constitutes cigarettes of a different tobacco product manufacturer for purposes of calculating payments under the master settlement agreement or for purposes of RCW 70.157.020 . (e) A tobacco product manufacturer shall maintain all invoices and documentation of sales and other information relied upon for such certification for a period of five years, unless otherwise required by law to maintain them for a greater period of time. (2) Not later than November 1, 2003, the attorney general shall develop and publish on its website a directory listing all tobacco product manufacturers that have provided current and accurate certifications conforming to the requirements of this section and all brand families that are listed in these certifications, except as noted below: (a) The attorney general shall not include or retain in the directory the name or brand families of any nonparticipating manufacturer that has failed to provide the required certification or whose certification the attorney general determines is not in compliance with subsection (1)(b) and (c) of this section, unless the attorney general has determined that the violation has been cured to the satisfaction of the attorney general. (b) Neither a tobacco product manufacturer nor brand family shall be included or retained in the directory if the attorney general concludes, in the case of a nonparticipating manufacturer, that: (i) Any escrow payment required pursuant to RCW 70.157.020 (b)(1) for any period for any brand family, whether or not listed by the nonparticipating manufacturer, has not been fully paid into a qualified escrow fund governed by a qualified escrow agreement that has been approved by the attorney general; or (ii) any outstanding final judgment, including interest, for a violation of RCW 70.157.020 (b)(1) that has not been fully satisfied for the brand family or manufacturer. (c) The attorney general shall update the directory as necessary in order to correct mistakes and to add or remove a tobacco product manufacturer or brand family to keep the directory in conformity with the requirements of this chapter. The attorney general shall transmit, by email or other practicable means to each wholesaler or distributor, notice of any addition to or removal from the directory of any tobacco product manufacturer or brand family. Unless otherwise provided by agreement between the wholesaler or distributor and a tobacco product manufacturer, the wholesaler or distributor shall be entitled to a refund from a tobacco product manufacturer for any money paid by the wholesaler or distributor to the tobacco product manufacturer for any cigarettes of the tobacco product manufacturer still held by the wholesaler or distributor on the date of notice by the attorney general of the removal from the directory of that tobacco product manufacturer or the brand family of the cigarettes. The attorney general shall not restore to the directory the tobacco product manufacturer or the brand family until the tobacco product manufacturer has paid the wholesaler or distributor any refund due. (d) Every wholesaler and distributor shall provide and update as necessary an electronic mail address to the attorney general for the purpose of receiving any notifications as may be required by this chapter. (e) A tobacco product manufacturer included in the directory may request that a new brand family be certified and added to the directory. Within forty-five business days of receiving the request, the attorney general will respond by either: (i) Certifying the new brand family; or (ii) denying the request. However, in cases where the attorney general determines that it needs clarification as to whether the requestor is actually the tobacco product manufacturer, the attorney general may take more time as needed to clarify the request, to locate and assemble information or documents needed to process the request, and to notify persons or agencies affected by the request. (f) The website will state that chapter 25, Laws of 2003 applies only to cigarettes including, pursuant to the definition of "cigarettes" in chapter 25, Laws of 2003, roll-your-own tobacco. (3) It is unlawful for any person (a) to affix a stamp to a package or other container of cigarettes of a tobacco product manufacturer or brand family not included in the directory, or to pay or cause to be paid the tobacco products tax on any package or container; or (b) to sell, offer, or possess for sale in this state or import for sale in this state, any cigarettes of a tobacco product manufacturer or brand family not included in the directory.
RCW 70A.205.445 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 205 / Section 445
RCW 70A.205.445: Waste tires—License for transport or storage business—Requirements.
Status: in_force

Any person engaged in the business of transporting or storing waste tires shall be licensed by the department. To obtain a license, each applicant must: (1) Provide assurances that the applicant is in compliance with this chapter and the rules regarding waste tire storage and transportation; (2) Accept liability for and authorize the department to recover any costs incurred in any cleanup of waste tires transported or newly stored by the applicant in violation of this section, or RCW 70A.205.450 , 70A.205.410 , or 70A.205.460 , or rules adopted thereunder, after July 1, 2005; (3) After January 1, 2006, for waste tires transported or stored before July 1, 2005, or for waste tires transported or stored after July 1, 2005, post a bond in an amount to be determined by the department sufficient to cover the liability for the cost of cleanup of the transported or stored waste tires, in favor of the state of Washington. In lieu of the bond, the applicant may submit financial assurances acceptable to the department; (4) Be registered in the state of Washington as a business and be in compliance with all state laws, rules, and local ordinances; (5) Have a federal tax identification number and be in compliance with all applicable federal codes and regulations; and (6) Report annually to the department the amount of tires transported and their disposition. Failure to report shall result in revocation of the license.
RCW 70A.15.1010 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 15 / Section 1010
RCW 70A.15.1010: Air pollution control account—Air operating permit account.
Status: in_force

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(1) The air pollution control account is established in the state treasury. All receipts collected by or on behalf of the department from RCW 70A.15.2200 (2), and receipts from nonpermit program sources under RCW 70A.15.2210 (1) and 70A.15.2230 (7), and all receipts from RCW 70A.15.5090 , 70A.15.5120 , and 70A.540.120 shall be deposited into the account. Moneys in the account may be spent only after appropriation. Expenditures from the account may be used only to develop and implement the provisions of this chapter, chapters 70A.25 and 70A.540 RCW, and RCW 70A.60.060 . Moneys collected under RCW 70A.540.120 may only be used to implement chapter 70A.540 RCW. (2) The amounts collected and allocated in accordance with this section shall be expended upon appropriation except as otherwise provided in this section and in accordance with the following limitations: Portions of moneys received by the department of ecology from the air pollution control account shall be distributed by the department to local authorities based on: (a) The level and extent of air quality problems within such authority's jurisdiction; (b) The costs associated with implementing air pollution regulatory programs by such authority; and (c) The amount of funding available to such authority from other sources, whether state, federal, or local, that could be used to implement such programs. (3) The air operating permit account is created in the custody of the state treasurer. All receipts collected by or on behalf of the department from permit program sources under RCW 70A.15.2210 (1), 70A.15.2260 , 70A.15.2270 , and 70A.15.2230 (7) shall be deposited into the account. Expenditures from the account may be used only for the activities described in RCW 70A.15.2210 (1), 70A.15.2260 , 70A.15.2270 , and 70A.15.2230 (7). Moneys in the account may be spent only after appropriation.
RCW 70A.15.4040 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 15 / Section 4040
RCW 70A.15.4040: Transportation demand management—Requirements for employers.
Status: in_force

(1) State agency worksites are subject to the same requirements under this section and RCW 70A.15.4050 as private employers. (2) Not more than ninety days after the adoption of a jurisdiction's commute trip reduction plan, each major employer in that jurisdiction shall perform a baseline measurement consistent with the rules established by the department of transportation under RCW 70A.15.4060 . Not more than ninety days after receiving the results of the baseline measurement, each major employer shall develop a commute trip reduction program and shall submit a description of that program to the jurisdiction for review. The program shall be implemented not more than ninety days after approval by the jurisdiction. (3) A commute trip reduction program of a major employer shall consist of, at a minimum (a) designation of a transportation coordinator and the display of the name, location, and telephone number of the coordinator in a prominent manner at each affected worksite; (b) regular distribution of information to employees regarding alternatives to single-occupant vehicle commuting; (c) a regular review of employee commuting and reporting of progress toward meeting the single-occupant vehicle reduction goals to the county, city, or town consistent with the method established in the commute trip reduction plan and the rules established by the department of transportation under RCW 70A.15.4060 ; and (d) implementation of a set of measures designed to achieve the applicable commute trip reduction goals adopted by the jurisdiction. Such measures may include but are not limited to: (i) Provision of preferential parking or reduced parking charges, or both, for high occupancy vehicles and motorcycles; (ii) Instituting or increasing parking charges for single-occupant vehicles; (iii) Provision of commuter ride matching services to facilitate employee ride sharing for commute trips; (iv) Provision of subsidies for transit fares; (v) Provision of vans for vanpools; (vi) Provision of subsidies for carpooling or vanpooling; (vii) Permitting the use of the employer's vehicles for carpooling or vanpooling; (viii) Permitting flexible work schedules to facilitate employees' use of transit, carpools, or vanpools; (ix) Cooperation with transportation providers to provide additional regular or express service to the worksite; (x) Construction of special loading and unloading facilities for transit, carpool, and vanpool users; (xi) Provision of bicycle parking facilities, lockers, changing areas, and showers for employees who bicycle or walk to work; (xii) Provision of a program of parking incentives such as a rebate for employees who do not use the parking facility; (xiii) Establishment of a program to permit employees to work part or full time at home or at an alternative worksite closer to their homes; (xiv) Establishment of a program of alternative work schedules such as compressed workweek schedules which reduce commuting; and (xv) Implementation of other measures designed to facilitate the use of high occupancy vehicles such as on-site day care facilities and emergency taxi services. (4) Employers or owners of worksites may form or utilize existing transportation management associations or other transportation-related associations authorized by RCW 35.87A.010 to assist members in developing and implementing commute trip reduction programs. (5) Employers shall make a good faith effort towards achievement of the goals identified in RCW 70A.15.4020 (4)(d).
RCW 70A.355.902 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 355 / Section 902
RCW 70A.355.902: Effective date—1989 c 346.
Status: in_force

(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, RCW 70A.355.040 , 70A.355.100 , and 19.27.080 take effect on July 1, 1990. (2) This section shall apply only if this act becomes effective as provided under *section 20(2) of this act.
RCW 70.395.020 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 395 / Section 020
RCW 70.395.020: Definitions.
Status: in_force

The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (1) "Abuse" means an act by any individual which injures, exploits, or in any way jeopardizes a detained person's health, welfare, or safety, including, but not limited to: (a) Physically damaging or potentially damaging nonaccidental acts; (b) Emotionally damaging verbal behavior and harassment or other actions which may result in emotional or behavioral problems; and (c) Sexual abuse, exploitation, and mistreatment through inappropriate touching, inappropriate remarks, or encouraging participation in pornography or prostitution. (2) "Detained person" means a person confined in a private detention facility. (3) "Detention facility" means any facility in which persons are incarcerated or otherwise involuntarily confined for purposes including prior to trial or sentencing, fulfilling the terms of a sentence imposed by a court, or for other judicial or administrative processes or proceedings. (4) "Dietitian" means an individual certified under chapter 18.138 RCW. (5) "Neglect" means conduct which results in deprivation of care necessary to maintain a detained person's minimum physical and mental health including, but not limited to: (a) Physical and material deprivation; (b) Lack of medical care; (c) Inadequate food, clothing or cleanliness; (d) Refusal to acknowledge, hear, or consider a detained person's concerns; (e) Lack of social interaction and physical activity; (f) Lack of personal care; and (g) Lack of supervision appropriate for the detained person's level of functioning. (6) "Private detention facility" means a detention facility that is operated by a private, nongovernmental entity and operating pursuant to a contract or agreement with a federal, state, or local governmental entity.
RCW 70A.560.030 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 560 / Section 030
RCW 70A.560.030: Rule-making authority—Penalty.
Status: in_force

(1) The department may adopt rules as necessary for the purpose of implementing, administering, and enforcing this chapter. (2)(a) The department's determinations of chemicals that release formaldehyde must be adopted by rule. The department must identify a list of chemicals used in cosmetics that release formaldehyde that may be subject to restriction under this chapter. In establishing this list, the department should consider: (i) Estimated prevalence of use; (ii) Potential to reduce disproportionate exposure; and (iii) Other information deemed relevant by the department. (b) The department may identify for restriction an initial set of no more than 10 of the listed chemicals used in cosmetics that release formaldehyde. This restriction must take effect on or after January 1, 2026. (c) Restrictions on the remaining listed chemicals used in cosmetics that release formaldehyde may take effect on or after January 1, 2027. (d) The department may, but is not required to, conduct additional rule-making activities after January 1, 2027, including developing supplemental lists of chemicals that release formaldehyde and adopting additional restrictions. (3) Prior to commencing rule making under this chapter, the department must engage with relevant stakeholders to ensure the availability of adequate expertise and input. The stakeholder process should include, but is not limited to, soliciting input from representatives from independent cosmetologists, small businesses offering cosmetology services, such as beauty salons, and small manufacturers of cosmetic products. The input received from stakeholders must be considered when adopting rules. (4) A manufacturer that produces a product or imports or domestically distributes a product in or into Washington in violation of a requirement of this chapter, a rule adopted under this chapter, or an order issued under this chapter, is subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $5,000 for each violation in the case of a first offense. Manufacturers who are repeat violators are subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $10,000 for each repeat offense. (5) Any penalty provided for in this section, and any order issued by the department under this chapter, may be appealed to the pollution control hearings board. (6) All penalties collected under this chapter shall be deposited in the model toxics control operating account created in RCW 70A.305.180 .
RCW 70.15.070 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 15 / Section 070
RCW 70.15.070: Provision of volunteer health or veterinary services—Scope of practice—Modifications or restrictions—Unauthorized practice—Administrative sanctions.
Status: in_force

(1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3) of this section, a volunteer health practitioner shall adhere to the scope of practice for a similarly licensed practitioner established by the licensing provisions, practice acts, or other laws of this state. (2) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (3) of this section, this chapter does not authorize a volunteer health practitioner to provide services that are outside the practitioner's scope of practice, even if a similarly licensed practitioner in this state would be permitted to provide the services. (3) The department may modify or restrict the health or veterinary services that volunteer health practitioners may provide pursuant to this chapter. An order under this subsection may take effect immediately, without prior notice or comment, and is not a rule within the meaning of the administrative procedure act, chapter 34.05 RCW. (4) A host entity may restrict the health or veterinary services that a volunteer health practitioner may provide pursuant to this chapter. (5) A volunteer health practitioner does not engage in unauthorized practice unless the practitioner has reason to know of any limitation, modification, or restriction under this section or that a similarly licensed practitioner in this state would not be permitted to provide the services. A volunteer health practitioner has reason to know of a limitation, modification, or restriction or that a similarly licensed practitioner in this state would not be permitted to provide a service if: (a) The practitioner knows the limitation, modification, or restriction exists or that a similarly licensed practitioner in this state would not be permitted to provide the service; or (b) From all the facts and circumstances known to the practitioner at the relevant time, a reasonable person would conclude that the limitation, modification, or restriction exists or that a similarly licensed practitioner in this state would not be permitted to provide the service. (6) In addition to the authority granted by law of this state other than this chapter to regulate the conduct of health practitioners, a licensing board or other disciplinary authority in this state: (a) May impose administrative sanctions upon a health practitioner licensed in this state for conduct outside of this state in response to an out-of-state emergency; (b) May impose administrative sanctions upon a practitioner not licensed in this state for conduct in this state in response to an in-state emergency; and (c) Shall report any administrative sanctions imposed upon a practitioner licensed in another state to the appropriate licensing board or other disciplinary authority in any other state in which the practitioner is known to be licensed. (7) In determining whether to impose administrative sanctions under subsection (6) of this section, a licensing board or other disciplinary authority shall consider the circumstances in which the conduct took place, including any exigent circumstances, and the practitioner's scope of practice, education, training, experience, and specialized skill.
RCW 70.87.010 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 87 / Section 010
RCW 70.87.010: Definitions.
Status: in_force

The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (1) "Advisory committee" means the elevator advisory committee as described in this chapter. (2) "Alteration" means any change to equipment, including its parts, components, and/or subsystems, other than maintenance, repair, or replacement. (3) "Automobile parking elevator" means an elevator: (a) Located in either a stationary or horizontally moving hoistway; (b) used exclusively for parking automobiles where, during the parking process, each automobile is moved either under its own power or by means of a power-driven transfer device onto and off the elevator directly into parking spaces or cubicles in line with the elevator; and (c) in which persons are not normally stationed on any level except the receiving level. (4) "Belt manlift" means a power driven endless belt provided with steps or platforms and a hand hold for the transportation of personnel from floor to floor. (5) "Casket lift" means a lift that (a) is installed at a mortuary, (b) is designed exclusively for carrying of caskets, (c) moves in guides in a basically vertical direction, and (d) serves two or more floors or landings. (6) "Conveyance" means an elevator, escalator, dumbwaiter, belt manlift, automobile parking elevator, moving walk, and other elevating devices, as defined in this section. (7) "Conveyance work" means the alteration, construction, dismantling, erection, installation, maintenance, relocation, and wiring of a conveyance. (8) "Department" means the department of labor and industries. (9) "Director" means the director of the department or his or her representative. (10) "Dumbwaiter" means a hoisting and lowering mechanism equipped with a car (a) that moves in guides in a substantially vertical direction, (b) the floor area of which does not exceed nine square feet, (c) the inside height of which does not exceed four feet, (d) the capacity of which does not exceed five hundred pounds, and (e) that is used exclusively for carrying materials. (11) "Elevator" means a hoisting or lowering machine equipped with a car or platform that moves in guides and serves two or more floors or landings of a building or structure; (a) "Passenger elevator" means an elevator (i) on which passengers are permitted to ride and (ii) that may be used to carry freight or materials when the load carried does not exceed the capacity of the elevator; (b) "Freight elevator" means an elevator (i) used primarily for carrying freight and (ii) on which only the operator, the persons necessary for loading and unloading, and other employees approved by the department are permitted to ride; (c) "Sidewalk elevator" means a freight elevator that: (i) Operates between a sidewalk or other area outside the building and floor levels inside the building below the outside area, (ii) does not have a landing opening into the building at its upper limit of travel, and (iii) is not used to carry automobiles; (d) "Hand elevator" means an elevator utilizing manual energy to move the car; (e) "Inclined elevator" means an elevator that travels at an angle of inclination of seventy degrees or less from the horizontal; (f) "Multideck elevator" means an elevator having two or more compartments located one immediately above the other; (g) "Observation elevator" means an elevator designed to permit exterior viewing by passengers while the car is traveling; (h) "Power elevator" means an elevator utilizing energy other than gravitational or manual to move the car; (i) "Electric elevator" means an elevator where the energy is applied by means of an electric driving machine; (j) "Hydraulic elevator" means an elevator where the energy is applied by means of a liquid under pressure in a cylinder equipped with a plunger or piston; (k) "Direct-plunger hydraulic elevator" means a hydraulic elevator having a plunger or cylinder directly attached to the car frame or platform; (l) "Electro-hydraulic elevator" means a direct-plunger elevator where liquid is pumped under pressure directly into the cylinder by a pump driven by an electric motor; (m) "Maintained-pressure hydraulic elevator" means a direct-plunger elevator where liquid under pressure is available at all times for transfer into the cylinder; (n) "Roped hydraulic elevator" means a hydraulic elevator having its plunger or piston connected to the car with wire ropes or indirectly coupled to the car by means of wire ropes and sheaves; (o) "Rack and pinion elevator" means a power elevator, with or without a counterweight, that is supported, raised, and lowered by a motor or motors that drive a pinion or pinions on a stationary rack mounted in the hoistway; (p) "Screw column elevator" means a power elevator having an uncounterweighted car that is supported, raised, and lowered by means of a screw thread; (q) "Rooftop elevator" means a power passenger or freight elevator that operates between a landing at roof level and one landing below and opens onto the exterior roof level of a building through a horizontal opening; (r) "Special purpose personnel elevator" means an elevator that is limited in size, capacity, and speed, and permanently installed in structures such as grain elevators, radio antenna, bridge towers, underground facilities, dams, power plants, and similar structures to provide vertical transportation of authorized personnel and their tools and equipment only; (s) "Workmen's construction elevator" means an elevator that is not part of the permanent structure of a building and is used to raise and lower workers and other persons connected with, or related to, the building project; (t) "Boat launching elevator" means a conveyance that serves a boat launching structure and a beach or water surface and is used for the carrying or handling of boats in which people ride; (u) "Limited-use/limited-application elevator" means a power passenger elevator where the use and application is limited by size, capacity, speed, and rise, intended principally to provide vertical transportation for people with physical disabilities. (12) "Elevator contractor" means any person, firm, or company that possesses an elevator contractor license in accordance with this chapter and who is engaged in the business of performing conveyance work covered by this chapter. (13) "Elevator contractor license" means a license that is issued to an elevator contractor who has met the qualification requirements established in RCW 70.87.240 . (14) "Elevator helper/apprentice" means a person who works under the general direction of a licensed elevator mechanic. A license is not required to be an elevator helper/apprentice. (15) "Elevator mechanic" means any person who possesses an elevator mechanic license in accordance with this chapter and who is engaged in performing conveyance work covered by this chapter. (16) "Elevator mechanic license" means a license that is issued to a person who has met the qualification requirements established in RCW 70.87.240 . (17) "Employee" means any person employed by an elevator contractor. (18) "Escalator" means a power-driven, inclined, continuous stairway used for raising and lowering passengers. (19) "Existing installations" means an installation defined as an "installation, existing" in this chapter or in rules adopted under this chapter. (20) "Inspector" means an elevator inspector of the department or an elevator inspector of a municipality having in effect an elevator ordinance pursuant to RCW 70.87.200 . (21) "License" means a written license, duly issued by the department, authorizing a person, firm, or company to carry on the business of performing conveyance work or to perform conveyance work covered by this chapter. (22) "Licensee" means the elevator mechanic or elevator contractor. (23) "Maintenance" means a process of routine examination, lubrication, cleaning, servicing, and adjustment of parts, components, and/or subsystems for the purpose of ensuring performance in accordance with this chapter. "Maintenance" includes repair and replacement, but not alteration. (24) "Material hoist" means a hoist that is not a part of a permanent structure used to raise or lower materials during construction, alteration, or demolition. It is not applicable to the temporary use of permanently installed personnel elevators as material hoists. (25) "Material lift" means a lift that (a) is permanently installed, (b) is comprised of a car or platform that moves in guides, (c) serves two or more floors or landings, (d) travels in a vertical or inclined position, (e) is an isolated, self-contained lift, (f) is not part of a conveying system, and (g) is installed in a commercial or industrial area not accessible to the general public or intended to be operated by the general public. (26) "Moving walk" means a passenger-carrying device (a) on which passengers stand or walk and (b) on which the passenger-carrying surface remains parallel to its direction of motion. (27) "One-man capacity manlift" means a single passenger, hand-powered counterweighted device, or electric-powered device, that travels vertically in guides and serves two or more landings. (28) "Owner" means any person having title to or control of a conveyance, as guardian, trustee, lessee, or otherwise. (29) "Permit" means a permit issued by the department: (a) To perform conveyance work, other than maintenance; or (b) to operate a conveyance. (30) "Person" means this state, a political subdivision, any public or private corporation, any firm, or any other entity as well as an individual. (31) "Personnel hoist" means a hoist that is not a part of a permanent structure, is installed inside or outside buildings during construction, alteration, or demolition, and used to raise or lower workers and other persons connected with, or related to, the building project. The hoist may also be used for transportation of materials. (32) "Platform" means a rigid surface that is maintained in a horizontal position at all times when in use, and upon which passengers stand or a load is carried. (33) "Private residence conveyance" means a conveyance installed in or on the premises of a single-family dwelling and operated for transporting persons or property from one elevation to another. (34) "Public agency" means a county, incorporated city or town, municipal corporation, state agency, institution of higher education, political subdivision, or other public agency and includes any department, bureau, office, board, commission or institution of such public entities. (35) "Repair" means the reconditioning or renewal of parts, components, and/or subsystems necessary to keep equipment in compliance with this chapter. (36) "Replacement" means the substitution of a device, component, and/or subsystem in its entirety with a unit that is basically the same as the original for the purpose of ensuring performance in accordance with this chapter. (37) "Single-occupancy farm conveyance" means a hand-powered counterweighted single-occupancy conveyance that travels vertically in a grain elevator and is located on a farm that does not accept commercial grain. (38) "Stairway chair lift" means a lift that travels in a basically inclined direction and is designed for use by individuals with disabilities. (39) "Wheelchair lift" means a lift that travels in a vertical or inclined direction and is designed for use by individuals with disabilities. (40) "Whistleblower" means any employee who in good faith reports practices or opposes practices that may violate the provisions of this chapter or the rules promulgated hereunder, or of the safety, installation, repair, or maintenance policies of his or her employer. The term also means (a) an employee who is believed to have reported such practices but who, in fact, has not reported such practices or (b) an employee who has assisted in the reporting of practices or has provided testimony or information in connection with the reporting of practices. (41) "Workplace reprisal or retaliatory action" includes actions such as discharge or in any manner discrimination against any employee who has reported or filed any complaint or instituted or caused to be instituted any proceeding under or related to this chapter, or has testified or is about to testify in any such proceeding or because of the exercise by such employee on behalf of himself or herself or others of any right or responsibility afforded by this chapter.
RCW 70A.214.040 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 214 / Section 040
RCW 70A.214.040: Waste reduction and hazardous substance use reduction consultation program.
Status: in_force

(1) The office shall establish a waste reduction and hazardous substance use reduction consultation program to be coordinated with other state waste reduction and hazardous substance use reduction consultation programs. (2) The director may grant a request by any waste generator or hazardous substance user for advice and consultation on waste reduction and hazardous substance use reduction techniques and assistance in preparation or modification of a plan, executive summary, or annual progress report, or assistance in the implementation of a plan required by RCW 70A.214.110 . Pursuant to a request from a facility such as a business, governmental entity, or other process site in the state, the director may visit the facility making the request for the purposes of observing hazardous substance use and the waste-generating process, obtaining information relevant to waste reduction and hazardous substance use reduction, rendering advice, and making recommendations. No such visit may be regarded as an inspection or investigation, and no notices or citations may be issued, or civil penalty be assessed, upon such a visit. A representative of the director providing advisory or consultative services under this section may not have any enforcement authority. (3) Consultation and advice given under this section shall be limited to the matters specified in the request and shall include specific techniques of waste reduction and hazardous substance use reduction tailored to the relevant process. In granting any request for advisory or consultative services, the director may provide for an alternative means of affording consultation and advice other than on-site consultation. (4) Any proprietary information obtained by the director while carrying out the duties required under this section shall remain confidential and shall not be publicized or become part of the database established under RCW 70A.214.060 without written permission of the requesting party.
RCW 70.02.005 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 02 / Section 005
RCW 70.02.005: Findings.
Status: in_force

The legislature finds that: (1) Health care information is personal and sensitive information that if improperly used or released may do significant harm to a patient's interests in privacy, health care, or other interests. (2) Patients need access to their own health care information as a matter of fairness to enable them to make informed decisions about their health care and correct inaccurate or incomplete information about themselves. (3) In order to retain the full trust and confidence of patients, health care providers have an interest in assuring that health care information is not improperly disclosed and in having clear and certain rules for the disclosure of health care information. (4) Persons other than health care providers obtain, use, and disclose health record information in many different contexts and for many different purposes. It is the public policy of this state that a patient's interest in the proper use and disclosure of the patient's health care information survives even when the information is held by persons other than health care providers. (5) The movement of patients and their health care information across state lines, access to and exchange of health care information from automated data banks, and the emergence of multistate health care providers creates a compelling need for uniform law, rules, and procedures governing the use and disclosure of health care information.
RCW 70.108.070 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 108 / Section 070
RCW 70.108.070: Cash deposit—Surety bond—Insurance.
Status: in_force

After the application has been approved, the promoter shall deposit with the issuing authority, a cash deposit or surety bond. The bond or deposit shall be used to pay any costs or charges incurred to regulate health or to clean up afterwards outside the festival grounds or any extraordinary costs or charges incurred to regulate traffic or parking. The bond or other deposit shall be returned to the promoter when the issuing authority is satisfied that no claims for damage or loss will be made against said bond or deposit, or that the loss or damage claimed is less than the amount of the deposit, in which case the uncommitted balance thereof shall be returned: PROVIDED, That the bond or cash deposit or the uncommitted portion thereof shall be returned not later than thirty days after the last day of the festival. In addition, the promoter shall be required to furnish evidence that he or she has in full force and effect a liability insurance policy in an amount of not less than one hundred thousand dollars bodily injury coverage per person covering any bodily injury negligently caused by any officer or employee of the festival while acting in the performance of his or her duties. The policy shall name the issuing authority of the permit as an additional named insured. In addition, the promoter shall be required to furnish evidence that he or she has in full force and effect a one hundred thousand dollar liability property damage insurance policy covering any property damaged due to negligent failure by any officer or employee of the festival to carry out duties imposed by this chapter. The policy shall have the issuing authority of the permit as an additional named insured.
RCW 70.230.090 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 230 / Section 090
RCW 70.230.090: Ambulatory surgical facilities—Construction, maintenance, and operation—Minimum standards and rules.
Status: in_force

The department shall establish and adopt such minimum standards and rules pertaining to the construction, maintenance, and operation of ambulatory surgical facilities and rescind, amend, or modify such rules, as are necessary in the public interest, and particularly for the establishment and maintenance of standards of patient care required for the safe and adequate care and treatment of patients. In establishing the format and content of these standards and rules, the department shall give consideration to maintaining consistency with such minimum standards and rules applicable to ambulatory surgical facilities in the survey standards of accrediting organizations or federal agencies that the secretary has determined to have substantially equivalent standards as the statutes and rules of this state.
RCW 70.42.120 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 42 / Section 120
RCW 70.42.120: Denial of license.
Status: in_force

Under this chapter, and chapter 34.05 RCW, the department may deny a license to any applicant who: (1) Refuses to comply with the requirements of this chapter or the standards or rules adopted under this chapter; (2) Was the holder of a license under this chapter which was revoked for cause and never reissued by the department; (3) Has knowingly or with reason to know made a false statement of a material fact in the application for a license or in any data attached thereto or in any record required by the department; (4) Refuses to allow representatives of the department to examine any book, record, or file required by this chapter to be maintained; (5) Willfully prevented, interfered with, or attempted to impede in any way the work of a representative of the department; or (6) Misrepresented, or was fraudulent in, any aspect of the applicant's business.
RCW 70A.330.110 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 330 / Section 110
RCW 70A.330.110: Authorization to process claims through interpretative guidance.
Status: in_force

To ensure the adoption of rules will not delay the process to close out existing claims under the heating oil pollution liability insurance program, the pollution liability insurance agency may continue to process claims through interpretative guidance pending adoption of rules.
RCW 70A.555.170 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 555 / Section 170
RCW 70A.555.170: Authority of the utilities and transportation commission.
Status: in_force

Nothing in this chapter changes or limits the authority of the Washington utilities and transportation commission to regulate collection of solid waste, including curbside collection of residential recyclable materials, nor does this chapter change or limit the authority of a city or town to provide the service itself or by contract under RCW 81.77.020 .
RCW 70A.545.090 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 545 / Section 090
RCW 70A.545.090: Agency's duty to monitor program.
Status: in_force

(1) The agency must monitor the performance of the state financial assurance program and, after the end of each biennium, publish a financial report on the program showing administrative and other expenses paid from the program. (2) For each calendar quarter, the agency must determine the loss and surplus reserves required for the state financial assurance program. The agency must notify the department of revenue of this amount by the 15th day of each calendar quarter.
RCW 70.245.070 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 245 / Section 070
RCW 70.245.070: Informed decision.
Status: in_force

A person shall not receive a prescription for medication to end his or her life in a humane and dignified manner unless he or she has made an informed decision. Immediately before writing a prescription for medication under this chapter, the attending qualified medical provider shall verify that the qualified patient is making an informed decision.
RCW 70A.15.5170 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 15 / Section 5170
RCW 70A.15.5170: Burning permits for regeneration of rare and endangered plants.
Status: in_force

Nothing in this chapter prohibits fires necessary to promote the regeneration of rare and endangered plants found within natural area preserves as identified under chapter 79.70 RCW. Permits issued for burning under this section shall be drafted to minimize emissions including denial of permission to burn during periods of adverse meteorological conditions.
RCW 70.56.040 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 56 / Section 040
RCW 70.56.040: Contract with independent entity—Duties of independent entity—Establishment of notification and reporting system—Annual reports to governor, legislature.
Status: in_force

(1) To the extent funds are appropriated specifically for this purpose, the department shall contract with a qualified, independent entity to receive notifications and reports of adverse events and incidents, and carry out the activities specified in this section. In establishing qualifications for, and choosing the independent entity, the department shall strongly consider the patient safety organization criteria included in the federal patient safety and quality improvement act of 2005, P.L. 109-41, and any regulations adopted to implement this chapter. (2) If an independent entity is contracted for under subsection (1) of this section, the independent entity shall: (a) In collaboration with the department of health, establish an internet-based system for medical facilities and the health care workers of a medical facility to submit notifications and reports of adverse events and incidents, which shall be accessible twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. The system shall be a portal to report both adverse events and incidents, and notifications and reports of adverse events shall be immediately transmitted to the department. The system shall be a secure system that protects the confidentiality of personal health information and provider and facility specific information submitted in notifications and reports, including appropriate encryption and an accurate means of authenticating the identity of users of the system. When the system becomes operational, medical facilities shall submit all notifications and reports by means of the system; (b) Collect, analyze, and evaluate data regarding notifications and reports of adverse events and incidents, including the identification of performance indicators and patterns in frequency or severity at certain medical facilities or in certain regions of the state; (c) Develop recommendations for changes in health care practices and procedures, which may be instituted for the purpose of reducing the number or severity of adverse events and incidents; (d) Directly advise reporting medical facilities of immediate changes that can be instituted to reduce adverse events or incidents; (e) Issue recommendations to medical facilities on a facility-specific or on a statewide basis regarding changes, trends, and improvements in health care practices and procedures for the purpose of reducing the number and severity of adverse events or incidents. Prior to issuing recommendations, consideration shall be given to the following factors: Expectation of improved quality of care, implementation feasibility, other relevant implementation practices, and the cost impact to patients, payers, and medical facilities. Statewide recommendations shall be issued to medical facilities on a continuing basis and shall be published and posted on a publicly accessible website. The recommendations made to medical facilities under this section shall not be considered mandatory for licensure purposes unless they are adopted by the department as rules pursuant to chapter 34.05 RCW; and (f) Monitor implementation of reporting systems addressing adverse events or their equivalent in other states and make recommendations to the governor and the legislature as necessary for modifications to this chapter to keep the system as nearly consistent as possible with similar systems in other states. (3)(a) The independent entity shall report no later than January 1, 2008, and annually thereafter in any year that an independent entity is contracted for under subsection (1) of this section to the governor and the legislature on the activities under this chapter in the preceding year. The report shall include: (i) The number of adverse events and incidents reported by medical facilities, in the aggregate, on a geographical basis, and a summary of actions taken by facilities in response to the adverse events or incidents; (ii) In the aggregate, the information derived from the data collected, including any recognized trends concerning patient safety; (iii) Recommendations for statutory or regulatory changes that may help improve patient safety in the state; and (iv) Information, presented in the aggregate, to inform and educate consumers and providers, on best practices and prevention tools that medical facilities are implementing to prevent adverse events as well as other patient safety initiatives medical facilities are undertaking to promote patient safety. (b) The annual report shall be made available for public inspection and shall be posted on the department's and the independent entity's website. (4) The independent entity shall conduct all activities under this section in a manner that preserves the confidentiality of facilities, documents, materials, or information made confidential by RCW 70.56.050 . (5) Medical facilities and health care workers may provide notification of incidents to the independent entity. The notification shall be filed in a format specified by the independent entity, after consultation with the department and medical facilities, and shall identify the facility but shall not include any identifying information for any of the health care professionals, facility employees, or patients involved. This provision does not modify the duty of a hospital to make a report to the department or a disciplinary authority if a licensed practitioner has committed unprofessional conduct as defined in RCW 18.130.180 . The protections of RCW 43.70.075 apply to notifications of incidents that are submitted in good faith by employees of medical facilities.
RCW 70.123.076 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 123 / Section 076
RCW 70.123.076: Disclosure of recipient information.
Status: in_force

(1) Except as authorized in subsections (2) and (3) of this section, or pursuant to court order under RCW 70.123.075 , a domestic violence program, an individual who assists a domestic violence program in the delivery of services, or an agent, employee, or volunteer of a domestic violence program shall not disclose information about a recipient of shelter, advocacy, or counseling services without the informed authorization of the recipient. In the case of an unemancipated minor, the minor and the parent or guardian must provide the authorization. For the purposes of this section, a "domestic violence program" means an agency that provides shelter, advocacy, or counseling for domestic violence victims in a supportive environment. (2)(a) A recipient of shelter, advocacy, or counseling services may authorize a domestic violence program to disclose information about the recipient. The authorization must be in writing, signed by the recipient, or if an unemancipated minor is the recipient, signed by the minor and the parent or guardian, and must contain a reasonable time limit on the duration of the recipient's authorization. If the authorization does not contain a date upon which the authorization to disclose information expires, the recipient's authorization expires ninety days after the date it was signed. (b) The domestic violence program's disclosure of information shall be only to the extent authorized by the recipient. The domestic violence program, if requested, shall provide a copy of the disclosed information to the recipient. (c) Except as provided under this chapter, an authorization is not a waiver of the recipient's rights or privileges under other statutes, rules of evidence, or common law. (3) If disclosure of a recipient's information is required by statute or court order, the domestic violence program shall make reasonable attempts to provide notice to the recipient affected by the disclosure of information. If personally identifying information is or will be disclosed, the domestic violence program shall take steps necessary to protect the privacy and safety of the persons affected by the disclosure of the information. (4) To comply with tribal, federal, state, or territorial reporting, evaluation, or data collection requirements, domestic violence programs may share data in the aggregate that does not contain personally identifying information and that: (a) Pertains to services to their clients; or (b) is demographic information.
RCW 70.77.545 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 77 / Section 545
RCW 70.77.545: Violation a separate, continuing offense.
Status: in_force

A person is guilty of a separate offense for each day during which he or she commits, continues, or permits a violation of any provision of, or any order, rule, or regulation made pursuant to this chapter.
RCW 70A.388.120 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 388 / Section 120
RCW 70A.388.120: Inspection agreements and training programs.
Status: in_force

(1) The agency is authorized to enter into an agreement or agreements with the federal government, other states, or interstate agencies, whereby this state will perform on a cooperative basis with the federal government, other states, or interstate agencies, inspections or other functions relating to control of sources of ionizing radiation. (2) The agency may institute training programs for the purpose of qualifying personnel to carry out the provisions of this chapter and may make said personnel available for participation in any program or programs of the federal government, other states, or interstate agencies in furtherance of the purposes of this chapter.
RCW 70.77.900 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 77 / Section 900
RCW 70.77.900: Effective date—1961 c 228.
Status: in_force

This act shall take effect on January 1, 1962.
RCW 70.44.220 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 44 / Section 220
RCW 70.44.220: Alternate method of annexation—Publication and contents of notice of hearing—Hearing—Resolution—Special election.
Status: in_force

Notice of such hearing shall be published once a week for at least two consecutive weeks in one or more newspapers of general circulation within the territory proposed to be annexed. The notice shall contain a description of the boundaries of the territory proposed to be annexed and shall state the time and place of the hearing thereon and the fact that any changes in the boundaries of such territory will be considered at such time and place. At such hearing or any continuation thereof, any interested person may appear and be heard on all matters relating to the proposed annexation. The district commissioners may make such changes in the boundaries of the territory proposed to be annexed as it shall deem reasonable and proper, but may not delete any portion of the proposed area which will create an island of included or excluded lands. If the district commissioners shall determine that any additional territory should be included in the territory to be annexed, a second hearing shall be held and notice given in the same manner as for the original hearing. The district commissioners may adjourn the hearing on the proposed annexation from time to time not exceeding thirty days in all. At the next regular meeting following the conclusion of such hearing, the district commissioners shall, if it finds that the annexation of such territory will be conducive to the welfare and benefit of the persons and property therein and the welfare and benefit of the persons and property within the public hospital district, adopt a resolution fixing the boundaries of the territory to be annexed and causing to be called a special election on such annexation to be held not more than one hundred twenty days nor less than sixty days following the adoption of such resolution.No health care service contractor shall deny coverage to any person solely on account of race, religion, national origin, or the presence of any disability. Nothing in this section shall be construed as limiting a health care service contractor's authority to deny or otherwise limit coverage to a person when the person because of a medical condition does not meet the essential eligibility requirements established by the health care service contractor for purposes of determining coverage for any person. No health care service contractor shall refuse to provide reimbursement or indemnity to any person for covered health care services for reasons that the health care services were provided by a holder of a license under chapter 18.22 RCW.
RCW 70.155.050 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 155 / Section 050
RCW 70.155.050: Sampling prohibited—Penalty.
Status: in_force

(1) No person may engage in the business of sampling tobacco products. (2) A violation of this section is a misdemeanor.
RCW 48.44.370 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 44 / Section 370
RCW 48.44.370: Conversion contract to be offered—Exceptions, conditions.
Status: in_force

(1) Except as otherwise provided by this section, any group health care service contract that provides benefits for hospital or medical expenses must contain a provision granting a person covered by the group contract the right to obtain a conversion contract from the contractor upon termination of the person's eligibility for coverage under the group contract. (2) A contractor need not offer a conversion contract to: (a) A person whose coverage under the group contract ended when the person's employment or membership was terminated for misconduct: PROVIDED, That when a person's employment or membership is terminated for misconduct, a conversion policy shall be offered to the spouse and/or dependents of the terminated employee or member. The policy shall include in the conversion provisions the same conversion rights and conditions which are available to employees or members and their spouses and/or dependents who are terminated for reasons other than misconduct; (b) A person who is eligible for federal medicare coverage; or (c) A person who is covered under another group plan, policy, contract, or agreement providing benefits for hospital or medical care. (3) To obtain the conversion contract, a person must submit a written application and the first premium payment for the conversion contract not later than thirty-one days after the date the person's eligibility for group coverage terminates or thirty-one days after the date the person received notice of termination of coverage, whichever is later. The conversion contract shall become effective, without lapse of coverage, immediately following termination of coverage under the group contract. (4) If a health care service contractor or group contract holder does not renew, cancels, or otherwise terminates the group contract, the health care service contractor must offer a conversion contract to any person who was covered under the terminated contract unless the person is eligible to obtain group hospital or medical expense coverage within thirty-one days after such nonrenewal, cancellation, or termination of the group contract or thirty-one days after the date the person received notice of termination of coverage, whichever is later. (5) The health care service contractor shall determine the premium for the conversion contract in accordance with the contractor's table of premium rates applicable to the age and class of risk of each person to be covered under the contract and the type and amount of benefits provided.After adoption of a resolution approving the plan of division by the board of commissioners of an existing district pursuant to RCW 70.44.350 through 70.44.380 , the district shall petition the superior court in the county where such district is located requesting court approval of the plan. The court shall conduct a hearing on the plan of division, after reasonable and proper notice of such hearing (including notice to bondholders) is given in the manner fixed and directed by such court. At the conclusion of the hearing, the court may enter its order approving the division of the existing district and of its assets and outstanding obligations in the manner provided by the plan after finding such division to be fair and equitable and in the public interest.
RCW 70A.216.080 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 216 / Section 080
RCW 70A.216.080: Authority of director.
Status: in_force

To carry out the provisions and purposes of this chapter, the director may: (1) Enter into agreements, contracts, or cooperative arrangements, under such terms and conditions as the director deems appropriate, with other state, federal, or interstate agencies, municipalities, educational institutions, or other organizations or individuals. (2) Receive financial and technical assistance from the federal government, other public agencies, and private agencies. (3) Participate in related programs of the federal government, other states, interstate agencies, other public agencies, or private agencies or organizations. (4) Upon request, furnish reports, information, and materials relating to the certification program authorized by this chapter to federal, state, or interstate agencies, municipalities, educational institutions, and other organizations and individuals. (5) Establish adequate fiscal controls and accounting procedures to assure proper disbursement of and accounting for funds appropriated or otherwise provided for the purpose of carrying out this chapter. (6) Adopt rules under chapter 34.05 RCW.
RCW 70A.205.760 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 205 / Section 760
RCW 70A.205.760: Multifamily residential buildings—Requirements for organic materials waste and recycling collection containers.
Status: in_force

The governing body of each county or city may require the owners or operators of new or existing multifamily residential buildings to do any combination of the following: (1) Provide adequate space for the colocation of organic materials waste and recycling collection containers with garbage containers, or if colocation is not possible, requiring the posting of signage notifying residents of where organic materials waste and recycling containers are located; (2) Identify organic materials waste collection containers with appropriate and accurate signage and color to differentiate between organic materials waste, recycling, and garbage collection containers; or (3) Annually provide waste sorting educational material to building residents.
RCW 70A.315.901 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 315 / Section 901
RCW 70A.315.901: Short title.
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be known as the special incinerator ash disposal act.
RCW 70.128.065 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 128 / Section 065
RCW 70.128.065: Multiple facility operators—Requirements—Licensure of additional homes.
Status: in_force

(1) A multiple facility operator must successfully demonstrate to the department financial solvency and management experience for the homes under its ownership and the ability to meet other relevant safety, health, and operating standards pertaining to the operation of multiple homes, including ways to mitigate the potential impact of vehicular traffic related to the operation of the homes. (2) The department shall only accept and process an application for licensure of an additional home when: (a) A period of no less than twenty-four months has passed since the issuance of the initial adult family home license; and (b) The department has taken no enforcement actions against the applicant's currently licensed adult family homes during the twenty-four months prior to application. (3)(a) Except as provided in (b) of this subsection, the department shall only accept and process an additional application for licensure of other adult family homes when twelve months has passed since the previous adult family home license, and the department has taken no enforcement actions against the applicant's currently licensed adult family homes during the twelve months prior to application. (b) The department shall accept and process applications for licensure of additional adult family homes when less than twelve months have passed since the previous adult family home license, if the applications are due to the change in ownership of existing adult family homes that are currently licensed and the department has taken no enforcement actions against the applicant's currently licensed adult family homes during the twelve months prior to application. (4) In the event of serious noncompliance leading to the imposition of one or more actions listed in RCW 70.128.160 (2) for violation of federal, state, or local laws, or regulations relating to provision of care or services to vulnerable adults or children, the department is authorized to take one or more actions listed in RCW 70.128.160 (2) against any home or homes operated by the provider if there is a violation in the home or homes. (5) In the event of serious noncompliance in a home operated by a provider with multiple adult family homes, leading to the imposition of one or more actions listed in RCW 70.128.160 (2), the department shall inspect the other homes operated by the provider to determine whether the same or related deficiencies are present in those homes. The cost of these additional inspections may be imposed on the provider as a civil penalty up to a maximum of three hundred dollars per additional inspection. (6) A provider is ultimately responsible for the day-to-day operations of each licensed home.
RCW 70.22.020 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 22 / Section 020
RCW 70.22.020: Secretary may make inspections, investigations, and determinations and provide for control.
Status: in_force

The secretary of health is hereby authorized and empowered to make or cause to be made such inspections, investigations, studies and determinations as he or she may from time to time deem advisable in order to ascertain the effect of mosquitoes as a health hazard, and, to the extent to which funds are available, to provide for the control or elimination thereof in any or all parts of the state.
RCW 70A.224.040 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 224 / Section 040
RCW 70A.224.040: Oil sellers—Education responsibility—Penalty.
Status: in_force

(1) A person annually selling one thousand or more gallons of lubricating oil to ultimate consumers for use or installation off the premises, or five hundred or more vehicle oil filters to ultimate consumers for use or installation off the premises within a city or county having an approved used oil recycling element, shall: (a) Post and maintain at or near the point of sale, durable and legible signs informing the public of the importance of used oil recycling and how and where used oil may be properly recycled; and (b) Provide for sale at or near the display location of the lubricating oil or vehicle oil filters, household used oil recycling containers. The department shall design and print the signs required by this section, and shall make them available to local governments and retail outlets. (2) A person, who, after notice, violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars. (3) The department is responsible for notifying retailers subject to this section. (4) A city or county may adopt household used oil recycling container standards in order to ensure compatibility with local recycling programs. (5) Each local government preparing a used oil recycling element of a local hazardous waste plan pursuant to RCW 70A.224.020 shall adopt ordinances within its jurisdiction to enforce subsections (1) and (4) of this section.
RCW 70.400.010 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 400 / Section 010
RCW 70.400.010: Definitions.
Status: in_force

The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (1) "Department" means the department of health. (2) "Health care entity" means an entity that supervises, controls, grants privileges to, directs the practice of, or directly or indirectly restricts the practice of, a health care provider. (3) "Health care provider" has the same meaning as in RCW 70.02.010 .
RCW 70.350.020 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 350 / Section 020
RCW 70.350.020: Authorization—Conditions.
Status: in_force

(1) Dental health aide therapist services are authorized by this chapter under the following conditions: (a) The person providing services is certified as a dental health aide therapist by: (i) A federal community health aide program certification board; or (ii) A federally recognized Indian tribe that has adopted certification standards that meet or exceed the requirements of a federal community health aide program certification board; (b) All services are performed: (i) In a practice setting within the exterior boundaries of a tribal reservation and operated by an Indian health program; (ii) In accordance with the standards adopted by the certifying body in (a) of this subsection, including scope of practice, training, supervision, and continuing education; (iii) Pursuant to any applicable written standing orders by a supervising dentist; and (iv) On persons who are members of a federally recognized tribe or otherwise eligible for services under Indian health service criteria, pursuant to the Indian health care improvement act, 25 U.S.C. Sec. 1601 et seq. (2) The performance of dental health aide therapist services is authorized for a person when working within the scope, supervision, and direction of a dental health aide therapy training program that is certified by an entity described in subsection (1) of this section. (3) All services performed within the scope of subsection (1) or (2) of this section, including the employment or supervision of such services, are exempt from licensing requirements under chapters 18.29 , 18.32, 18.260, and 18.350 RCW.
RCW 70A.222.020 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 222 / Section 020
RCW 70A.222.020: Concentration levels.
Status: in_force

The sum of the concentration levels of lead, cadmium, mercury, and hexavalent chromium present in any package or packaging component shall not exceed the following: (1) Six hundred parts per million by weight effective July 1, 1993; (2) Two hundred fifty parts per million by weight effective July 1, 1994; and (3) One hundred parts per million by weight effective July 1, 1995. This section shall apply only to lead, cadmium, mercury, and hexavalent chromium that has been intentionally introduced as an element during manufacturing or distribution.
RCW 70.127.050 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 127 / Section 050
RCW 70.127.050: Volunteer organizations—Use of phrase "volunteer hospice."
Status: in_force

(1) An entity that provides hospice care without receiving compensation for delivery of any of its services is exempt from licensure pursuant to RCW 70.127.020 (1) if it notifies the department, on forms provided by the department, of its name, address, name of owner, and a statement affirming that it provides hospice care without receiving compensation for delivery of any of its services. This form must be filed with the department within sixty days after being informed in writing by the department of this requirement for obtaining exemption from licensure under this chapter. (2) For the purposes of this section, it is not relevant if the entity compensates its staff. For the purposes of this section, the word "compensation" does not include donations. (3) Notwithstanding the provisions of RCW 70.127.030 (2), an entity that provides hospice care without receiving compensation for delivery of any of its services is allowed to use the phrase "volunteer hospice." (4) Nothing in this chapter precludes an entity providing hospice care without receiving compensation for delivery of any of its services from obtaining a hospice license if it so chooses, but that entity would be exempt from the requirements set forth in RCW 70.127.080 (1)(d).
RCW 70A.300.320 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 300 / Section 320
RCW 70A.300.320: Hazardous waste management facilities—Department to develop criteria for siting.
Status: in_force

By May 31, 1990, the department shall develop and adopt criteria for the siting of hazardous waste management facilities. These criteria will be part of the state hazardous waste management plan as described in RCW 70A.300.310 . To the extent practical, these criteria shall be designed to minimize the short-term and long-term risks and costs that may result from hazardous waste management facilities. These criteria may vary by type of facilities and may consider natural site characteristics and engineered protection. Criteria may be established for: (1) Geology; (2) Surface and groundwater hydrology; (3) Soils; (4) Flooding; (5) Climatic factors; (6) Unique or endangered flora and fauna; (7) Transportation routes; (8) Site access; (9) Buffer zones; (10) Availability of utilities and public services; (11) Compatibility with existing uses of land; (12) Shorelines and wetlands; (13) Sole source aquifers; (14) Natural hazards; and (15) Other factors as determined by the department.
RCW 70A.320.040 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 320 / Section 040
RCW 70A.320.040: Department assistance—Best management practice guidelines—Grants—Interagency agreements authorized—Reports.
Status: in_force

(1) The department shall assist schools and owners and operators of child care facilities located within the central Puget Sound smelter plume. Such assistance may include the following: (a) Technical assistance in conducting qualitative evaluations to determine where area-wide soil contamination exposures could occur; (b) Technical and financial assistance in testing soils where evaluations indicate potential for contamination; and (c) Technical and financial assistance to implement best management practices. (2) The department shall develop best management practice guidelines for schools and day care facilities with area-wide soil contamination. The guidelines shall recommend a range of methods for reducing exposure to contaminated soil, considering the concentration, extent, and location of contamination and the nature and frequency of child use of the area. (3) The department shall develop a grant program to assist schools and child care facilities with implementing best management practices. (4) The department, within available funds, may provide grants to schools and child care facilities for the purpose of implementing best management practices. (5) The department, within available funds, may provide financial assistance to the department of health and the department of social and health services to implement this chapter. (6) The department may, through an interagency agreement, authorize a local health jurisdiction to administer any activity in this chapter that is otherwise not assigned to a local health jurisdiction by this chapter. (7) The department shall evaluate actions to reduce child exposure to contaminated soils and submit progress reports to the governor and to the appropriate committees of the legislature by December 31, 2006, and December 31, 2008.
RCW 70A.15.3600 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 15 / Section 3600
RCW 70A.15.3600: Limitations on use of solid fuel burning devices.
Status: in_force

(1) Unless allowed by rule under chapter 34.05 RCW, a person shall not cause or allow any of the following materials to be burned in any residential solid fuel burning device: (a) Garbage; (b) Treated wood; (c) Plastics; (d) Rubber products; (e) Animals; (f) Asphaltic products; (g) Waste petroleum products; (h) Paints; or (i) Any substance, other than properly seasoned fuel wood, which normally emits dense smoke or obnoxious odors. (2) To achieve and maintain attainment in areas of nonattainment for fine particulates in accordance with section 172 of the federal clean air act, a local air pollution control authority or the department may, after meeting requirements in subsection (3) of this section, prohibit the use of solid fuel burning devices, except: (a) Fireplaces as defined in RCW 70A.15.3510 (3), except if needed to meet federal requirements as a contingency measure in a state implementation plan for a fine particulate nonattainment area; (b) Woodstoves meeting the standards set forth in RCW 70A.15.3580 (1)(b); or (c) Pellet stoves. (3) Prior to prohibiting the use of solid fuel burning devices under subsection (2) of this section, the department or the local air pollution control authority must: (a) Seek input from any city, county, or jurisdictional health department affected by the proposal to prohibit the use of solid fuel burning devices; and (b) Make written findings that: (i) The area is designated as an area of nonattainment for fine particulate matter by the United States environmental protection agency, or is in maintenance status under that designation; (ii) Emissions from solid fuel burning devices in the area are a major contributing factor for violating the national ambient air quality standard for fine particulates; and (iii) The area has an adequately funded program to assist low-income households to secure an adequate source of heat, which may include woodstoves meeting the requirements of RCW 70A.15.3510 (7). (4) If and only if the nonattainment area is within the jurisdiction of the department and the legislative authority of a city or county within the area of nonattainment formally expresses concerns with the department's written findings, then the department must publish on the department's website the reasons for prohibiting the use of solid fuel burning devices under subsection (2) of this section that includes a response to the concerns expressed by the city or county legislative authority. (5) When a local air pollution control authority or the department prohibits the use of solid fuel burning devices as authorized by this section, the cities, counties, and jurisdictional health departments serving the area shall cooperate with the department or local air pollution control authority as the department or the local air pollution control authority implements the prohibition. The responsibility for actual enforcement of the prohibition shall reside solely with the department or the local air pollution control authority. A city, county, or jurisdictional health department serving a fine particulate nonattainment area may agree to assist with enforcement activities. (6) A prohibition issued by a local air pollution control authority or the department under this section shall not apply to: (a) A person in a residence or commercial establishment that does not have an adequate source of heat without burning wood; or (b) A person with a shop or garage that is detached from the main residence or commercial establishment that does not have an adequate source of heat in the detached shop or garage without burning wood. (7) On June 7, 2012, and prior to January 1, 2015, the local air pollution control authority or the department shall, within available resources, provide assistance to households using solid fuel burning devices to reduce the emissions from those devices or change out to a lower emission device. Prior to the effective date of a prohibition, as defined in this section, on the use of uncertified stoves, the department or local air pollution control authority shall provide public education in the nonattainment area regarding how households can reduce their emissions through cleaner burning practices, the importance of respecting burn bans, and the opportunities for assistance in obtaining a cleaner device. If the area is designated as a nonattainment area as of January 1, 2015, or if required by the United States environmental protection agency, the local air pollution control authority or the department may prohibit the use of uncertified devices. (8) As used in this section: (a) "Jurisdictional health department" means a city, county, city-county, or district public health department. (b) "Prohibit the use" or "prohibition" may include requiring disclosure of an uncertified device, removal, or rendering inoperable, as may be approved by rule by a local air pollution control authority or the department. The effective date of such a rule may not be prior to January 1, 2015. However, except as provided in RCW 64.06.020 relating to the seller disclosure of wood burning appliances, any such prohibition may not include imposing separate time of sale obligations on the seller or buyer of real estate as part of a real estate transaction.
RCW 70A.450.010 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 450 / Section 010
RCW 70A.450.010: Purpose of chapter.
Status: in_force

Asbestos is a known human carcinogen that causes painful, premature deaths due to diseases such as asbestosis, mesothelioma, lung and gastrointestinal cancers, and other diseases and cancers. Activities that can lead to the release of asbestos fibers include installation, use, maintenance, repair, removal, and disposal of asbestos-containing building materials. Many people are unaware that asbestos-containing building materials are still imported, sold, and used in the United States. Because few regulations exist that require the disclosure of asbestos in building materials, people can unknowingly be exposed to asbestos. Asbestos is generally invisible, odorless, very durable, and highly aerodynamic. Exposure can occur well after it has been disturbed and long distances from where the asbestos release occurred. The purpose of this chapter is to allow people to make informed decisions regarding whether or not they purchase or use building materials containing asbestos. More specifically, building materials that contain asbestos must be clearly labeled as such by manufacturers, wholesalers, and distributors.
RCW 70A.245.050 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 245 / Section 050
RCW 70A.245.050: Penalties for registration, labeling, and reporting.
Status: in_force

(1) For producers out of compliance with the registration, reporting, or labeling requirements of RCW 70A.245.020 , 70A.245.030 , or 70A.245.060 , the department shall provide written notification and offer information to producers. For the purposes of this section, written notification serves as notice of the violation. The department must issue at least two notices of violation by certified mail prior to assessing a penalty under subsection (2) of this section. (2) A producer in violation of the registration, reporting, or labeling requirements in RCW 70A.245.020 , 70A.245.030 , or 70A.245.060 is subject to a civil penalty for each day of violation in an amount not to exceed $1,000. (3) Penalties collected under this section must be deposited in the recycling enhancement account created in RCW 70A.245.100 . (4) Penalties issued under this section are appealable to the pollution control hearings board established in chapter 43.21B RCW.
RCW 70.85.040 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 85 / Section 040
RCW 70.85.040: Telephone directories—Notice.
Status: in_force

After September 9, 1953, every telephone directory thereafter distributed to the members of the general public shall contain a notice which explains this chapter, such notice to be printed in type which is no smaller than any other type on the same page and to be preceded by the word "warning": PROVIDED, That the provisions of this section shall not apply to those directories distributed solely for business advertising purposes, commonly known as classified directories.
RCW 70.58A.210 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 58A / Section 210
RCW 70.58A.210: Final disposition of human remains—Issuance of burial-transit and disinterment permits.
Status: in_force

(1)(a) Reports of death and fetal death must comply with the requirements of this section. (b) For the purposes of this section, "death" includes "fetal death" as defined in RCW 70.58A.010 . (2) If a report of death is completed and filed in accordance with this chapter, the local registrar shall issue a burial-transit permit or disinterment permit to the funeral director, funeral establishment, or person having the right to control the disposition of the human remains under RCW 68.50.160 . (3) A person may not provide for final disposition of human remains until the following have occurred: (a) The report of death has been registered in accordance with RCW 70.58A.200 ; and (b) The funeral director, funeral establishment, or person having the right to control the disposition of the human remains under RCW 68.50.160 has obtained a burial-transit permit authorizing final disposition. (4) A funeral director, funeral establishment, or person having the right to control the disposition of the human remains under RCW 68.50.160 shall: (a) Deliver the burial-transit permit to the person in charge of the funeral establishment licensed under chapter 18.39 RCW, crematory with a permit or endorsement under RCW 68.05.175 , or cemetery authority as defined in RCW 68.04.190 before interring the human remains; or (b) Attach the burial-transit permit to the container holding the human remains when shipped by a transportation company. (5) Final disposition of human remains must be completed in accordance with chapter 68.50 RCW. (6) A person in charge of a funeral establishment licensed under chapter 18.39 RCW or cemetery authority as defined in RCW 68.04.190 : (a) May not allow the final disposition of human remains unless accompanied by a burial-transit permit; (b) Shall indicate on the burial-transit permit the date and type of final disposition; (c) Shall return all completed and signed or electronically approved burial-transit permits to the local registrar for the county in which the death occurred within ten days of final disposition; (d) Shall keep a record of all human remains disposed of on the premises, including the: (i) Name of the deceased individual; (ii) Place of death; (iii) Date of disposition; and (iv) Name and address of the funeral director, funeral establishment, or other person having the right to control the disposition of the human remains under RCW 68.50.160 . (7) When there is no person in charge of the place of final disposition, the funeral director, funeral establishment, or person having the right to control the disposition of the human remains under RCW 68.50.160 shall write across the face of the permit the words "no person in charge." (8) A funeral director, funeral establishment, or person having the right to control the disposition of the human remains under RCW 68.50.160 must obtain a disinterment permit from the local registrar to disinter human remains or a burial-transit permit from the local registrar to reinter human remains. (9) A person may not bring into or transport within this state; inter, deposit in a vault, grave, or tomb; or cremate or otherwise dispose of the human remains of any person whose death occurred outside the state, unless the human remains are accompanied by a burial-transit permit or other document issued in accordance with the laws in force where the death occurred. A burial-transit permit is not required for the spreading of cremated remains in accordance with the laws regulating the scattering of cremated remains in state, federal, and international lands or water. (10) A funeral director or funeral establishment licensed under chapter 18.39 RCW, or a funeral establishment licensed in Oregon or Idaho, may remove human remains from the local health jurisdiction where the death occurred to another local health jurisdiction or Oregon or Idaho without having obtained a burial-transit permit if the funeral director or funeral establishment: (a) Has been issued a certificate of removal registration by the director of the department of licensing; and (b) Initiates a report of death with the local registrar where the death occurred.
RCW 70A.355.901 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 355 / Section 901
RCW 70A.355.901: Severability—1989 c 346.
Status: in_force

If any provision of this act or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the act or the application of the provision to other persons or circumstances is not affected.
RCW 70A.425.900 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 425 / Section 900
RCW 70A.425.900: Saving—1974 ex.s. c 49.
Status: in_force

The enactment of this 1974 act shall not have the effect of terminating, or in any way modifying any liability, civil or criminal, which shall already be in existence on July 24, 1974.
RCW 70A.565.030 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 565 / Section 030
RCW 70A.565.030: Adoption of rules—Penalty.
Status: in_force

(1) The department may adopt rules as necessary for the purpose of implementing, administering, and enforcing this chapter. (2) A person violating a requirement of this chapter, a rule adopted under this chapter, or an order issued under this chapter, is subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $5,000 for each violation in the case of a first offense. Repeat violations are subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $10,000 for each repeat offense. (3) Any penalty provided for in this section, and any order issued by the department under this chapter, may be appealed to the pollution control hearings board. (4) All penalties collected under this chapter shall be deposited in the model toxics control operating account created in RCW 70A.305.180 .
RCW 70A.535.010 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 535 / Section 010
RCW 70A.535.010: Definitions.
Status: in_force

The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. (1) "Alternative jet fuel" means a fuel that can be blended and used with conventional petroleum jet fuels without the need to modify aircraft engines and existing fuel distribution infrastructure, and that have a lower carbon intensity than the applicable annual carbon intensity standard in Table 2 of WAC 173-424-900, as it existed on July 1, 2023. Alternative jet fuel includes jet fuels derived from coprocessed feedstocks at a conventional petroleum refinery. (2) "Carbon dioxide equivalents" has the same meaning as defined in RCW 70A.45.010 . (3) "Carbon intensity" means the quantity of life-cycle greenhouse gas emissions, per unit of fuel energy, expressed in grams of carbon dioxide equivalent per megajoule (gCO2e/MJ). (4) "Clean fuels program" means the requirements established under this chapter. (5) "Cost" means an expense connected to the manufacture, distribution, or other aspects of the provision of a transportation fuel product. (6) "Credit" means a unit of measure generated when a transportation fuel with a carbon intensity that is less than the applicable standard adopted by the department under RCW 70A.535.025 is produced, imported, or dispensed for use in Washington, such that one credit is equal to one metric ton of carbon dioxide equivalents. A credit may also be generated through other activities consistent with this chapter. (7) "Deficit" means a unit of measure generated when a transportation fuel with a carbon intensity that is greater than the applicable standard adopted by the department under RCW 70A.535.025 is produced, imported, or dispensed for use in Washington, such that one deficit is equal to one metric ton of carbon dioxide equivalents. (8) "Department" means the department of ecology. (9) "Electric utility" means a consumer-owned utility or investor-owned utility, as those terms are defined in RCW 19.29A.010 . (10) "Greenhouse gas" has the same meaning as defined in RCW 70A.45.010 . (11) "Military tactical vehicle" means a motor vehicle owned by the United States department of defense or the United States military services and that is used in combat, combat support, combat service support, tactical or relief operations, or training for such operations. (12) "Motor vehicle" has the same meaning as defined in RCW 46.04.320 . (13) "Price" means the amount of payment or compensation provided as consideration for a specified quantity of transportation fuel by a consumer or end user of the transportation fuel. (14) "Registered party" means a regulated party or credit generator registered under RCW 70A.535.070 . (15) "Regulated party" means a producer or importer of any amount of a transportation fuel that is ineligible to generate credits under this chapter. (16)(a) "Tactical support equipment" means equipment using a portable engine, including turbines, that meets military specifications, owned by the United States military services or its allies, and that is used in combat, combat support, combat service support, tactical or relief operations, or training for such operations. (b) "Tactical support equipment" includes, but is not limited to, engines associated with portable generators, aircraft start carts, heaters, and lighting carts. (17) "Transportation fuel" means electricity and any liquid or gaseous fuel sold, supplied, offered for sale, or used for the propulsion of a motor vehicle or that is intended for use for transportation purposes.
RCW 70A.218.040 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 218 / Section 040
RCW 70A.218.040: Fees—Generally.
Status: in_force

On an annual basis, the department shall adjust the fees provided for in RCW 70A.218.020 and 70A.218.030 , including the maximum annual fee, and maximum total fees, by conducting the calculation in subsection (1) of this section and taking the actions set forth in subsection (2) of this section: (1) In November of each year, the fees, annual fee, and maximum total fees imposed in RCW 70A.218.020 and 70A.218.030 , or as subsequently adjusted by this section, shall be multiplied by a factor equal to the most current quarterly "price deflator" available, divided by the "price deflator" used in the numerator the previous year. However, the "price deflator" used in the denominator for the first adjustment shall be defined by the second quarter "price deflator" for 1990. (2) Each year by March 1st the fee schedule, as adjusted in subsection (1) of this section will be published. The department will round the published fees to the nearest dollar.
RCW 70.10.010 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 10 / Section 010
RCW 70.10.010: Declaration of policy—Combining health services—State authorized to cooperate with other entities in constructing.
Status: in_force

It is declared to be the policy of the legislature of the state of Washington that, wherever feasible, community health services and services for persons with mental illness or intellectual disabilities shall be combined within single facilities in order to provide maximum utilization of available funds and personnel, and to assure the greatest possible coordination of such services for the benefit of those requiring them. It is further declared to be the policy of the legislature to authorize the state to cooperate with counties, cities, and other municipal corporations in order to encourage them to take such steps as may be necessary to construct comprehensive community health centers in communities throughout the state.
RCW 70.335.020 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 335 / Section 020
RCW 70.335.020: Definitions.
Status: in_force

The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (1) "Blood-collecting or distributing establishment" or "establishment" means any organization that collects or distributes blood for allogeneic transfusion in Washington. This chapter does not apply to a hospital licensed under chapter 70.41 or 71.12 RCW unless the hospital collects blood directly from donors for the purpose of allogeneic transfusions. For the purposes of this chapter, "blood-collecting or distributing establishment" or "establishment" does not include organizations that collect source plasma for the production of plasma derivatives by fractionation. (2) "Change in standing" means that a blood-collecting or distributing establishment is the subject of titled letters, fines, suspensions, or revocations of its United States food and drug administration license, or judicial consent decrees. (3) "Department" means the Washington state department of health.
RCW 70A.125.030 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 125 / Section 030
RCW 70A.125.030: Public health emergencies—Violations—Penalty.
Status: in_force

(1) The secretary or his or her designee or the local health officer may declare a public health emergency. As limited by RCW 70A.125.040 , the department may impose penalties for violations of laws or regulations that are determined to be a public health emergency. (2) As limited by RCW 70A.125.040 , the department may impose penalties for violation of laws or rules regulating public water systems and administered by the department of health.
RCW 70A.380.030 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 380 / Section 030
RCW 70A.380.030: Rule-making authority.
Status: in_force

See RCW 70A.384.040 .
RCW 70.42.020 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 42 / Section 020
RCW 70.42.020: License required.
Status: in_force

After July 1, 1990, no person may advertise, operate, manage, own, conduct, open, or maintain a test site without first obtaining a license for the tests to be performed, except as provided in RCW 70.42.030 .
RCW 70A.205.205 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 205 / Section 205
RCW 70A.205.205: Disposal of sewage sludge or septic tank sludge prohibited—Exemptions—Uses of sludge material permitted.
Status: in_force

After January 1, 1988, the department of ecology may prohibit disposal of sewage sludge or septic tank sludge (septage) in landfills for final disposal, except on a temporary, emergency basis, if the jurisdictional health department determines that a potentially unhealthful circumstance exists. Beneficial uses of sludge in landfill reclamation is acceptable utilization and not considered disposal. The department of ecology shall adopt rules that provide exemptions from this section on a case-by-case basis. Exemptions shall be based on the economic infeasibility of using or disposing of the sludge material other than in a landfill. The department of ecology, in conjunction with the department of health and the department of agriculture, shall adopt rules establishing labeling and notification requirements for sludge material sold commercially or given away to the public. The department shall specify mandatory wording for labels and notification to warn the public against improper use of the material.
RCW 70A.325.120 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 325 / Section 120
RCW 70A.325.120: Reservation of legislative power.
Status: in_force

The legislature reserves the right to amend or repeal all or any part of this chapter at any time, and there is no vested right of any kind against such amendment or repeal. All the rights, privileges, or immunities conferred by this chapter or any acts done under it exist subject to the power of the legislature to amend or repeal this chapter at any time.
RCW 70.77.549 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 77 / Section 549
RCW 70.77.549: Civil penalty—Costs.
Status: in_force

In addition to criminal penalties, a person who violates this chapter is also liable for a civil penalty and for the costs incurred with enforcing this chapter and bringing the civil action, including court costs and reasonable investigative and attorneys' fees.
RCW 70A.305.170 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 305 / Section 170
RCW 70A.305.170: Establishment of program to provide informal advice and assistance—Collection of costs—Expedited process—Rules—Voluntary cleanup account.
Status: in_force

(1) The department may establish a program to provide informal advice and assistance on the administrative and technical requirements of this chapter to persons who are conducting or otherwise interested in conducting independent remedial actions at facilities where there is a suspected or confirmed release of hazardous substances. (a) Any advice or assistance is advisory only and is not binding on the department. (b) As part of this advice and assistance, the department may provide written opinions on whether the independent remedial actions or proposals for those actions meet the substantive requirements of this chapter or whether the department believes further remedial action is necessary at the facility. (c) Nothing in this chapter may be construed to preclude the department from issuing a written opinion on whether further remedial action is necessary at any portion of the real property located within a facility, even if further remedial action is still necessary elsewhere at the same facility. A written opinion on a portion of a facility must also provide an opinion on the status of the facility as a whole. (2) The department may collect, from persons requesting advice and assistance under the program, all costs incurred by the department in providing advice and assistance. (a) To collect its costs, the department may use either a cost recovery structure or a fee structure, or both. (i) A fee structure may include either a single fee or a series of fees for individual services. (ii) The department may calculate fees based on the complexity of the contaminated site and other site-specific factors determined by the department. (iii) The department may establish a separate fee and cost recovery structure for providing expedited advice and assistance under subsection (3) of this section. (b) The department may waive collection of costs if the person requesting technical advice and assistance under the program commits to remediate contaminated real property for development of affordable housing, as determined by the department. Prior to waiving costs, the department must consider the requestor's ability to pay and the potential public benefit of the development. To ensure the real property is used for affordable housing, the department may file a lien against the real property pursuant to RCW 70A.305.060 , require the person to record an interest in the real property in accordance with RCW 64.04.130 , or use other means deemed by the department to be no less protective of the affordable housing use and the interests of the department. (c) Except when providing expedited advice and assistance under subsection (3) of this section, the department may also waive collection of costs: (i) For providing technical assistance in support of public participation; (ii) For providing written opinions on a cleanup that qualifies for and appropriately uses a model remedy; or (iii) Based on a person's ability to pay. If costs are waived, the department may file a lien against the real property for which the department has incurred the costs pursuant to RCW 70A.305.060 . (3) The department may offer an expedited process for providing informal advice and assistance under the program. Except as provided under subsection (2)(b) of this section, the department must collect, from persons requesting expedited advice and assistance, all costs incurred by the department in providing the advice and assistance. The department may establish conditions for requesting expedited advice and assistance. (4) The department may adopt rules to implement the program. To ensure that the adoption of rules will not delay the implementation of independent remedial actions, the department may implement the cost waiver and expedited process specified in subsections (2)(b) and (3) of this section through interpretive guidance pending adoption of rules. (5) The department must track the number of requests for reviews of planned or completed independent remedial actions under the program and establish performance measures to track how quickly the department is able to respond to those requests. The department's tracking system must include a category for tracking the length of time that elapses between the submission of a request for expedited advice and assistance on an independent remedial action at a facility under subsection (3) of this section and the issuance of a letter on the sufficiency of the cleanup at the facility. (6) The state, the department, and officers and employees of the state are immune from all liability, and no cause of action of any nature may arise from any act or omission in providing, or failing to provide, informal advice and assistance under the program. (7) The voluntary cleanup account is created in the state treasury. All receipts from the fees collected and costs recovered under the expedited process in subsection (3) of this section must be deposited into the account. Moneys in the account may be spent only after appropriation. Expenditures from the account may be used only to support the expedited process in subsection (3) of this section. If the department suspends the expedited process, any moneys remaining in the account may be used to carry out the purposes of the program. The account must retain its interest earnings in accordance with RCW 43.84.092 .
RCW 70A.305.010 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 305 / Section 010
RCW 70A.305.010: Declaration of policy.
Status: in_force

(1) Each person has a fundamental and inalienable right to a healthful environment, and each person has a responsibility to preserve and enhance that right. The beneficial stewardship of the land, air, and waters of the state is a solemn obligation of the present generation for the benefit of future generations. (2) A healthful environment is now threatened by the irresponsible use and disposal of hazardous substances. There are hundreds of hazardous waste sites in this state, and more will be created if current waste practices continue. Hazardous waste sites threaten the state's water resources, including those used for public drinking water. Many of our municipal landfills are current or potential hazardous waste sites and present serious threats to human health and environment. The costs of eliminating these threats in many cases are beyond the financial means of our local governments and ratepayers. The main purpose of chapter 2, Laws of 1989 is to raise sufficient funds to clean up all hazardous waste sites and to prevent the creation of future hazards due to improper disposal of toxic wastes into the state's land and waters. (3) Many farmers and small business owners who have followed the law with respect to their uses of pesticides and other chemicals nonetheless may face devastating economic consequences because their uses have contaminated the environment or the water supplies of their neighbors. With a source of funds, the state may assist these farmers and business owners, as well as those persons who sustain damages, such as the loss of their drinking water supplies, as a result of the contamination. (4) It is in the public's interest to efficiently use our finite land base, to integrate our land use planning policies with our clean-up policies, and to clean up and reuse contaminated industrial properties in order to minimize industrial development pressures on undeveloped land and to make clean land available for future social use. (5) Because it is often difficult or impossible to allocate responsibility among persons liable for hazardous waste sites and because it is essential that sites be cleaned up well and expeditiously, each responsible person should be liable jointly and severally. (6) Because releases of hazardous substances can adversely affect the health and welfare of the public, the environment, and property values, it is in the public interest that affected communities be notified of where releases of hazardous substances have occurred and what is being done to clean them up.
RCW 70.162.050 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 162 / Section 050
RCW 70.162.050: Superintendent of public instruction—Model program.
Status: in_force

(1) The superintendent of public instruction may implement a model indoor air quality program in a school district selected by the superintendent. (2) The superintendent shall ensure that the model program includes: (a) An initial evaluation by an indoor air quality expert of the current indoor air quality in the school district. The evaluation shall be completed within ninety days after the beginning of the school year; (b) Establishment of procedures to ensure the maintenance and operation of any ventilation and filtration system used. These procedures shall be implemented within thirty days of the initial evaluation; (c) A reevaluation by an indoor air quality expert, to be conducted approximately two hundred seventy days after the initial evaluation; and (d) The implementation of other procedures or plans that the superintendent deems necessary to implement the model program.
RCW 70.77.250 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 77 / Section 250
RCW 70.77.250: Chief of the Washington state patrol to enforce and administer—Powers and duties.
Status: in_force

(1) The chief of the Washington state patrol, through the director of fire protection, shall enforce and administer this chapter. (2) The chief of the Washington state patrol, through the director of fire protection, shall appoint such deputies and employees as may be necessary and required to carry out the provisions of this chapter. (3) The chief of the Washington state patrol, through the director of fire protection, shall adopt those rules relating to fireworks as are necessary for the implementation of this chapter. (4) The chief of the Washington state patrol, through the director of fire protection, shall adopt those rules as are necessary to ensure statewide minimum standards for the enforcement of this chapter. Counties and cities shall comply with these state rules. Any ordinances adopted by a county or city that are more restrictive than state law shall have an effective date no sooner than one year after their adoption. (5) The chief of the Washington state patrol, through the director of fire protection, may exercise the necessary police powers to enforce the criminal provisions of this chapter. This grant of police powers does not prevent any other state agency and city, county, or local government agency having general law enforcement powers from enforcing this chapter within the jurisdiction of the agency and city, county, or local government. (6) The chief of the Washington state patrol, through the director of fire protection, shall adopt rules necessary to enforce the civil penalty provisions for the violations of this chapter. A civil penalty under this subsection may not exceed one thousand dollars per day for each violation and is subject to the procedural requirements under RCW 70.77.252 . (7) The chief of the Washington state patrol, through the director of fire protection, may investigate or cause to be investigated all fires resulting, or suspected of resulting, from the use of fireworks.
RCW 70.83C.005 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 83C / Section 005
RCW 70.83C.005: Intent.
Status: in_force

The legislature recognizes that the use of alcohol and other drugs during pregnancy can cause medical, psychological, and social problems for women and infants. The legislature further recognizes that communities are increasingly concerned about this problem and the associated costs to the mothers, infants, and society as a whole. The legislature recognizes that the department of health and other agencies are focusing on primary prevention activities to reduce the use of alcohol or drugs during pregnancy but few efforts have focused on secondary prevention efforts aimed at intervening in the lives of women already involved in the use of alcohol or other drugs during pregnancy. The legislature recognizes that the best way to prevent problems for chemically dependent pregnant women and their resulting children is to engage the women in alcohol or drug treatment. The legislature acknowledges that treatment professionals find pretreatment services to clients to be important in engaging women in alcohol or drug treatment. The legislature further recognizes that pretreatment services should be provided at locations where chemically dependent women are likely to be found, including public health clinics and domestic violence or homeless shelters. Therefore the legislature intends to prevent the detrimental effects of alcohol or other drug use to women and their resulting infants by promoting the establishment of local programs to help facilitate a woman's entry into alcohol or other drug treatment. These programs shall provide secondary prevention services and provision of opportunities for immediate treatment so that women who seek help are welcomed rather than ostracized.
RCW 70.320.010 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 320 / Section 010
RCW 70.320.010: Definitions.
Status: in_force

The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (1) "Authority" means the health care authority. (2) "Department" means the department of social and health services. (3) "Emerging best practice" or "promising practice" means a program or practice that, based on statistical analyses or a well-established theory of change, shows potential for meeting the evidence-based or research-based criteria, which may include the use of a program that is evidence-based for outcomes other than those listed in this section. (4) "Evidence-based" means a program or practice that has been tested in heterogeneous or intended populations with multiple randomized, or statistically controlled evaluations, or both; or one large multiple site randomized, or statistically controlled evaluation, or both, where the weight of the evidence from a systemic review demonstrates sustained improvements in at least one outcome. "Evidence-based" also means a program or practice that can be implemented with a set of procedures to allow successful replication in Washington and, when possible, is determined to be cost-beneficial. (5) "Research-based" means a program or practice that has been tested with a single randomized, or statistically controlled evaluation, or both, demonstrating sustained desirable outcomes; or where the weight of the evidence from a systemic review supports sustained outcomes as described in this subsection but does not meet the full criteria for evidence-based. (6) "Service coordination organization" or "service contracting entity" means the authority and department, or an entity that may contract with the state to provide, directly or through subcontracts, a comprehensive delivery system of medical, behavioral, long-term care, or social support services, including entities such as managed care organizations that provide medical services to clients under chapter 74.09 RCW and RCW 71.24.380 , and area agencies on aging providing case management services under chapter 74.39A RCW.
RCW 70A.208.060 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 208 / Section 060
RCW 70A.208.060: Duties of department.
Status: in_force

(1) The department must implement, administer, and enforce this chapter and may adopt rules as necessary for those purposes. (2) The department must: (a) By January 1, 2026, appoint the initial membership of the advisory council, as required under RCW 70A.208.050 ; (b) Provide administrative and operating support to the advisory council, as required under RCW 70A.208.050 ; (c) Consider and respond in writing to all written comments received from the advisory council; (d) By January 31, 2026, and annually thereafter, facilitate registration by service providers, as required under RCW 70A.208.070 ; (e) Beginning March 1, 2026, accept the registration of producer responsibility organizations and, if necessary, select the producer responsibility organization required by subsection (3) of this section; (f) By October 1, 2026, develop the initial statewide collection lists required by RCW 70A.208.090 ; (g) By December 31, 2026, complete the preliminary needs assessment required by RCW 70A.208.110 ; (h)(i) By July 1, 2026, determine the one-time registration fee in subsection (4)(c) of this section; and (ii) By March 31, 2026, determine the one-time payment and every March 31st thereafter determine the annual registration fee in subsection (4)(a) of this section; (i) By December 31, 2027, and every five years thereafter, complete the statewide needs assessment required by RCW 70A.208.110 ; (j) By 2028, adopt rules to administer and implement this chapter. The department shall seek to adopt rules that are harmonized with other states; (k) Beginning October 1, 2028, and periodically thereafter, review and approve plans, as described in subsection (5) of this section; (l) By January 31, 2029, create a model comprehensive solid waste plan amendment for use by cities and counties in lieu of updating, amending, or revising a plan consistent with RCW 70A.205.045 (7)(b)(i); (m) Beginning March 1, 2029, initiate enforcement activities with respect to noncompliant producers that are not members of the producer responsibility organization, consistent with RCW 70A.208.040 (2) and 70A.208.230 ; (n) Beginning July 1, 2031, and annually thereafter, review and approve annual reports, as described in subsection (6) of this section; (o) By January 31, 2032, submit the equity study to the legislature required in RCW 70A.208.120 ; (p) By September 1, 2038, submit the independent review of the program report to the legislature as required in RCW 70A.208.210 ; (q) Establish statewide requirements as required under RCW 70A.208.150 (10); (r) Review and make determinations on proposals related to alternative recycling processes, as described in RCW 70A.208.150 (5); (s) Review confidentiality requests submitted under RCW 70A.208.220 ; (t) Enforce the requirements of this chapter, as required by RCW 70A.208.230 ; (u) Review petitions to exempt materials, as required by RCW 70A.208.090 (5) and 70A.208.260 ; and (v) Establish a public website that includes: (i) The most recent registration materials submitted by producer responsibility organizations; (ii) A list of registered service providers; (iii) The most recent needs assessment; (iv) Any plan or amendment submitted by a producer responsibility organization that is in draft form during the public comment period; (v) The most recent lists under RCW 70A.208.090 ; (vi) The list of exempt materials; (vii) Links to producer responsibility organization websites; (viii) Comments of the public, advisory council, and producer responsibility organizations on the items listed in (v)(iii) through (vi) of this subsection and, if any, the responses of the department to those comments; (ix) The names of producers and brands that the department or a producer responsibility organization has identified as not being in compliance with the requirements of this chapter; and (x) Links to adopted rules implementing this chapter. (3) By March 1, 2026, if registrations for more than one producer responsibility organization, other than producers registering as producer responsibility organizations, are submitted to the department, the department must determine which proposed producer responsibility organization can most effectively implement this chapter until the first approved plan period ends. Until the conclusion of the initial plan implementation period, producers of covered materials that do not register as producer responsibility organizations must join the producer responsibility organization whose registration is approved by the department. This limitation only applies for the purposes of program development and the initial plan implementation period. For purposes of plan implementation after the first plan approved by the department expires, the department may allow registration of more than one producer responsibility organization. (4)(a) By March 31, 2027, and every March 31st thereafter, the department must determine a total annual registration fee to be paid by each producer responsibility organization that is adequate to cover, but not exceed, the costs to implement, administer, and enforce this chapter, including the costs determined by the department of labor and industries to implement and enforce RCW 49.46.380 , in the next fiscal year. (b) By 2028, the department must adopt rules to equitably determine annual registration fees by producer responsibility organizations if the department has approved the registration of more than one producer responsibility organization; (i) Until rules are adopted under (b) of this subsection, issue a general order to all registered producer responsibility organizations; and (ii) Send notice to each producer responsibility organization of fee amounts due, consistent with either the general order issued under (b)(i) of this subsection or rules adopted under (b) of this subsection. (c) The department must: (i) In the March 31, 2027, producer responsibility organization annual registration fee determination under (a) of this subsection, adjust the fee to account for funds received that were due by September 1, 2026, under RCW 70A.208.040 ; (ii) Apply any remaining annual fee payment funds from the most recently closed fiscal year to the annual fee for the coming fiscal year, if the collected annual fee exceeds the costs identified under (b) of this subsection for the most recently closed fiscal year; and (iii) Increase annual fees for the coming fiscal year to cover the costs identified under (b) of this subsection, if the collected annual fee was less than the amount required to cover those costs for a given year. (c) [(d)] By March 1, 2026, the department must determine the one-time payment to be paid by each producer responsibility organization that is adequate to cover, but not exceed, the costs to implement, administer, and enforce this chapter from July 27, 2025, until June 30, 2027. (5) Within 120 days of receipt, the department must review and approve, approve with conditions, deny, or request additional information for a draft plan or draft amendment, including a contingency plan as required in RCW 70A.208.140 , submitted by a producer responsibility organization or coordinating body. (a) The department must post the draft plan or plan amendment on the department's website, notify the appropriate committees of the legislature that a draft plan has been submitted and posted, and allow public comment for no less than 45 days before approving, denying, or requesting additional information on the draft plan or amendment. (b)(i) If the department denies or requests additional information for a draft plan or amendment, the department must provide the producer responsibility organization with the reasons, in writing, that the plan or amendment does not meet the plan requirements of RCW 70A.208.130 . The producer responsibility organization has 60 days from the date that the rejection or request for additional information is received to submit to the department any additional information necessary for the department's approval. The department must review and approve or disapprove the revised draft plan or amendment no later than 60 days after the department receives it. If the department disapproves the revised plan or revised plan amendment, the department shall provide the reason, in writing, and either: (A) Direct changes to the revised plan or plan amendment; or (B) require the producer responsibility organization to submit a second revision no later than 60 days from the date of the rejection. (ii) The department may approve the second revision submitted by the producer responsibility organization with additional conditions the producer responsibility organization must implement. (c) The department's approval of the first producer responsibility organization plans submitted by October 1, 2028, must take effect no earlier than the adjournment of the 2029 regular legislative session, in order to allow an opportunity for the 2029 legislature to determine whether to amend the requirements of this chapter, to make other recycling policy changes including the potential establishment of a bottle deposit return program, or to allow that the proposed plan and program under this chapter be implemented in full. Nothing in this subsection (5)(c) amends or limits the duties or authorities of a producer, a producer responsibility organization, or the department under this chapter, including with respect to the timing of plan submission, plan review, or plan revision processes specified in this section, while the 2029 legislature reviews the draft plan submitted to the department as provided in this subsection. Nothing in this subsection prevents a plan from being implemented in absence of legislative action after July 27, 2025. (d) Upon recommendation of the advisory council, or upon the department's initiative, the department may require an amendment to the plan if the department determines that an amendment is necessary to ensure that the producer responsibility organization maintains compliance with the requirements of this chapter. (6) The department must review annual reports and: (a) Make annual reports available for public review and comment for at least 30 days; (b) Review within 120 days of receipt of a complete annual report; (c) Determine whether an annual report meets the requirements of this chapter, considering comments received under (a) of this subsection, and notify the producer responsibility organization of the approval or reasons for denial. The producer responsibility organization must submit a revised annual report within 60 days after receipt of a denial letter; and (d) Notify a producer responsibility organization if the annual report demonstrates that a plan fails to achieve the requirements under this chapter. (7) Upon request of the department for purposes of determining compliance with this chapter, or for purposes of implementing this chapter, a person must furnish to the department any information that the person has or may reasonably obtain.
RCW 70.02.350 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 02 / Section 350
RCW 70.02.350: Release of information to protect the public.
Status: in_force

In addition to any other information required to be released under this chapter, the department of social and health services and the authority are authorized, pursuant to RCW 4.24.550 , to release relevant information that is necessary to protect the public, concerning a specific person committed under RCW * 71.05.280 (3) or ** 71.05.320 (3)(c) following dismissal of a sex offense as defined in RCW 9.94A.030 .
RCW 70.74.275 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 74 / Section 275
RCW 70.74.275: Intimidation or harassment with an explosive—Class C felony.
Status: in_force

Unless otherwise allowed to do so under this chapter, a person who exhibits a device designed, assembled, fabricated, or manufactured, to convey the appearance of an explosive or improvised device, and who intends to, and does, intimidate or harass a person, is guilty of a class C felony.
RCW 70A.425.120 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 425 / Section 120
RCW 70A.425.120: Adoption of rules and regulations under federal poison prevention packaging act.
Status: in_force

One of the purposes of this chapter is to promote uniformity with the Poison Prevention Packaging Act of 1970 and rules and regulations adopted thereunder. In accordance with such declared purpose, all of the special packaging rules and regulations adopted under the Poison Prevention Packaging Act of 1970 (84 Stat. 1670; 7 U.S.C. Sec. 135; 15 U.S.C. Sec. 1261, 1471-1476; 21 U.S.C. Sec. 343, 352, 353, 362) on July 24, 1974, are hereby adopted as rules and regulations applicable to this chapter. In addition, any rule or regulation adopted hereafter under said Federal Poison Prevention Act of 1970 concerning special packaging and published in the federal register shall be deemed to have been adopted under the provisions of this chapter. The director may, however, within thirty days of the publication of the adoption of any such rule or regulation under the Federal Poison Prevention Packaging Act of 1970, give public notice that a hearing will be held to determine if such regulations shall not be applicable under the provisions of this chapter. Such hearing shall be conducted in accord with the provisions of chapter 34.05 RCW, Administrative Procedure Act, as now enacted or hereafter amended.
RCW 70A.300.020 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 300 / Section 020
RCW 70A.300.020: Standards and regulations—Adoption—Notice and hearing—Consultation with other agencies.
Status: in_force

The department after notice and public hearing shall: (1) Adopt regulations designating as extremely hazardous wastes subject to the provisions of this chapter those substances which exhibit characteristics consistent with the definition provided in RCW 70A.300.010 (7); (2) Adopt and may revise when appropriate, minimum standards and regulations for disposal of extremely hazardous wastes to protect against hazards to the public, and to the environment. Before adoption of such standards and regulations, the department shall consult with appropriate agencies of interested local governments and secure technical assistance from the department of agriculture, the department of social and health services, the department of fish and wildlife, the department of natural resources, the department of labor and industries, and the department of commerce, through the director of fire protection.
RCW 70A.210.900 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 210 / Section 900
RCW 70A.210.900: Construction—1973 c 132.
Status: in_force

Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as a restriction or limitation upon any powers which a municipality might otherwise have under any laws of this state, but shall be construed as cumulative.
RCW 70.47.080 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 47 / Section 080
RCW 70.47.080: Enrollment of applicants—Participation limitations.
Status: in_force

On and after July 1, 1988, the *administrator shall accept for enrollment applicants eligible to receive covered basic health care services from the respective managed health care systems which are then participating in the plan. Thereafter, total subsidized enrollment shall not result in expenditures that exceed the total amount that has been made available by the legislature in any act appropriating funds to the plan. To the extent that new funding is appropriated for expansion, the *administrator shall endeavor to secure participation contracts from managed health care systems in geographic areas of the state that are unserved by the plan at the time at which the new funding is appropriated. In the selection of any such areas the *administrator shall take into account the levels and rates of unemployment in different areas of the state, the need to provide basic health care coverage to a population reasonably representative of the portion of the state's population that lacks such coverage, and the need for geographic, demographic, and economic diversity. The *administrator shall at all times closely monitor growth patterns of enrollment so as not to exceed that consistent with the orderly development of the plan as a whole, in any area of the state or in any participating managed health care system. The annual or biennial enrollment limitations derived from operation of the plan under this section do not apply to nonsubsidized enrollees as defined in **RCW 70.47.020 (5).
RCW 70A.100.040 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 100 / Section 040
RCW 70A.100.040: Critical water supply service area—Designation—Establishment or amendment of external boundaries—Procedures.
Status: in_force

(1) The secretary and the appropriate local planning agencies and purveyors, shall study geographical areas where water supply problems related to uncoordinated planning, inadequate water quality or unreliable service appear to exist. If the results of the study indicate that such water supply problems do exist, the secretary or the county legislative authority shall designate the area involved as being a critical water supply service area, consult with the appropriate local planning agencies and purveyors, and appoint a committee of not less than three representatives therefrom solely for the purpose of establishing the proposed external boundaries of the critical water supply service area. The committee shall include a representative from each purveyor serving more than fifty customers, the county legislative authority, county planning agency, and health agencies. Such proposed boundaries shall be established within six months of the appointment of the committee. During the six month period following the establishment of the proposed external boundaries of the critical water supply services areas, the county legislative authority shall conduct public hearings on the proposed boundaries and shall modify or ratify the proposed boundaries in accordance with the findings of the public hearings. The boundaries shall reflect the existing land usage, and permitted densities in county plans, ordinances, and/or growth policies. If the proposed boundaries are not modified during the six month period, the proposed boundaries shall be automatically ratified and be the critical water supply service area. After establishment of the external boundaries of the critical water supply service area, no new public water systems may be approved within the boundary area unless an existing water purveyor is unable to provide water service. (2) At the time a critical water supply service area is established, the external boundaries for such area shall not include any fractional part of a purveyor's existing contiguous service area. (3) The external boundaries of the critical water supply service area may be amended in accordance with procedures prescribed in subsection (1) of this section for the establishment of the critical water supply service areas when such amendment is necessary to accomplish the purposes of this chapter.