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WA Rev Code § 15.92.030 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 15 - Agriculture and Marketing|Chapter 15.92 - Center for Sustaining Agriculture and Natural Resources.|15.92.030 - Primary activities—Cooperative with University of Washington.

RCW 15.92.030 Primary activities—Cooperative with University of Washington.The center is to work cooperatively with the University of Washington to maximize the use of financial resources in addressing forestry issues. The center's primary activities include but are not limited to:(1) Research programs which focus on developing possible alternative production and marketing systems through:(a) Integrated pest management;(b) Biological pest control;(c) Plant and animal breeding;(d) Conservation strategies; and(e) Understanding the ecological basis of nutrient management;(2) Extension programs which focus on:(a) On-farm demonstrations and evaluation of alternative production practices;(b) Information dissemination, and education concerning sustainable agriculture and natural resource systems; and(c) Communication and training on sustainable agriculture strategies for consumers, producers, and farm and conservation-related organizations;(3) On-farm testing and research to calculate and demonstrate costs and benefits, including economic and environmental benefits and trade-offs, inherent in farming systems and technologies;(4) Crop rotation and other natural resource processes such as pest-predator interaction to mitigate weed, disease, and insect problems, thereby reducing soil erosion and environmental impacts;(5) Management systems to improve nutrient uptake, health, and resistance to diseases and pests by incorporating the genetic and biological potential of plants and animals into production practices;(6) Soil management, including conservation tillage and other practices to minimize soil loss and maintain soil productivity; and(7) Animal production systems emphasizing preventive disease practices and mitigation of environmental pollution.[ 1991 c 341 § 4.]
WA Rev Code § 15.92.040 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 15 - Agriculture and Marketing|Chapter 15.92 - Center for Sustaining Agriculture and Natural Resources.|15.92.040 - Administrator.

RCW 15.92.040 Administrator.The center is managed by an administrator. The administrator shall hold a joint appointment as an assistant director in the Washington State University agricultural research center and cooperative extension.(1) A committee shall advise the administrator. The dean of the Washington State University college of agriculture and home economics shall make appointments to the advisory committee so the committee is representative of affected groups, such as the Washington department of social and health services, the Washington department of ecology, the Washington department of agriculture, the chemical and fertilizer industry, food processors, marketing groups, consumer groups, environmental groups, farm labor, and natural resource and agricultural organizations.(2) Each appointed member shall serve a term of three years, and one-third are appointed every year. The entire committee is appointed the first year: One-third for a term of one year, one-third for a term of two years, and one-third for a term of three years. A member shall continue to serve until a successor is appointed. Vacancies are filled by appointment for the unexpired term. The members of the advisory committee shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed for travel expenses incurred while engaged in the business of the committee as provided in RCW 43.03.050 and 43.03.060.(3) It is the responsibility of the administrator, in consultation with the advisory committee, to:(a) Recommend research and extension priorities for the center;(b) Conduct a competitive grants process to solicit, review, and prioritize research and extension proposals; and(c) Advise Washington State University on the progress of the development and implementation of research, teaching, and extension programs that sustain agriculture and natural resources of Washington.[ 1991 c 341 § 5.]
WA Rev Code § 15.92.050 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 15 - Agriculture and Marketing|Chapter 15.92 - Center for Sustaining Agriculture and Natural Resources.|15.92.050 - Food and environmental quality laboratory.

RCW 15.92.050 Food and environmental quality laboratory.A food and environmental quality laboratory operated by Washington State University is established in the Tri-Cities area to conduct pesticide residue studies concerning fresh and processed foods, in the environment, and for human and animal safety. The laboratory shall cooperate with public and private laboratories in Washington, Idaho, and Oregon.[ 1991 c 341 § 6.]
WA Rev Code § 15.92.060 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 15 - Agriculture and Marketing|Chapter 15.92 - Center for Sustaining Agriculture and Natural Resources.|15.92.060 - Laboratory responsibilities.

RCW 15.92.060 Laboratory responsibilities.The responsibilities of the laboratory shall include:(1) Evaluating regional requirements for minor crop registration through the federal IR-4 program;(2) Providing a program for tracking the availability of effective pesticides for minor crops, minor uses, and emergency uses in this state;(3) Conducting studies on the fate of pesticides on crops and in the environment, including soil, air, and water;(4) Improving pesticide information and education programs;(5) Assisting federal and state agencies with questions regarding registration of pesticides which are deemed critical to crop production, consistent with priorities established in RCW 15.92.070; and(6) Assisting in the registration of biopesticides, pheromones, and other alternative chemical and biological methods.[ 1995 c 390 § 5; 1991 c 341 § 7.]
WA Rev Code § 15.92.070 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 15 - Agriculture and Marketing|Chapter 15.92 - Center for Sustaining Agriculture and Natural Resources.|15.92.070 - Board to advise laboratory.

RCW 15.92.070 Board to advise laboratory.The laboratory is advised by a board appointed by the dean of the Washington State University college of agriculture and home economics. The dean shall cooperate with appropriate officials in Washington, Idaho, and Oregon in selecting board members.(1) The board shall consist of one representative from each of the following interests: A human toxicologist or a health professional knowledgeable in worker exposure to pesticides, the Washington State University vice provost for research or research administrator, representatives from the state department of agriculture, the department of ecology, the department of health, the department of labor and industries, privately owned Washington pesticide analytical laboratories, federal regional pesticide laboratories, an Idaho and Oregon laboratory, whether state, university, or private, a chemical and fertilizer industry representative, farm organizations, food processors, marketers, farm labor, environmental organizations, and consumers. Each board member shall serve a three-year term. The members of the board shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed for travel expenses incurred while engaged in the business of the board as provided in RCW 43.03.050 and 43.03.060.(2) The board is in liaison with the pesticide incident reporting and tracking panel and shall review the chemicals investigated by the laboratory according to the following criteria:(a) Chemical uses for which a database exists on environmental fate and acute toxicology, and that appear safer environmentally than pesticides available on the market;(b) Chemical uses not currently under evaluation by public laboratories in Idaho or Oregon for use on Washington crops;(c) Chemicals that have lost or may lose their registration and that no reasonably viable alternatives for Washington crops are known; and(d) Other chemicals vital to Washington agriculture.(3) The laboratory shall conduct research activities using approved good laboratory practices, namely procedures and recordkeeping required of the national IR-4 minor use pesticide registration program.(4) The laboratory shall coordinate activities with the national IR-4 program.[ 2010 1st sp.s. c 7 § 133; 1991 c 341 § 8.]NOTES:Effective date—2010 1st sp.s. c 26; 2010 1st sp.s. c 7: See note following RCW 43.03.027.
WA Rev Code § 15.92.080 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 15 - Agriculture and Marketing|Chapter 15.92 - Center for Sustaining Agriculture and Natural Resources.|15.92.080 - Annual report—Acceptable risk of human and environmental exposure.

RCW 15.92.080 Annual report—Acceptable risk of human and environmental exposure.The center for sustaining agriculture and natural resources at Washington State University shall prepare and present an annual report to the appropriate legislative committees. The report shall include the center's priorities to find alternatives to the use of agricultural chemicals that pose human and environmental risks. The first report, due no later than November 1, 1992, shall use federal criteria of acceptable risk of human and environmental exposure for establishing such priorities and for conducting responsive research and education programs. For each subsequent year, the report shall detail the center's progress toward meeting the goals identified in the center's plan.[ 1991 c 341 § 9.]
WA Rev Code § 15.92.095 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 15 - Agriculture and Marketing|Chapter 15.92 - Center for Sustaining Agriculture and Natural Resources.|15.92.095 - Commission on pesticide registration—State appropriations—Restrictions on use of state money—Commission approval required.

RCW 15.92.095 Commission on pesticide registration—State appropriations—Restrictions on use of state money—Commission approval required.(1) This subsection applies to the use of state appropriations made to or legislatively intended for the commission on pesticide registration and to any other moneys appropriated by the state and received by the commission on pesticide registration:(a) The moneys may not be expended without the express approval of the commission on pesticide registration;(b) The moneys may be used for: (i) Evaluations, studies, or investigations approved by the commission on pesticide registration regarding the registration or reregistration of pesticides for minor crops or minor uses or regarding the availability of pesticides for emergency uses. These evaluations, studies, or investigations may be conducted by the food and environmental quality laboratory or may be secured by the commission from other qualified laboratories, researchers, or contractors by contract, which contracts may include, but are not limited to, those purchasing the use of proprietary information; (ii) evaluations, studies, or investigations approved by the commission regarding research, implementation, and demonstration of any aspect of integrated pest management and pesticide resistance management programs; (iii) the tracking system described in RCW 15.92.060; and (iv) the support of the commission on pesticide registration and its activities; and(c) Not less than twenty-five percent of such moneys shall be dedicated to studies or investigations concerning the registration or use of pesticides for crops that are not among the top twenty agricultural commodities in production value produced in the state, as determined annually by the Washington agricultural statistics service.(2) The commission on pesticide registration shall establish priorities to guide it in approving the use of moneys for evaluations, studies, and investigations under this section. Each biennium, the commission shall prepare a contingency plan for providing funding for laboratory studies or investigations that are necessary to pesticide registrations or related processes that will address emergency conditions for agricultural crops that are not generally predicted at the beginning of the biennium.[ 1999 c 247 § 2; 1995 c 390 § 2.]
WA Rev Code § 15.92.100 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 15 - Agriculture and Marketing|Chapter 15.92 - Center for Sustaining Agriculture and Natural Resources.|15.92.100 - Commission on pesticide registration—Duties.

RCW 15.92.100 Commission on pesticide registration—Duties.The commission on pesticide registration shall:(1) Provide guidance to the food and environmental quality laboratory established in RCW 15.92.050 regarding the laboratory's studies, investigations, and evaluations concerning the registration of pesticides for use in this state for minor crops and minor uses and concerning the availability of pesticides for emergency uses;(2) Encourage agricultural organizations to assist in providing funding, in-kind services, or materials for laboratory studies and investigations concerning the registration of pesticides and research, implementation, and demonstration of any aspect of integrated pest management and pesticide resistance management programs for minor crops and minor uses that would benefit the organizations;(3) Provide guidance to the laboratory regarding a program for: Tracking the availability of effective pesticides for minor crops, minor uses, and emergency uses; providing this information to organizations of agricultural producers; and maintaining close contact between the laboratory, the department of agriculture, and organizations of agricultural producers regarding the need for research to support the registration of pesticides for minor crops and minor uses and the availability of pesticides for emergency uses;(4) Ensure that the activities of the commission and the laboratory are coordinated with the activities of other laboratories in the Pacific Northwest, the United States department of agriculture, and the United States environmental protection agency to maximize the effectiveness of regional efforts to assist in the registration of pesticides for minor crops and minor uses and in providing for the availability of pesticides for emergency uses for the region and the state; and(5) Ensure that prior to approving any residue study that there is written confirmation of registrant support and willingness or ability to add the given minor crop to its label including any restrictions or guidelines the registrant intends to impose.[ 1999 c 247 § 3; 1995 c 390 § 3.]
WA Rev Code § 15.92.105 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 15 - Agriculture and Marketing|Chapter 15.92 - Center for Sustaining Agriculture and Natural Resources.|15.92.105 - Commission on pesticide registration—Report on activities—Review by legislature.

RCW 15.92.105 Commission on pesticide registration—Report on activities—Review by legislature.By December 15, 2002, the commission shall file with the legislature a report on the activities supported by the commission for the period beginning on July 23, 1995, and ending on December 1, 2002. The report shall include an identification of: The priorities that have been set by the commission; the state appropriations made to Washington State University that have been within the jurisdiction of the commission; the evaluations, studies, and investigations funded in whole or in part by such moneys and the registrations and uses of pesticides made possible in large part by those evaluations, studies, and investigations; the matching moneys, in-kind services, and materials provided by agricultural organizations for those evaluations, studies, and investigations; and the program or programs for tracking pesticide availability provided by the laboratory under the guidance of the commission and the means used for providing this information to organizations of agricultural producers.During the regular session of the legislature in the year 2003, the appropriate committees of the house of representatives and senate shall evaluate the effectiveness of the commission in fulfilling its statutory responsibilities.[ 1995 c 390 § 6.]
WA Rev Code § 15.92.110 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 15 - Agriculture and Marketing|Chapter 15.92 - Center for Sustaining Agriculture and Natural Resources.|15.92.110 - Commission on pesticide registration—Receipt of gifts, grants, and endowments.

RCW 15.92.110 Commission on pesticide registration—Receipt of gifts, grants, and endowments.The commission on pesticide registration, and Washington State University on behalf of the commission, may receive such gifts, grants, and endowments from public or private sources as may be used from time to time, in trust or otherwise, for the use and benefit of the commission and expend the same or any income therefrom according to the terms of the gifts, grants, or endowments.[ 1995 c 390 § 7.]
WA Rev Code § 15.100.010 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 15 - Agriculture and Marketing|Chapter 15.100 - Forest Products Commission.|15.100.010 - Finding.

RCW 15.100.010 Finding.The legislature finds that the creation of a forest products commission would assist in expanding the state's economy, because:(1) Marketing is a dynamic and changing part of the Washington forest products industry and a vital element in expanding the state economy;(2) The sale in the state and export to other states and abroad of forest products made in the state contribute substantial benefits to the economy of the state, provide a large number of jobs and sizeable tax revenues, and are key components of the health of many local communities because many secondary businesses are largely dependent on the health of the forest products industry; and(3) Forest products are made from a renewable resource and are more environmentally sound than many alternative products.[ 2001 c 314 § 1.]
WA Rev Code § 15.100.020 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 15 - Agriculture and Marketing|Chapter 15.100 - Forest Products Commission.|15.100.020 - Definitions.

RCW 15.100.020 Definitions.Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter.(1) "Commission" means the forest products commission.(2) "Department" means the department of agriculture.(3) "Director" means the director of the department of agriculture or the director's authorized representative.(4) "Forest products" or "timber" means trees of any species maintained for eventual harvest whether planted or of natural growth, standing or down, on privately or publicly owned land, and also includes wood products related thereto, but does not include Christmas trees or other trees on which the timber excise tax provided under chapter 84.33 RCW is not imposed.(5) "Person" includes any individual, corporation, firm, partnership, trust, association, or any other organization of individuals.(6) "Producer" means any person who harvests timber in Washington state and pays the timber excise tax imposed under chapter 84.33 RCW on at least two million board feet in a calendar year or in four consecutive calendar quarters.(7) "Eastern Washington" means that portion of the state lying east of the Cascade mountain range.(8) "Western Washington" means that portion of the state lying west of the Cascade mountain range.[ 2001 c 314 § 2.]
WA Rev Code § 15.100.040 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 15 - Agriculture and Marketing|Chapter 15.100 - Forest Products Commission.|15.100.040 - Initial meeting—Nominations for initial election of members—Subsequent efforts when approval not given.

RCW 15.100.040 Initial meeting—Nominations for initial election of members—Subsequent efforts when approval not given.(1) The director shall call the initial meeting of producers of forest products for the purpose of nominating their respective members of the commission after receiving notice from an association representing producers of forest products that substantial interest exists in forming a forest products commission. Public notice of the meeting shall be given by the director in the manner the director determines is appropriate. A producer may on his or her own motion file his or her name with the director for the purpose of receiving notice of the meeting. The nonreceipt of the notice by any interested person does not invalidate the proceedings.(2) Prior to the nomination of commission members, the department of revenue shall provide the director with a list of all qualified producers within the state based upon tax records of the department.(3) For the initial election of commission members, any qualified producer may be nominated orally for a commissioner position at the meeting convened by the director. Nominations may also be made within five days prior to the meeting by a written petition filed with the department, signed by at least five producers who reside in the state. If the director determines that one of the positions from eastern Washington will go unfilled because of a lack of candidates, the director shall announce that this position shall be filled by a member from western Washington. If the position designated for eastern Washington is filled by a member from western Washington because of a lack of candidates from eastern Washington, this position shall be designated as position number seven by the director for purposes of RCW 15.100.030(5). Under no circumstances will there be less than two board members from eastern Washington.(4) The initial members of the commission shall be elected by secret mail ballot under the supervision of the director at the same time the referendum is submitted under RCW 15.100.120 calling for the creation of the commission and the imposition of the initial assessment. If a nominee does not receive a majority of the votes on the first ballot, a runoff election shall be held by mail in a similar manner between the two candidates for the position receiving the largest number of votes.(5) If the director determines under RCW 15.100.120(3) that the requisite approval for the establishment of a commission has not been given, any subsequent efforts to create a commission must follow the procedures established under this chapter for the initial nomination and election of members.[ 2002 c 251 § 3; 2001 c 314 § 4.]
WA Rev Code § 15.100.043 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 15 - Agriculture and Marketing|Chapter 15.100 - Forest Products Commission.|15.100.043 - Costs of proceeding to form a commission—Reimbursement.

RCW 15.100.043 Costs of proceeding to form a commission—Reimbursement.The association responsible for giving the director notice under RCW 15.100.040 that substantial interest exists in forming a forest products commission shall reimburse the department for its costs associated with conducting a proceeding to initiate a commission under RCW 15.100.040 and 15.100.120. If the necessary approval is received for the creation of a commission, the commission shall reimburse the association for the costs paid to the department when funds become available.[ 2002 c 251 § 4.]
WA Rev Code § 15.100.050 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 15 - Agriculture and Marketing|Chapter 15.100 - Forest Products Commission.|15.100.050 - After initial election of members—Rules—Annual meetings—Public notice.

RCW 15.100.050 After initial election of members—Rules—Annual meetings—Public notice.(1) After the initial election of commission members, the commission shall establish rules for electing commission members, including the method used for notification, nominating, and voting. The commission may create commission districts and boundaries, and may also establish a weighted voting procedure for election of commission members. The commission shall hold its annual meeting during the month of October each year for the purpose of nominating commission members and the transaction of other business. Public notice of the meeting shall be given by the commission in the manner it determines is appropriate. A producer may on his or her own motion file his or her name with the commission for the purpose of receiving notice of the meeting. The nonreceipt of the notice by any interested person does not invalidate the proceedings.(2) Prior to the nomination of commission members, the department of revenue shall provide the commission with a list of all qualified producers within the state based upon tax records of the department.[ 2001 c 314 § 5.]