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WA Rev Code § 70A.330.800 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70A - Environmental Health and Safety|Chapter 70A.330 - Petroleum Storage Tank Systems—Pollution Liability Protection Act.|70A.330.800 - Technical advice and assistance program expansion—Interpretive guidance pending rules.

RCW 70A.330.800 Technical advice and assistance program expansion—Interpretive guidance pending rules. (Expires July 1, 2030.)To ensure the adoption of rules will not delay the implementation of remedial actions, the pollution liability insurance agency may implement the technical advice and assistance program expansion to include petroleum storage tank systems through interpretive guidance pending adoption of rules.[ 2017 c 23 § 7. Formerly RCW 70.149.800.]
WA Rev Code § 70A.330.801 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70A - Environmental Health and Safety|Chapter 70A.330 - Petroleum Storage Tank Systems—Pollution Liability Protection Act.|70A.330.801 - Technical advice and assistance program expansion—Timeline.

RCW 70A.330.801 Technical advice and assistance program expansion—Timeline. (Expires July 1, 2030.)The pollution liability insurance agency may not expand the technical advice and assistance program to include petroleum storage tank systems until January 1, 2018. The pollution liability insurance agency may include heating oil tanks, including abandoned and decommissioned tanks, in the technical advice and assistance program as of July 23, 2017.[ 2017 c 23 § 8. Formerly RCW 70.149.801.]
WA Rev Code § 70A.330.900 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70A - Environmental Health and Safety|Chapter 70A.330 - Petroleum Storage Tank Systems—Pollution Liability Protection Act.|70A.330.900 - Expiration of chapter.

RCW 70A.330.900 Expiration of chapter.This chapter expires July 1, 2030.[ 2016 c 161 § 17; 2012 1st sp.s. c 3 § 3; 2006 c 276 § 4; 2000 c 16 § 2; 1995 c 20 § 14. Formerly RCW 70.149.900.]
WA Rev Code § 70A.335.010 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70A - Environmental Health and Safety|Chapter 70A.335 - Bisphenol A—Restrictions on Sale.|70A.335.010 - Definitions.

RCW 70A.335.010 Definitions.The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.(1) "Department" means the department of ecology.(2) "Metal can" means a single walled container that is manufactured from metal substrate designed to hold or pack food or beverages and sealed by can ends manufactured from metal substrate. The metal substrate for the can and the can ends must be equal to or thinner than 0.0149 inch.(3) "Sports bottle" means a resealable, reusable container, sixty-four ounces or less in size, that is designed or intended primarily to be filled with a liquid or beverage for consumption from the container, and is sold or distributed at retail without containing any liquid or beverage.[ 2010 c 140 § 1. Formerly RCW 70.280.010.]
WA Rev Code § 70A.335.020 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70A - Environmental Health and Safety|Chapter 70A.335 - Bisphenol A—Restrictions on Sale.|70A.335.020 - Prohibiting the sale or distribution of certain products containing bisphenol A.

RCW 70A.335.020 Prohibiting the sale or distribution of certain products containing bisphenol A.(1) Beginning July 1, 2011, no manufacturer, wholesaler, or retailer may manufacture, knowingly sell, offer for sale, distribute for sale, or distribute for use in this state, any bottle, cup, or other container, except a metal can, that contains bisphenol A if that container is designed or intended to be filled with any liquid, food, or beverage primarily for consumption from that container by children three years of age or younger and is sold or distributed at retail without containing any liquid, food, or beverage.(2) Beginning July 1, 2012, no manufacturer, wholesaler, or retailer may manufacture, knowingly sell, offer for sale, distribute for sale, or distribute for use in this state, sports bottles that contain bisphenol A.[ 2010 c 140 § 2. Formerly RCW 70.280.020.]
WA Rev Code § 70A.335.030 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70A - Environmental Health and Safety|Chapter 70A.335 - Bisphenol A—Restrictions on Sale.|70A.335.030 - Notification—Recall of products.

RCW 70A.335.030 Notification—Recall of products.(1) A manufacturer of products that are restricted under this chapter must notify persons that sell the manufacturer's products in this state about the provisions of this chapter no less than ninety days prior to the effective date of the restrictions.(2) A manufacturer that produces, sells, or distributes a product prohibited from manufacture, sale, or distribution in this state under this chapter shall recall the product and reimburse the retailer or any other purchaser for the product.[ 2010 c 140 § 3. Formerly RCW 70.280.030.]
WA Rev Code § 70A.335.040 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70A - Environmental Health and Safety|Chapter 70A.335 - Bisphenol A—Restrictions on Sale.|70A.335.040 - Penalties.

RCW 70A.335.040 Penalties.(1) A manufacturer, wholesaler, or retailer that manufactures, knowingly sells, or distributes products in violation of this chapter is subject to a civil penalty not to exceed five thousand dollars for each violation in the case of a first offense. Manufacturers, wholesalers, or retailers who are repeat violators are subject to a civil penalty not to exceed ten thousand dollars for each repeat offense. Penalties collected under this section must be deposited in the model toxics control operating account created in RCW 70A.305.180.(2) Retailers who unknowingly sell products that are restricted from sale under this chapter are not subject to the civil penalties under this chapter.[ 2020 c 20 § 1419; 2010 c 140 § 4. Formerly RCW 70.280.040.]
WA Rev Code § 70A.335.050 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70A - Environmental Health and Safety|Chapter 70A.335 - Bisphenol A—Restrictions on Sale.|70A.335.050 - Expenses to cover cost of administering chapter.

RCW 70A.335.050 Expenses to cover cost of administering chapter.Expenses to cover the cost of administering this chapter must be paid from the model toxics control operating account under RCW 70A.305.180.[ 2020 c 20 § 1420; 2019 c 422 § 410; 2010 c 140 § 5. Formerly RCW 70.280.050.]NOTES:Effective date—Intent—2019 c 422: See notes following RCW 82.21.010.
WA Rev Code § 70A.335.060 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70A - Environmental Health and Safety|Chapter 70A.335 - Bisphenol A—Restrictions on Sale.|70A.335.060 - Rules.

RCW 70A.335.060 Rules.The department may adopt rules as necessary for the purpose of implementing, administering, and enforcing this chapter.[ 2010 c 140 § 6. Formerly RCW 70.280.060.]
WA Rev Code § 70A.340.010 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70A - Environmental Health and Safety|Chapter 70A.340 - Brake Friction Material.|70A.340.010 - Findings.

RCW 70A.340.010 Findings.The legislature finds that:(1) Brake friction material is an essential component of motor vehicle brakes and is critically important to transportation safety and public safety in general;(2) Debris from brake friction material containing copper and its compounds is generated and released to the environment during normal operation of motor vehicle brakes;(3) Thousands of pounds of copper and other substances released from brake friction material enter Washington state's streams, rivers, and marine environment every year; and(4) Copper is toxic to many aquatic organisms, including salmon.[ 2010 c 147 § 1. Formerly RCW 70.285.010.]
WA Rev Code § 70A.340.030 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70A - Environmental Health and Safety|Chapter 70A.340 - Brake Friction Material.|70A.340.030 - Prohibition on the sale of certain brake friction material—Exemptions.

RCW 70A.340.030 Prohibition on the sale of certain brake friction material—Exemptions.(1) No manufacturer, wholesaler, retailer, or distributor may sell or offer for sale brake friction material in Washington state containing any of the following constituents in an amount exceeding the specified concentrations:(a) Asbestiform fibers, 0.1 percent by weight.(b) Cadmium and its compounds, 0.01 percent by weight.(c) Chromium(VI)-salts, 0.1 percent by weight.(d) Lead and its compounds, 0.1 percent by weight.(e) Mercury and its compounds, 0.1 percent by weight.(2) Beginning January 1, 2021, no manufacturer, wholesaler, retailer, or distributor may sell or offer for sale brake friction material in Washington state containing more than five percent copper and its compounds by weight.(3) Beginning January 1, 2025, no manufacturer, wholesaler, retailer, or distributor may sell or offer for sale brake friction material in Washington state containing more than 0.5 percent copper and its compounds by weight.(4) Brake friction material manufactured prior to 2015 is exempt from subsection (1) of this section for the purposes of clearing inventory. This exemption expires January 1, 2025.(5) Brake friction material manufactured prior to 2021 is exempt from subsection (2) of this section for the purposes of clearing inventory. This exemption expires January 1, 2031.(6) Brake friction material manufactured prior to 2025 is exempt from subsection (3) of this section for the purposes of clearing inventory. This exemption expires January 1, 2035.(7) Brake friction material manufactured as part of an original equipment service contract for vehicles manufactured prior to January 1, 2015, is exempt from subsection (1) of this section.(8) Brake friction material manufactured as part of an original equipment service contract for vehicles manufactured prior to January 1, 2021, is exempt from subsection (2) of this section.(9) Brake friction material manufactured as part of an original equipment service contract for vehicles manufactured prior to January 1, 2025, is exempt from subsection (3) of this section.[ 2017 c 204 § 1; 2010 c 147 § 3. Formerly RCW 70.285.030.]
WA Rev Code § 70A.340.040 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70A - Environmental Health and Safety|Chapter 70A.340 - Brake Friction Material.|70A.340.040 - Brake friction material advisory committee—Members—Duties.

RCW 70A.340.040 Brake friction material advisory committee—Members—Duties.(1) By December 1, 2015, the department shall review risk assessments, scientific studies, and other relevant analyses regarding alternative brake friction material and determine whether the material may be available. The department shall consider any new science with regard to the bioavailability and toxicity of copper.(2) If the department finds that alternative brake friction material may be available, it shall convene a brake friction material advisory committee. The committee shall include, but is not limited to:(a) A representative of the department, who will chair the committee;(b) The chief of the Washington state patrol, or the chief's designee;(c) A representative of manufacturers of brake friction material;(d) A representative of manufacturers of motor vehicles;(e) A representative of a nongovernmental organization concerned with motor vehicle safety;(f) A representative of the national highway traffic safety administration; and(g) A representative of a nongovernmental organization concerned with the environment.(3) If convened pursuant to subsection (2) of this section, the committee shall separately assess alternative brake friction material for passenger vehicles, light duty vehicles, and heavy duty vehicles. The committee shall make different recommendations to the department as to whether alternative brake friction material is available or unavailable for passenger vehicles, light duty vehicles, and heavy duty vehicles. For purposes of this section, "heavy duty vehicle" means a vehicle used for commercial purposes with a gross vehicle weight rating above twenty-six thousand pounds. The committee shall also consider appropriate exemptions including original equipment service and brake friction material manufactured prior to the dates specified in RCW 70A.340.050. The department shall consider the committee's recommendations and make a finding as to whether alternative brake friction material is available or unavailable.(4) If, pursuant to subsection (3) of this section, the department finds that alternative brake friction material:(a) Is available, it shall comply with RCW 70A.340.050;(b) Is not available, it shall periodically evaluate the finding and, if it determines that alternative brake friction material may be available, comply with subsections (2) and (3) of this section. If the department finds that alternative brake friction material is available, it shall comply with RCW 70A.340.050.[ 2020 c 20 § 1422; 2010 c 147 § 4. Formerly RCW 70.285.040.]
WA Rev Code § 70A.340.050 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70A - Environmental Health and Safety|Chapter 70A.340 - Brake Friction Material.|70A.340.050 - Finding that alternative brake friction material is available—Report.

RCW 70A.340.050 Finding that alternative brake friction material is available—Report.If, pursuant to RCW 70A.340.040, the department finds that alternative brake friction material is available:(1)(a) By December 31st of the year in which the finding is made, the department shall publish the information required by RCW 70A.340.040 in the Washington State Register and present it in a report to the appropriate committees of the legislature; and(b) The report must include recommendations for exemptions on original equipment service and brake friction material manufactured prior to dates specified in this section and may include recommendations for other exemptions.(2) Beginning January 1, 2025, and consistent with RCW 70A.340.030(3), no manufacturer, wholesaler, retailer, or distributor may sell or offer for sale brake friction material in Washington state containing more than 0.5 percent copper and its compounds by weight, as specified in the report in subsection (1) of this section.[ 2020 c 20 § 1423; 2017 c 204 § 2; 2010 c 147 § 5. Formerly RCW 70.285.050.]
WA Rev Code § 70A.340.060 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70A - Environmental Health and Safety|Chapter 70A.340 - Brake Friction Material.|70A.340.060 - Application for exemption from chapter.

RCW 70A.340.060 Application for exemption from chapter.Any motor vehicle manufacturer or brake friction material manufacturer may apply to the department for an exemption from this chapter for brake friction material intended for a specific motor vehicle model or class of motor vehicles based on special needs or characteristics of the motor vehicles for which the brake friction material is intended. Exemptions may only be issued for small volume motor vehicle manufacturers, specific motor vehicle models, or special classes of vehicles, such as fire trucks, police cars, and heavy or wide-load equipment hauling, provided the manufacturer can demonstrate that complying with the requirements of this chapter is not feasible, does not allow compliance with safety standards, or causes significant financial hardship. Exemptions are valid for no less than one year and may be renewed automatically as needed or the exemption may be permanent for as long as the vehicle is used in the manner described in the application.[ 2010 c 147 § 6. Formerly RCW 70.285.060.]
WA Rev Code § 70A.340.070 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70A - Environmental Health and Safety|Chapter 70A.340 - Brake Friction Material.|70A.340.070 - Manufacturers of brake friction material must provide certain data to the department—Department's duties.

RCW 70A.340.070 Manufacturers of brake friction material must provide certain data to the department—Department's duties.(1) By January 1, 2013, and at least every three years thereafter, manufacturers of brake friction material sold or offered for sale in Washington state shall provide data to the department adequate to enable the department to determine concentrations of antimony, copper, nickel, and zinc and their compounds in brake friction material sold or offered for sale in Washington state.(2) Using data provided pursuant to subsection (1) of this section and other data as needed, and in consultation with the brake friction material manufacturing industry, the department must:(a) By July 1, 2013, establish baseline concentration levels for constituents identified in subsection (1) of this section in brake friction material; and(b) Track progress toward reducing the use of copper and its compounds and ensure that concentration levels of antimony, nickel, or zinc and their compounds do not increase by more than fifty percent above baseline concentration levels.(3) If concentration levels of antimony, nickel, or zinc and their compounds in brake friction material increase by more than fifty percent above baseline concentration levels, the department shall review scientific studies to determine the potential impact of the constituent on human health and the environment. If scientific studies demonstrate the need for controlling the use of the constituent in brake friction material, the department may consider recommending limits on concentration levels of the constituent in the material.(4) Confidential business information otherwise protected under RCW 43.21A.160 or chapter 42.56 RCW is exempt from public disclosure.[ 2010 c 147 § 7. Formerly RCW 70.285.070.]
WA Rev Code § 70A.340.080 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70A - Environmental Health and Safety|Chapter 70A.340 - Brake Friction Material.|70A.340.080 - Compliance with chapter—Proof of compliance.

RCW 70A.340.080 Compliance with chapter—Proof of compliance.(1) Manufacturers of brake friction material offered for sale in Washington state must certify compliance with the requirements of this chapter and mark proof of certification on the brake friction material in accordance with criteria developed under this section.(2) By December 1, 2012, the department must, after consulting with interested parties, develop compliance criteria to meet the requirements of this chapter. Compliance criteria includes, but is not limited to:(a) Self-certification of compliance by brake friction material manufacturers using accredited laboratories; and(b) Marked proof of certification, including manufacture date, on brake friction material and product packaging. Marked proof of certification must appear by January 1, 2015. Brake friction material manufactured or packaged prior to January 1, 2015, is exempt from this subsection (2)(b).(3) Beginning January 1, 2021, manufacturers of new motor vehicles offered for sale in Washington state must ensure that motor vehicles are equipped with brake friction material certified to be compliant with the requirements of this chapter.[ 2010 c 147 § 8. Formerly RCW 70.285.080.]
WA Rev Code § 70A.340.100 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70A - Environmental Health and Safety|Chapter 70A.340 - Brake Friction Material.|70A.340.100 - Adoption of rules.

RCW 70A.340.100 Adoption of rules.The department may adopt rules necessary to implement this chapter. Rules adopted by the department under this section may not exceed the terms explicitly established by this chapter.[ 2017 c 204 § 3; 2010 c 147 § 10. Formerly RCW 70.285.100.]
WA Rev Code § 70A.345.010 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70A - Environmental Health and Safety|Chapter 70A.345 - Underground Storage Tank Revolving Loan and Grant Program.|70A.345.010 - Intent.

RCW 70A.345.010 Intent. (Expires July 1, 2030.)(1) The legislature intends for the pollution liability insurance agency to establish a revolving loan and grant program to assist owners and operators of petroleum underground storage tank systems to: (a) Remediate past releases; (b) upgrade, replace, or remove petroleum underground storage tank systems to prevent future releases; and (c) install new infrastructure or retrofit existing infrastructure for dispensing or using renewable or alternative energy.(2) Furthermore, the legislature intends for the revolving loan and grant program to assist owners and operators of heating oil tanks to: (a) Remediate past releases; or (b) prevent future releases by upgrading, replacing, decommissioning, or removing heating oil systems.[ 2020 c 310 § 4; 2016 c 161 § 1. Formerly RCW 70.340.010.]NOTES:Effective date—2016 c 161 §§ 1-13: "Sections 1 through 13 of this act take effect July 1, 2016." [ 2016 c 161 § 23.]
WA Rev Code § 70A.345.020 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70A - Environmental Health and Safety|Chapter 70A.345 - Underground Storage Tank Revolving Loan and Grant Program.|70A.345.020 - Definitions.

RCW 70A.345.020 Definitions. (Expires July 1, 2030.)The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.(1) "Agency" means the Washington state pollution liability insurance agency.(2) "Heating oil tank" means a tank and its connecting pipes, whether above or below ground, or in a basement, with pipes connected to the tank for space heating of human living or working space on the premises where the tank is located.(3) "Local government" means any political subdivision of the state, including a town, city, county, special purpose district, or other municipal corporation.(4) "Operator" means any person in control of, or having responsibility for, the daily operation of a petroleum underground storage tank system, including a heating oil tank system.(5) "Owner" means any person who owns a petroleum underground storage tank system, including a heating oil tank system.(6) "Petroleum underground storage tank system" means an underground storage tank system regulated under chapter 70A.355 RCW or subtitle I of the solid waste disposal act (42 U.S.C. chapter 82, subchapter IX) that is used for storing petroleum.(7) "Release" has the same meaning as defined in RCW 70A.305.020.(8) "Remedial action" has the same meaning as defined in RCW 70A.305.020.(9) "Underground storage tank facility" means the location where one or more underground storage tank systems are installed. A facility encompasses all contiguous real property under common ownership associated with the operation of the underground storage tank system or systems.(10) "Underground storage tank system" means an underground storage tank, connected underground piping, underground ancillary equipment, and containment system, if any, and includes any aboveground ancillary equipment connected to the underground storage tank or piping, such as dispensers.[ 2020 c 310 § 5; 2020 c 20 § 1435; 2016 c 161 § 2. Formerly RCW 70.340.020.]NOTES:Reviser's note: This section was amended by 2020 c 20 § 1435 and by 2020 c 310 § 5, each without reference to the other. Both amendments are incorporated in the publication of this section under RCW 1.12.025(2). For rule of construction, see RCW 1.12.025(1).Effective date—2016 c 161 §§ 1-13: See note following RCW 70A.345.010.