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WA Rev Code § 90.56.390 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 90 - Water Rights—Environment|Chapter 90.56 - Oil and Hazardous Substance Spill Prevention and Response.|90.56.390 - Liability for removal costs.

RCW 90.56.390 Liability for removal costs.(1)(a) A person is not liable for removal costs or damages that result from actions taken or omitted to be taken in the course of rendering care, assistance, or advice consistent with the national contingency plan or as otherwise directed by the federal on-scene coordinator or by the official within the department with responsibility for oil spill response. This subsection (1)(a) does not apply:(i) To a responsible party;(ii) With respect to personal injury or wrongful death; or(iii) If the person is grossly negligent or engages in willful misconduct.(b) A responsible party is liable for any removal costs and damages that another person is relieved of under (a) of this subsection.(c) Nothing in this section affects the liability of a responsible party for oil spill response under state law.(2) For the purposes of this section:(a) "Damages" means damages of any kind for which liability may exist under the laws of this state resulting from, arising out of, or related to the discharge or threatened discharge of oil.(b) "Federal on-scene coordinator" means the federal official predesignated by the United States environmental protection agency or the United States coast guard to coordinate and direct federal responses under subpart D, or the official designated by the lead agency to coordinate and direct removal under subpart E, of the national contingency plan.(c) "National contingency plan" means the national contingency plan prepared and published under section 311(d) of the federal water pollution control act (33 U.S.C. Sec. 1321(d)), as amended by the oil pollution act of 1990 (P.L. 101-380, 104 Stat. 484 (1990)).(d) "Removal costs" means the costs of removal that are incurred after a discharge of oil has occurred or, in any case in which there is a substantial threat of a discharge of oil, the costs to prevent, minimize, or mitigate oil pollution from such an incident.(e) "Responsible party" means a person liable under RCW 90.56.370.[ 1992 c 73 § 38; 1991 c 200 § 304.]NOTES:Effective dates—1992 c 73: See RCW 82.23B.902.
WA Rev Code § 90.56.410 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 90 - Water Rights—Environment|Chapter 90.56 - Oil and Hazardous Substance Spill Prevention and Response.|90.56.410 - Right of entry and access to records pertinent to investigations.

RCW 90.56.410 Right of entry and access to records pertinent to investigations.(1) The department, through its duly authorized representatives, shall have the power to enter upon any private or public property, including the boarding of any ship, at any reasonable time, and the owner, managing agent, master, or occupant of such property shall permit such entry for the purpose of investigating conditions relating to violations or possible violations of this chapter, and to have access to any pertinent records relating to such property, including but not limited to operation and maintenance records and logs. The authority granted in this section shall not be construed to require any person to divulge trade secrets or secret processes. The director may issue subpoenas for the production of any books, records, documents, or witnesses in any hearing conducted pursuant to this chapter.(2) The department may utilize the authority granted to it in RCW 79.100.140 for the purposes of mitigating a potential threat to health, safety, or the environment from a vessel.[ 2013 c 291 § 36; 1990 c 116 § 23; 1987 c 109 § 151; 1969 ex.s. c 133 § 8. Formerly RCW 90.48.355.]NOTES:Findings—Severability—1990 c 116: See notes following RCW 90.56.210.Purpose—Short title—Construction—Rules—Severability—Captions—1987 c 109: See notes following RCW 43.21B.001.
WA Rev Code § 90.56.420 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 90 - Water Rights—Environment|Chapter 90.56 - Oil and Hazardous Substance Spill Prevention and Response.|90.56.420 - Authorized discharges of oil—Permits.

RCW 90.56.420 Authorized discharges of oil—Permits.Any person who proposes to discharge oil or cause or permit the entry of same into waters of the state shall prior to such discharge obtain permission from the director. The director is authorized to permit the discharge of oil into waters of the state consistent with the pertinent effluent and receiving water standards and treatment requirements established by the department. Permission for industrial or commercial discharges shall be given through the terms of a waste discharge permit issued pursuant to RCW 90.48.180. Permission shall be given in all other cases on a form prescribed by the director.[ 1987 c 109 § 149; 1970 ex.s. c 88 § 8. Formerly RCW 90.48.343.]NOTES:Purpose—Short title—Construction—Rules—Severability—Captions—1987 c 109: See notes following RCW 43.21B.001.
WA Rev Code § 90.56.500 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 90 - Water Rights—Environment|Chapter 90.56 - Oil and Hazardous Substance Spill Prevention and Response.|90.56.500 - Oil spill response account.

RCW 90.56.500 Oil spill response account.(1) The state oil spill response account is created in the state treasury. All receipts from RCW 82.23B.020(1) shall be deposited in the account. All costs reimbursed to the state by a responsible party or any other person for responding to a spill of oil shall also be deposited in the account. Moneys in the account shall be spent only after appropriation. The account is subject to allotment procedures under chapter 43.88 RCW.(2)(a) The account shall be used exclusively to pay for:(i) The costs associated with the response to spills or imminent threats of spills of crude oil or petroleum products into the waters of the state; and(ii) The costs associated with the department's use of an emergency response towing vessel.(b) During the 2017-2019 fiscal biennium, the legislature may transfer up to four million seven hundred twenty-one thousand dollars from the account to the oil spill prevention account created in RCW 90.56.510.(c) During the 2019-2021 fiscal biennium, the legislature may transfer up to one million forty thousand dollars from the account to the oil spill prevention account created in RCW 90.56.510.(3) Payment of response costs under subsection (2)(a)(i) of this section shall be limited to spills which the director has determined are likely to exceed one thousand dollars.(4) Before expending moneys from the account, but without delaying response activities, the director shall make reasonable efforts to obtain funding for response costs under subsection (2) of this section from the person responsible for the spill and from other sources, including the federal government.(5) Reimbursement for response costs from this account shall be allowed only for costs which are not covered by funds appropriated to the agencies responsible for response activities. Costs associated with the response to spills of crude oil or petroleum products shall include:(a) Natural resource damage assessment and related activities;(b) Spill related response, containment, wildlife rescue, cleanup, disposal, and associated costs;(c) Interagency coordination and public information related to a response; and(d) Appropriate travel, goods and services, contracts, and equipment.[ 2019 c 415 § 993; 2018 c 299 § 918; 2015 c 274 § 6; 2009 c 11 § 9; 1991 c 200 § 805.]NOTES:Effective date—2019 c 415: See note following RCW 28B.20.476.Effective date—2018 c 299: See note following RCW 43.41.433.Effective date—2015 c 274: See note following RCW 90.56.005.Findings—Intent—2009 c 11: See note following RCW 88.46.130.
WA Rev Code § 90.56.530 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 90 - Water Rights—Environment|Chapter 90.56 - Oil and Hazardous Substance Spill Prevention and Response.|90.56.530 - Reckless operation of a tank vessel—Penalty.

RCW 90.56.530 Reckless operation of a tank vessel—Penalty.(1) A person commits the crime of reckless operation of a tank vessel if, while (a) navigating a tank vessel, (b) piloting a tank vessel, or (c) on the vessel control bridge and in control of the motion, direction, or speed of a tank vessel, the person, with recklessness as defined in RCW 9A.08.010, causes a release of oil.(2) Reckless operation of a tank vessel is a class C felony under chapter 9A.20 RCW.[ 1991 c 200 § 604. Formerly RCW 88.16.210.]NOTES:Effective dates—1991 c 200: See RCW 90.56.901.
WA Rev Code § 90.56.540 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 90 - Water Rights—Environment|Chapter 90.56 - Oil and Hazardous Substance Spill Prevention and Response.|90.56.540 - Operation of a vessel while under influence of liquor or drugs—Penalty.

RCW 90.56.540 Operation of a vessel while under influence of liquor or drugs—Penalty.(1) A person is guilty of operating a vessel while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or drugs if the person operates a covered vessel within this state while:(a) The person has 0.06 grams or more of alcohol per two hundred ten liters of breath, as shown by analysis of the person's breath made under RCW 90.56.550; or(b) The person has 0.06 percent or more by weight of alcohol in the person's blood as shown by analysis of the person's blood made under RCW 90.56.550; or(c) The person is under the influence of or affected by intoxicating liquor or drugs; or(d) The person is under the combined influence of or affected by intoxicating liquor or drugs.(2) The fact that any person charged with a violation of this section is or has been entitled to use such drug under the laws of this state shall not constitute a defense against any charge of violating this section.(3) Operating a vessel while intoxicated is a class C felony under chapter 9A.20 RCW.[ 2000 c 69 § 23; 1991 c 200 § 605. Formerly RCW 88.16.220.]NOTES:Effective dates—1991 c 200: See RCW 90.56.901.
WA Rev Code § 90.56.550 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 90 - Water Rights—Environment|Chapter 90.56 - Oil and Hazardous Substance Spill Prevention and Response.|90.56.550 - Breath or blood analysis.

RCW 90.56.550 Breath or blood analysis.(1) Upon the trial of any civil or criminal action or proceeding arising out of acts alleged to have been committed by a person while operating a vessel while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or drugs, if the amount of alcohol in the person's blood or breath at the time alleged as shown by analysis of his blood or breath is less than 0.06 percent by weight of alcohol in his blood or 0.06 grams of alcohol per two hundred ten liters of the person's breath, it is evidence that may be considered with other competent evidence in determining whether the person was under the influence of intoxicating liquor or drugs.(2) The breath analysis shall be based upon grams of alcohol per two hundred ten liters of breath. The foregoing provisions of this section shall not be construed as limiting the introduction of any other competent evidence bearing upon the question whether the person was under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any drug.(3) Analysis of the person's blood or breath to be considered valid under this section shall have been performed according to methods approved by the state toxicologist and by an individual possessing a valid permit issued by the state toxicologist for this purpose. The state toxicologist shall approve satisfactory techniques or methods, to supervise the examination of individuals to ascertain their qualifications and competence to conduct such analyses, and to issue permits that are subject to termination or revocation at the discretion of the state toxicologist.(4) If a blood test is administered under this section, the withdrawal of blood for the purpose of determining its alcoholic content may be performed only by a physician, a registered nurse, or a qualified technician. This limitation shall not apply to the taking of breath specimens.(5) The person tested may have a physician, or a qualified technician, chemist, registered nurse, or other qualified person of his or her own choosing administer one or more tests in addition to any administered at the direction of a law enforcement officer. The failure or inability to obtain an additional test by a person shall not preclude the admission of evidence relating to the test or tests taken at the direction of a law enforcement officer.(6) Upon the request of the person who submits to a test or tests at the request of a law enforcement officer, full information concerning the test or tests shall be made available to the person or his or her attorney.[ 1991 c 200 § 606. Formerly RCW 88.16.230.]NOTES:Effective dates—1991 c 200: See RCW 90.56.901.
WA Rev Code § 90.56.560 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 90 - Water Rights—Environment|Chapter 90.56 - Oil and Hazardous Substance Spill Prevention and Response.|90.56.560 - Limited immunity for blood withdrawal.

RCW 90.56.560 Limited immunity for blood withdrawal.No physician, registered nurse, qualified technician, or hospital, or duly licensed clinical laboratory employing or using services of the physician, registered nurse, or qualified technician, may incur any civil or criminal liability as a result of the act of withdrawing blood from any person when directed by a law enforcement officer to do so for the purpose of a blood test under RCW 90.56.550. This section shall not relieve any physician, registered nurse, qualified technician, or hospital or duly licensed clinical laboratory from civil liability arising from the use of improper procedures or failing to exercise the required standard of care.[ 2000 c 69 § 24; 1991 c 200 § 607. Formerly RCW 88.16.240.]NOTES:Effective dates—1991 c 200: See RCW 90.56.901.
WA Rev Code § 90.56.569 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 90 - Water Rights—Environment|Chapter 90.56 - Oil and Hazardous Substance Spill Prevention and Response.|90.56.569 - Updates to the senate and house of representatives.

RCW 90.56.569 Updates to the senate and house of representatives.(1) The department must provide to the relevant policy and fiscal committees of the senate and house of representatives updates by December 31, 2019, and December 31, 2021, consistent with the requirements of RCW 43.01.036, as to the progress made in completing state and federal geographic response plans as needed in contingency plans required under RCW 90.56.060, 90.56.210, and 88.46.060.(2) In its updates of geographic response plans, the department must address situations where oils, depending on their qualities, weathering, environmental factors, and method of discharge, may submerge or sink in water.(3) All requirements in this section are subject to the availability of amounts appropriated for the specific purposes described.[ 2018 c 262 § 304; 2015 c 274 § 25.]NOTES:Findings—Intent—Report—2018 c 262: See notes following RCW 82.23B.010.Effective date—2015 c 274: See note following RCW 90.56.005.
WA Rev Code § 90.56.570 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 90 - Water Rights—Environment|Chapter 90.56 - Oil and Hazardous Substance Spill Prevention and Response.|90.56.570 - Periodic evaluation and update of planning standards for oil spill response equipment.

RCW 90.56.570 Periodic evaluation and update of planning standards for oil spill response equipment.To the extent practicable and consistent with RCW 88.46.180, the department shall periodically evaluate and update planning standards for oil spill response equipment required under contingency plans required by this chapter in order to ensure access in the state to equipment that represents the best achievable protection to respond to a worst case spill and provide for continuous operation of oil spill response activities to the maximum extent practicable and without jeopardizing crew safety, as determined by the incident commander or the unified command. The department must coordinate evaluation and update planning requirements under this section with requirements under RCW 88.46.180 to eliminate duplication.[ 2015 c 274 § 28.]NOTES:Effective date—2015 c 274: See note following RCW 90.56.005.
WA Rev Code § 90.56.580 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 90 - Water Rights—Environment|Chapter 90.56 - Oil and Hazardous Substance Spill Prevention and Response.|90.56.580 - Crude oil vapor pressure—Maximum—Penalty.

RCW 90.56.580 Crude oil vapor pressure—Maximum—Penalty.(1)(a) A facility constructed or permitted after January 1, 2019, may not load or unload crude oil into or from a rail tank car unless the oil has a vapor pressure of less than nine pounds per square inch.(b) A facility may not load or unload crude oil into or from a rail tank car unless the oil has a vapor pressure of less than nine pounds per square inch beginning two years after the volume of crude oil transported by rail to the facility for a calendar year as reported under RCW 90.56.565 has increased more than ten percent above the volume reported for calendar year 2018.(2) The director may impose a penalty of up to twenty-five hundred dollars per day per rail tank car or the equivalent volume of oil for violations of this section. Any penalty recovered pursuant to this section must be credited to the coastal protection fund created in RCW 90.48.390.(3) This section does not: (a) Prohibit a railroad car carrying crude oil from entering Washington; (b) require a railroad car carrying crude oil to stop before entering Washington; or (c) require a railroad car carrying crude oil to be checked for vapor pressure before entering Washington.[ 2019 c 354 § 1.]
WA Rev Code § 90.56.900 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 90 - Water Rights—Environment|Chapter 90.56 - Oil and Hazardous Substance Spill Prevention and Response.|90.56.900 - Construction—Appeal not to stay order, rule, or regulation.

RCW 90.56.900 Construction—Appeal not to stay order, rule, or regulation.This chapter, being necessary for the general welfare, the public health, and the public safety of the state and its inhabitants, shall be liberally construed to effect their purposes. No rule, regulation, or order of the department shall be stayed pending appeal under this chapter.[ 1991 c 200 § 1107; 1971 ex.s. c 180 § 10. Formerly RCW 90.48.907.]
WA Rev Code § 90.56.901 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 90 - Water Rights—Environment|Chapter 90.56 - Oil and Hazardous Substance Spill Prevention and Response.|90.56.901 - Effective dates—1991 c 200.

RCW 90.56.901 Effective dates—1991 c 200.(1) Sections 101 through 429, 501 through 706, 805 through 807, 810 through 817, and 901 through 1118 of this act are necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and shall take effect immediately [May 15, 1991].(2) Sections 801 through 804, 808, and 809 of this act shall take effect October 1, 1991.[ 1991 c 200 § 1119.]
WA Rev Code § 90.58.010 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 90 - Water Rights—Environment|Chapter 90.58 - Shoreline Management Act of 1971.|90.58.010 - Short title.

RCW 90.58.010 Short title.This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Shoreline Management Act of 1971".[ 1971 ex.s. c 286 § 1.]
WA Rev Code § 90.58.040 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 90 - Water Rights—Environment|Chapter 90.58 - Shoreline Management Act of 1971.|90.58.040 - Program applicable to shorelines of the state.

RCW 90.58.040 Program applicable to shorelines of the state.The shoreline management program of this chapter shall apply to the shorelines of the state as defined in this chapter.[ 1971 ex.s. c 286 § 4.]
WA Rev Code § 90.58.045 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 90 - Water Rights—Environment|Chapter 90.58 - Shoreline Management Act of 1971.|90.58.045 - Environmental excellence program agreements—Effect on chapter.

RCW 90.58.045 Environmental excellence program agreements—Effect on chapter.Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any legal requirement under this chapter, including any standard, limitation, rule, or order is superseded and replaced in accordance with the terms and provisions of an environmental excellence program agreement, entered into under chapter 43.21K RCW.[ 1997 c 381 § 28.]NOTES:Purpose—1997 c 381: See RCW 43.21K.005.
WA Rev Code § 90.58.050 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 90 - Water Rights—Environment|Chapter 90.58 - Shoreline Management Act of 1971.|90.58.050 - Program as cooperative between local government and state—Responsibilities differentiated.

RCW 90.58.050 Program as cooperative between local government and state—Responsibilities differentiated.This chapter establishes a cooperative program of shoreline management between local government and the state. Local government shall have the primary responsibility for initiating the planning required by this chapter and administering the regulatory program consistent with the policy and provisions of this chapter. The department shall act primarily in a supportive and review capacity with an emphasis on providing assistance to local government and on insuring compliance with the policy and provisions of this chapter.[ 1995 c 347 § 303; 1971 ex.s. c 286 § 5.]NOTES:Finding—Severability—Part headings and table of contents not law—1995 c 347: See notes following RCW 36.70A.470.
WA Rev Code § 90.58.060 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 90 - Water Rights—Environment|Chapter 90.58 - Shoreline Management Act of 1971.|90.58.060 - Review and adoption of guidelines—Public hearings, notice of—Amendments.

RCW 90.58.060 Review and adoption of guidelines—Public hearings, notice of—Amendments.(1) The department shall periodically review and adopt guidelines consistent with RCW 90.58.020, containing the elements specified in RCW 90.58.100 for:(a) Development of master programs for regulation of the uses of shorelines; and(b) Development of master programs for regulation of the uses of shorelines of statewide significance.(2) Before adopting or amending guidelines under this section, the department shall provide an opportunity for public review and comment as follows:(a) The department shall mail copies of the proposal to all cities, counties, and federally recognized Indian tribes, and to any other person who has requested a copy, and shall publish the proposed guidelines in the Washington state register. Comments shall be submitted in writing to the department within sixty days from the date the proposal has been published in the register.(b) The department shall hold at least four public hearings on the proposal in different locations throughout the state to provide a reasonable opportunity for residents in all parts of the state to present statements and views on the proposed guidelines. Notice of the hearings shall be published at least once in each of the three weeks immediately preceding the hearing in one or more newspapers of general circulation in each county of the state. If an amendment to the guidelines addresses an issue limited to one geographic area, the number and location of hearings may be adjusted consistent with the intent of this subsection to assure all parties a reasonable opportunity to comment on the proposed amendment. The department shall accept written comments on the proposal during the sixty-day public comment period and for seven days after the final public hearing.(c) At the conclusion of the public comment period, the department shall review the comments received and modify the proposal consistent with the provisions of this chapter. The proposal shall then be published for adoption pursuant to the provisions of chapter 34.05 RCW.(3) The department may adopt amendments to the guidelines not more than once each year. Such amendments shall be limited to: (a) Addressing technical or procedural issues that result from the review and adoption of master programs under the guidelines; or (b) issues of guideline compliance with statutory provisions.[ 2003 c 262 § 1; 1995 c 347 § 304; 1971 ex.s. c 286 § 6.]NOTES:Finding—Severability—Part headings and table of contents not law—1995 c 347: See notes following RCW 36.70A.470.