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WA Rev Code § 70A.65.200 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70A - Environmental Health and Safety|Chapter 70A.65 - Greenhouse Gas Emissions—Cap and Invest Program.|70A.65.200 - Enforcement—Penalty.

RCW 70A.65.200 Enforcement—Penalty.(1) All covered and opt-in entities are required to submit compliance instruments in a timely manner to meet the entities' compliance obligations and shall comply with all requirements for monitoring, reporting, holding, and transferring emission allowances and other provisions of this chapter.(2) If a covered or opt-in entity does not submit sufficient compliance instruments to meet its compliance obligation by the specified transfer dates, a penalty of four allowances for every one compliance instrument that is missing must be submitted to the department within six months. When a covered entity or opt-in entity reasonably believes that it will be unable to meet a compliance obligation, the entity shall immediately notify the department. Upon receiving notification, the department shall issue an order requiring the entity to submit the penalty allowances.(3) If a covered entity or opt-in entity fails to submit penalty allowances as required by subsection (2) of this section, the department must issue an order or issue a penalty of up to $10,000 per day per violation, or both, for failure to submit penalty allowances as required by subsection (2) of the section. The order may include a plan and schedule for coming into compliance.(4) The department may issue a penalty of up to $50,000 per day per violation for violations of RCW 70A.65.100(8) (a) through (e).(5) Except as provided in subsections (3) and (4) of this section, any person that violates the terms of this chapter or an order issued under this chapter incurs a penalty of up to $10,000 per day per violation for each day that the person does not comply. All penalties under subsections (3) and (4) of this section and this subsection must be deposited into the climate investment account created in RCW 70A.65.250.(6) Orders and penalties issued under this chapter are appealable to the pollution control hearings board under chapter 43.21B RCW.(7) For the first compliance period, the department may reduce the amount of the penalty by adjusting the monetary amount or the number of penalty allowances described in subsections (2) and (3) of this section.(8) An electric utility or natural gas utility must notify its retail customers and the environmental justice council in published form within three months of paying a monetary penalty under this section.(9)(a) No city, town, county, township, or other subdivision or municipal corporation of the state may implement a charge or tax based exclusively upon the quantity of greenhouse gas emissions.(b) No state agency may adopt or enforce a program that regulates greenhouse gas emissions from a stationary source except as provided in this chapter.(c) This chapter preempts the provisions of chapter 173-442 WAC.[ 2021 c 316 § 23.]
WA Rev Code § 70A.65.220 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70A - Environmental Health and Safety|Chapter 70A.65 - Greenhouse Gas Emissions—Cap and Invest Program.|70A.65.220 - Adoption of rules.

RCW 70A.65.220 Adoption of rules.The department shall adopt rules to implement the provisions of the program established in RCW 70A.65.060 through 70A.65.210. The department may adopt emergency rules pursuant to RCW 34.05.350 for initial implementation of the program, to implement the state omnibus appropriations act for the 2021-2023 fiscal biennium, and to ensure that reporting and other program requirements are determined early for the purpose of program design and early notice to registered entities with a compliance obligation under the program.[ 2021 c 316 § 25.]
WA Rev Code § 70A.65.230 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70A - Environmental Health and Safety|Chapter 70A.65 - Greenhouse Gas Emissions—Cap and Invest Program.|70A.65.230 - Investments—Legislative intent—Evaluation.

RCW 70A.65.230 Investments—Legislative intent—Evaluation.(1) It is the intent of the legislature that each year the total investments made through the carbon emissions reduction account created in RCW 70A.65.240, the climate commitment account created in RCW 70A.65.260, the natural climate solutions account created in RCW 70A.65.270, and the air quality and health disparities improvement account created in RCW 70A.65.280, achieve the following:(a) A minimum of not less than 35 percent and a goal of 40 percent of total investments that provide direct and meaningful benefits to vulnerable populations within the boundaries of overburdened communities identified under chapter 314, Laws of 2021; and(b) In addition to the requirements of (a) of this subsection, a minimum of not less than 10 percent of total investments that are used for programs, activities, or projects formally supported by a resolution of an Indian tribe, with priority given to otherwise qualifying projects directly administered or proposed by an Indian tribe. An investment that meets the requirements of both this subsection (1)(b) and (a) of this subsection may count toward the minimum percentage targets for both subsections.(2) The expenditure of moneys under this chapter must be consistent with applicable federal, state, and local laws, and treaty rights including, but not limited to, prohibitions on uses of funds imposed by the state Constitution.(3) For the purposes of this section, "benefits" means investments or activities that:(a) Reduce vulnerable population characteristics, environmental burdens, or associated risks that contribute significantly to the cumulative impact designation of highly impacted communities;(b) Meaningfully protect an overburdened community from, or support community response to, the impacts of air pollution or climate change; or(c) Meet a community need identified by vulnerable members of the community that is consistent with the intent of this chapter.(4) The state must develop a process by which to evaluate the impacts of the investments made under this chapter, work across state agencies to develop and track priorities across the different eligible funding categories, and work with the environmental justice council pursuant to RCW 70A.65.040.(5) No expenditures may be made from the carbon emissions reduction account created in RCW 70A.65.240, the climate investment account created in RCW 70A.65.250, or the air quality and health disparities improvement account created in RCW 70A.65.280 if, by April 1, 2023, the legislature has not considered and enacted request legislation brought forth by the department under RCW 70A.65.060 that outlines a compliance pathway specific to emissions-intensive, trade-exposed businesses for achieving their proportionate share of the state's emissions reduction limits through 2050.[ 2021 c 316 § 26.]
WA Rev Code § 70A.65.240 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70A - Environmental Health and Safety|Chapter 70A.65 - Greenhouse Gas Emissions—Cap and Invest Program.|70A.65.240 - Carbon emissions reduction account.

RCW 70A.65.240 Carbon emissions reduction account.The carbon emissions reduction account is created in the state treasury. Moneys in the account may be spent only after appropriation. Expenditures from the account are intended to affect reductions in transportation sector carbon emissions through a variety of carbon reducing investments. These can include, but are not limited to: Transportation alternatives to single occupancy passenger vehicles; reductions in single occupancy passenger vehicle miles traveled; reductions in per mile emissions in vehicles, including through the funding of alternative fuel infrastructure and incentive programs; and emission reduction programs for freight transportation, including motor vehicles and rail, as well as for ferries and other maritime and port activities. Expenditures from the account may only be made for transportation carbon emission reducing purposes and may not be made for highway purposes authorized under the 18th Amendment of the Washington state Constitution, other than specified in this section. It is the legislature's intent that expenditures from the account used to reduce carbon emissions be made with the goal of achieving equity for communities that historically have been omitted or adversely impacted by past transportation policies and practices.[ 2021 c 316 § 27.]
WA Rev Code § 70A.65.250 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70A - Environmental Health and Safety|Chapter 70A.65 - Greenhouse Gas Emissions—Cap and Invest Program.|70A.65.250 - Climate investment account.

RCW 70A.65.250 Climate investment account.(1)(a) The climate investment account is created in the state treasury. Except as otherwise provided in chapter 316, Laws of 2021, all receipts from the auction of allowances authorized in this chapter must be deposited into the account. Moneys in the account may be spent only after appropriation.(b) Projects or activities funded from the account must meet high labor standards, including family sustaining wages, providing benefits including health care and employer-contributed retirement plans, career development opportunities, and maximize access to economic benefits from such projects for local workers and diverse businesses. Each contracting entity's proposal must be reviewed for equity and opportunity improvement efforts, including: (i) Employer paid sick leave programs; (ii) pay practices in relation to living wage indicators such as the federal poverty level; (iii) efforts to evaluate pay equity based on gender identity, race, and other protected status under Washington law; (iv) facilitating career development opportunities, such as apprenticeship programs, internships, job-shadowing, and on-the-job training; and (v) employment assistance and employment barriers for justice affected individuals.(2) Moneys in the account may be used only for projects and programs that achieve the purposes of the greenhouse gas emissions cap and invest program established under this chapter. Moneys in the account as described in this subsection must first be appropriated for the administration of the requirements of this chapter, in an amount not to exceed five percent of the total receipt of funds from allowance auction proceeds under this chapter. Beginning July 1, 2024, and annually thereafter, the state treasurer shall distribute funds in the account as follows:(a) Seventy-five percent of the moneys to the climate commitment account created in RCW 70A.65.260; and(b) Twenty-five percent of the moneys to the natural climate solutions account created in RCW 70A.65.270.(3) The allocations specified in subsection (2)(a) and (b) of this section must be reviewed by the legislature on a biennial basis based on the changing needs of the state in meeting its clean economy and greenhouse gas reduction goals in a timely, economically advantageous, and equitable manner.[ 2021 c 316 § 28.]
WA Rev Code § 70A.65.280 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70A - Environmental Health and Safety|Chapter 70A.65 - Greenhouse Gas Emissions—Cap and Invest Program.|70A.65.280 - Air quality and health disparities improvement account.

RCW 70A.65.280 Air quality and health disparities improvement account.(1) The air quality and health disparities improvement account is created in the state treasury. Moneys in the account may be spent only after appropriation. Expenditures from the account are intended to:(a) Improve air quality through the reduction of criteria pollutants, including through effective air quality monitoring and the establishment of adequate baseline emissions data; and(b) Reduce health disparities in overburdened communities by improving health outcomes through the reduction or elimination of environmental harms and the promotion of environmental benefits.(2) Moneys in the account may be used for either capital budget or transportation budget purposes, or both. Moneys in the account may not be used for projects that would violate tribal treaty rights or result in significant long-term damage to critical habitat or ecological functions. Investments from the account must result in long-term environmental benefits and increased resilience to the impacts of climate change.(3) It is the intent of the legislature that not less than $20,000,000 per biennium be dedicated to the account for the purposes of the account.[ 2021 c 316 § 31.]
WA Rev Code § 70A.65.290 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70A - Environmental Health and Safety|Chapter 70A.65 - Greenhouse Gas Emissions—Cap and Invest Program.|70A.65.290 - Joint legislative audit and review committee—Program implementation analysis.

RCW 70A.65.290 Joint legislative audit and review committee—Program implementation analysis. (Expires June 30, 2030.)(1) By December 1, 2029, the joint legislative audit and review committee must analyze the impacts of the initial five years of program implementation and must submit a report summarizing the analysis to the legislature. The analysis must include, at minimum, the following components:(a) Costs and benefits, including environmental and public health costs and benefits, associated with this chapter for categories of persons participating in the program or that are most impacted by air pollution, as defined in consultation with the departments of ecology and health and as measured on a census tract scale. This component of the analysis must, at a minimum, assess the costs and benefits of changes in the following metrics since the start of the program:(i) Levels of greenhouse gas emissions and criteria air pollutants for which the United States environmental protection agency has established national ambient air quality standards;(ii) Fuel prices; and(iii) Total employment in categories of industries that are covered entities. The categories of industries assessed must include, but are not limited to, electric utilities, natural gas utilities, oil refineries, and other industries classified as emissions-intensive and trade-exposed;(b) An evaluation of the information provided by the department in its 2027 program evaluation under RCW 70A.65.070(3);(c) A summary of the estimated total statewide costs and benefits attributable to the program, including state agency administrative costs and covered entity compliance costs. For purposes of calculating the benefits of the program, the summary may rely, in part, on a constant value of the social costs attributable to greenhouse gas emissions, as identified in contemporary internationally accepted estimates of such global social cost. This summary must include an estimate of the total statewide costs of the program per ton of greenhouse gas emissions reductions achieved by the program; and(d) An evaluation of the impacts of the program on low-income households.(2) This section expires June 30, 2030.[ 2021 c 316 § 32.]
WA Rev Code § 70A.65.300 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70A - Environmental Health and Safety|Chapter 70A.65 - Greenhouse Gas Emissions—Cap and Invest Program.|70A.65.300 - Distributions of moneys—Annual report.

RCW 70A.65.300 Distributions of moneys—Annual report.(1) The department shall prepare, post on the department website, and submit to the appropriate committees of the legislature an annual report that identifies all distributions of moneys from the accounts created in RCW 70A.65.240 through 70A.65.280.(2) The report must identify, at a minimum, the recipient of the funding, the amount of the funding, the purpose of the funding, the actual end result or use of the funding, whether the project that received the funding produced any verifiable reduction in greenhouse gas emissions or other long-term impact to emissions, and if so, the quantity of reduced greenhouse gas emissions, the cost per carbon dioxide equivalent metric ton of reduced greenhouse gas emissions, and a comparison to other greenhouse gas emissions reduction projects in order to facilitate the development of cost-benefit ratios for greenhouse gas emissions reduction projects.(3) The department shall require by rule that recipients of funds from the accounts created in RCW 70A.65.240 through 70A.65.280 report to the department, in a form and manner prescribed by the department, the information required for the department to carry out the department's duties established in this section.(4) The department shall update its website with the information described in subsection (2) of this section as appropriate but no less frequently than once per calendar year.(5) The department shall submit its report to the appropriate committees of the legislature with the information described in subsection (2) of this section no later than September 30 of each year.[ 2021 c 316 § 46.]
WA Rev Code § 70A.65.900 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70A - Environmental Health and Safety|Chapter 70A.65 - Greenhouse Gas Emissions—Cap and Invest Program.|70A.65.900 - Short title—2021 c 316.

RCW 70A.65.900 Short title—2021 c 316.This act may be known and cited as the Washington climate commitment act.[ 2021 c 316 § 37.]
WA Rev Code § 70A.65.901 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70A - Environmental Health and Safety|Chapter 70A.65 - Greenhouse Gas Emissions—Cap and Invest Program.|70A.65.901 - Suspension of certain sections and rules.

RCW 70A.65.901 Suspension of certain sections and rules.(1) RCW 70A.65.060 through 70A.65.210, and any rules adopted by the department of ecology to implement the program established under those sections, are suspended on December 31, 2055, in the event that the department of ecology determines by December 1, 2055, that the 2050 emissions limits of RCW 70A.45.020 have been met for two or more consecutive years.(2) Upon the occurrence of the events identified in subsection (1) of this section, the department of ecology must provide written notice of the suspension date of RCW 70A.65.060 through 70A.65.210 to affected parties, the chief clerk of the house of representatives, the secretary of the senate, the office of the code reviser, and others as deemed appropriate by the department.[ 2021 c 316 § 39.]
WA Rev Code § 70A.100.010 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70A - Environmental Health and Safety|Chapter 70A.100 - Public Water System Coordination Act of 1977.|70A.100.010 - Legislative declaration.

RCW 70A.100.010 Legislative declaration.The legislature hereby finds that an adequate supply of potable water for domestic, commercial, and industrial use is vital to the health and well-being of the people of the state. Readily available water for use in public water systems is limited and should be developed and used efficiently with a minimum of loss or waste.In order to maximize efficient and effective development of the state's public water supply systems, the department of health shall assist water purveyors by providing a procedure to coordinate the planning of the public water supply systems.[ 1991 c 3 § 365; 1977 ex.s. c 142 § 1. Formerly RCW 70.116.010.]
WA Rev Code § 70A.100.020 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70A - Environmental Health and Safety|Chapter 70A.100 - Public Water System Coordination Act of 1977.|70A.100.020 - Declaration of purpose.

RCW 70A.100.020 Declaration of purpose.The purposes of this chapter are:(1) To provide for the establishment of critical water supply service areas related to water utility planning and development;(2) To provide for the development of minimum planning and design standards for critical water supply service areas to insure that water systems developed in these areas are consistent with regional needs;(3) To assist in the orderly and efficient administration of state financial assistance programs for public water systems; and(4) To assist public water systems to meet reasonable standards of quality, quantity and pressure.[ 1977 ex.s. c 142 § 2. Formerly RCW 70.116.020.]
WA Rev Code § 70A.100.030 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70A - Environmental Health and Safety|Chapter 70A.100 - Public Water System Coordination Act of 1977.|70A.100.030 - Definitions.

RCW 70A.100.030 Definitions.Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the following terms when used in this chapter shall be defined as follows:(1) "Coordinated water system plan" means a plan for public water systems within a critical water supply service area which identifies the present and future needs of the systems and sets forth means for meeting those needs in the most efficient manner possible. Such a plan shall include provisions for subsequently updating the plan. In areas where more than one water system exists, a coordinated plan may consist of either: (a) A new plan developed for the area following its designation as a critical water supply service area; or (b) a compilation of compatible water system plans existing at the time of such designation and containing such supplementary provisions as are necessary to satisfy the requirements of this chapter. Any such coordinated plan must include provisions regarding: Future service area designations; assessment of the feasibility of shared source, transmission, and storage facilities; emergency inter-ties; design standards; and other concerns related to the construction and operation of the water system facilities.(2) "Critical water supply service area" means a geographical area which is characterized by a proliferation of small, inadequate water systems, or by water supply problems which threaten the present or future water quality or reliability of service in such a manner that efficient and orderly development may best be achieved through coordinated planning by the water utilities in the area.(3) "Public water system" means any system providing water intended for, or used for, human consumption or other domestic uses. It includes, but is not limited to, the source, treatment for purifying purposes only, storage, transmission, pumping, and distribution facilities where water is furnished to any community, or number of individuals, or is made available to the public for human consumption or domestic use, but excluding water systems serving one single-family residence. However, systems existing on September 21, 1977 which are owner operated and serve less than ten single-family residences or which serve only one industrial plant shall be excluded from this definition and the provisions of this chapter.(4) "Purveyor" means any agency or subdivision of the state or any municipal corporation, firm, company, mutual or cooperative association, institution, partnership, or person or any other entity, that owns or operates for wholesale or retail service a public water system. It also means the authorized agents of any such entities.(5) "Secretary" means the secretary of the department of health or the secretary's authorized representative.(6) "Service area" means a specific geographical area serviced or for which service is planned by a purveyor.[ 1991 c 3 § 366; 1977 ex.s. c 142 § 3. Formerly RCW 70.116.030.]