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2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 74 - Public Assistance › Chapter 74.70 - Ambulance Transport Fund. › 74.70.090 - Delayed implementation—Retroactive fees.

RCW 74.70.090
Delayed implementation—Retroactive fees. (Contingent expiration date; expires July 1, 2028.)
If there is a delay in the implementation of this chapter for any reason, including a delay in any required approval of the quality assurance fee and reimbursement methodology specified by the federal centers for medicare and medicaid services, the following shall apply:
(1) An ambulance transport provider may be assessed the amount the provider would be required to pay to the authority if the add-on increase to the fee-for-service payment schedule described in RCW 74.70.050(2)(c) were already approved, but shall not be required to pay the fee until the add-on increase to the fee-for-service payment schedule described in RCW 74.70.060 is approved. The authority shall establish a schedule for payment of retroactive fees pursuant to this subsection in consultation with ambulance transport providers to minimize the disruption to the cash flow of ambulance transport providers.
(2) The authority may retroactively implement the add-on increase to the fee-for-service payment schedule pursuant to RCW 74.70.060 to the extent the authority determines that federal financial participation is available.
[ 2020 c 354 § 9.]
NOTES:
Contingent expiration date—2020 c 354: See RCW 74.70.100(4)(b).
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 74 - Public Assistance › Chapter 74.70 - Ambulance Transport Fund. › 74.70.900 - Effective date—2020 c 354.

RCW 74.70.900
Effective date—2020 c 354.
This act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and takes effect immediately [April 3, 2020].
[ 2020 c 354 § 14.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 74 - Public Assistance › Chapter 74.70 - Ambulance Transport Fund. › 74.70.901 - Expiration date—2020 c 354.

RCW 74.70.901
Expiration date—2020 c 354.
This act expires July 1, 2028.
[ 2023 c 11 § 1; 2020 c 354 § 13.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 74 - Public Assistance › Chapter 74.98 - Construction. › 74.98.010 - Continuation of existing law.

RCW 74.98.010
Continuation of existing law.
The provisions of this title insofar as they are substantially the same as statutory provisions repealed by this chapter, and relating to the same subject matter, shall be construed as restatements and continuations, and not as new enactments.
[ 1959 c 26 § 74.98.010.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 74 - Public Assistance › Chapter 74.98 - Construction. › 74.98.020 - Title, chapter, section headings not part of law.

RCW 74.98.020
Title, chapter, section headings not part of law.
Title headings, chapter headings, and section or subsection headings, as used in this title do not constitute any part of the law.
[ 1959 c 26 § 74.98.020.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 74 - Public Assistance › Chapter 74.98 - Construction. › 74.98.030 - Invalidity of part of title not to affect remainder.

RCW 74.98.030
Invalidity of part of title not to affect remainder.
If any provision of this title, or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the title, the application of the provision to other persons or circumstances is not affected.
[ 1959 c 26 § 74.98.030.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 74 - Public Assistance › Chapter 74.98 - Construction. › 74.98.040 - Purpose—1959 c 26.

RCW 74.98.040
Purpose—1959 c 26.
It is the purpose and intent of this title to provide for the public welfare by making available, in conjunction with federal matching funds, such public assistance as is necessary to insure to recipients thereof a reasonable subsistence compatible with decency and health.
[ 1959 c 26 § 74.98.040.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 74 - Public Assistance › Chapter 74.98 - Construction. › 74.98.060 - Emergency—1959 c 26.

RCW 74.98.060
Emergency—1959 c 26.
This act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health and safety, the support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and shall take effect immediately.
[ 1959 c 26 § 74.98.060.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 76 - Forests and Forest Products › RCW Dispositions › 76.01 GENERAL PROVISIONS

Sections
76.01.010 Sale of other than state forest lands.
[2003 c 334 § 201; 1988 c 128 § 12; 1955 c 121 § 1.]
Recodified as RCW 79.11.005 pursuant to 2003 c 334 § 242.
76.01.020 Sale of other than state forest lands — Procedure.
[1955 c 121 § 2.]
Repealed by 2003 c 334 § 235.
76.01.030 Sale of other than state forest lands — Disposition of revenue.
[1955 c 121 § 3.]
Repealed by 2003 c 334 § 235.
76.01.040 Federal funds for management and protection of forests, forest and range lands.
[2003 c 334 § 202; 1988 c 128 § 13; 1957 c 78 § 1.]
Recodified as RCW 43.30.340 pursuant to 2003 c 334 § 236.
76.01.050 Federal funds for management and protection of forests, forest and range lands — Disbursement of funds.
[2003 c 334 § 203; 1988 c 128 § 14; 1957 c 78 § 2.]
Recodified as RCW 43.30.345 pursuant to 2003 c 334 § 236.
76.01.060 Right of entry in course of duty by representatives of department of natural resources.
[2003 c 334 § 204; 2000 c 11 § 1; 1983 c 3 § 194; 1971 ex.s. c 49 § 1; 1963 c 100 § 1.]
Recodified as RCW 43.30.450 pursuant to 2003 c 334 § 237.
76.01.070 Joint select committee on domestic timber processing.
[1989 c 424 § 12.]
Expired June 30, 1991.
76.01.080 Lacey compound-Light industrial facilities/land-Sale or exchange.
[2001 c 189 § 1.]
Repealed by 2017 3rd sp.s. c 25 § 35.
76.01.090 Proposal for exchange or sale-Lacey compound site.
[2001 c 189 § 2.]
Repealed by 2017 3rd sp.s. c 25 § 35.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 76 - Forests and Forest Products › RCW Dispositions › 76.06 FOREST INSECT AND DISEASE CONTROL

Sections
76.06.050 Infestation control district — Creation — Notice to owners.
[1988 c 128 § 17; 1961 c 72 § 1; 1951 c 233 § 5.] Repealed by 2007 c 480 § 14.
76.06.060 Department to control pests and diseases if owner fails.
[1988 c 128 § 18; 1951 c 233 § 6.] Repealed by 2007 c 480 § 14.
76.06.070 Lien for costs of control — Collection.
[1988 c 128 § 19; 1951 c 233 § 7.] Repealed by 2007 c 480 § 14.
76.06.080 Owner complying with notice is exempt.
[1988 c 128 § 20; 1951 c 233 § 11.] Repealed by 2007 c 480 § 14.
76.06.090 Dissolution of infestation control district.
[1988 c 128 § 21; 1951 c 233 § 12.] Repealed by 2007 c 480 § 14.
76.06.100 Forest insect and disease control fund created.
[1951 c 233 § 8.]
Repealed by 1979 ex.s. c 67 § 19, effective July 1, 1981.
76.06.110 Deposit of moneys in general fund — Allotment as unanticipated receipts.
[1979 ex.s. c 67 § 12; 1951 c 233 § 9.] Repealed by 2007 c 480 § 14.
76.06.120 Appropriations made available.
[1951 c 233 § 10.]
Repealed by 1979 ex.s. c 67 § 19, effective July 1, 1981.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 76 - Forests and Forest Products › RCW Dispositions › 76.08 FOREST PRACTICES

Sections
76.08.010 Definitions.
[1971 ex.s. c 207 § 10; 1957 c 79 § 1; 1953 c 44 § 1; 1947 c 218 § 1; 1945 c 193 § 2; Rem. Supp. 1947 § 5823-11.]
Repealed by 1974 ex.s. c 137 § 34.
76.08.020 Policy enunciated.
[1945 c 193 § 1; Rem. Supp. 1945 § 5823-10.]
Repealed by 1974 ex.s. c 137 § 34.
76.08.030 Cutting permits — Penalty.
[1955 c 115 § 1; 1947 c 218 § 2; 1945 c 193 § 3; Rem. Supp. 1947 § 5823-12.]
Repealed by 1974 ex.s. c 137 § 34.
76.08.040 Protection of seed supply or restocking required.
[1957 c 79 § 2; 1947 c 218 § 3; 1945 c 193 § 4; Rem. Supp. 1947 § 5823-13.]
Repealed by 1974 ex.s. c 137 § 34.
76.08.050 Minimum requirements for eastern Washington.
[1971 ex.s. c 207 § 11; 1957 c 79 § 3; 1947 c 218 § 4; 1945 c 193 § 5; Rem. Supp. 1947 § 5823-14.]
Repealed by 1974 ex.s. c 137 § 34.
76.08.060 Minimum requirements for western Washington.
[1971 ex.s. c 207 § 12; 1953 c 44 § 2; 1947 c 218 § 5; 1945 c 193 § 6; Rem. Supp. 1947 § 5823-15.]
Repealed by 1974 ex.s. c 137 § 34.
76.08.070 Optional methods for insuring future growth.
[1945 c 193 § 7; Rem. Supp. 1945 § 5823-16.]
Repealed by 1974 ex.s. c 137 § 34.
76.08.080 Enforcement — Discontinuance of operation — Deposit or bond — Penalty.
[1961 c 40 § 1; 1955 c 115 § 2; 1953 c 44 § 3; 1947 c 218 § 6; 1945 c 193 § 8; Rem. Supp. 1947 § 5823-17.]
Repealed by 1974 ex.s. c 137 § 34.
76.08.090 Exempted removal of trees — Permits — Lien.
[1953 c 44 § 4; 1945 c 193 § 9; Rem. Supp. 1945 § 5823-18.]
Repealed by 1974 ex.s. c 137 § 34.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 76 - Forests and Forest Products › RCW Dispositions › 76.09 FOREST PRACTICES

Sections
76.09.200 Forest practices advisory committee — Membership — Chairman — Preparation of proposed forest practices regulations — Procedure.
[1974 ex.s. c 137 § 20.]
Repealed by 1987 c 330 § 901.
76.09.210 Forest practices appeals board — Created — Membership — Terms — Vacancies — Removal.
[1979 ex.s. c 47 § 4; 1974 ex.s. c 137 § 21.]
Repealed by 2010 c 210 § 41, effective July 1, 2010.
76.09.220 Forest practices appeals board — Compensation — Travel expenses — Chair — Office — Quorum — Powers and duties — Jurisdiction — Review.
[2007 c 480 § 8; 2003 c 393 § 20; 1999 sp.s. c 4 § 902; 1999 c 90 § 1. Prior: 1997 c 423 § 2; 1997 c 290 § 5; 1989 c 175 § 164; 1984 c 287 § 109; 1979 ex.s. c 47 § 5; 1975-'76 2nd ex.s. c 34 § 174; 1975 1st ex.s. c 200 § 10; 1974 ex.s. c 137 § 22.]
Repealed by 2010 c 210 § 41, effective July 1, 2010.
76.09.230 Forest practices appeals board — Mediation — Appeal procedure — Judicial review.
[1994 c 253 § 9; 1992 c 52 § 23; 1989 c 175 § 165; 1974 ex.s. c 137 § 23.]
Repealed by 2010 c 210 § 41, effective July 1, 2010.
76.09.285 Water quality standards affected by forest practices.
Cross-reference section, decodified September 2011.
76.09.380 Report to the legislature-Emergency rules-Permanent rules.
[1999 sp.s. c 4 § 205.]
Repealed by 2017 3rd sp.s. c 25 § 35.
76.09.400 Forests and fish account — Created.
[1999 sp.s. c 4 § 1402.]
Repealed by 2012 c 198 § 26, effective July 1, 2012.
76.09.930 Legislative directive.
[1974 ex.s. c 137 § 33.]
Decodified.
76.09.950 Forest practices appeals board disestablished.
[1981 c 118 § 1.]
Repealed by 1987 c 95 § 12.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 76 - Forests and Forest Products › RCW Dispositions › 76.15 COMMUNITY AND URBAN FORESTRY

Sections
76.15.070 Prioritized statewide inventory of community and urban forests-Community and urban forest assessment-Criteria and implementation plan.
[2008 c 299 § 4.]
Repealed by 2021 c 209 § 26.
76.15.080 Technical advisory committee.
[2008 c 299 § 5.]
Repealed by 2021 c 209 § 26.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 76 - Forests and Forest Products › RCW Dispositions › 76.16 ACCESS TO STATE TIMBER AND OTHER VALUABLE MATERIAL

Sections
76.16.010 Acquisition of property interests for access authorized — Maintenance.
[2003 c 334 § 226; 1963 c 140 § 1; 1945 c 239 § 1; Rem. Supp. 1945 § 5823-30.]
Recodified as RCW 79.36.310 pursuant to 2003 c 334 § 247.
76.16.020 Condemnation — Duty of attorney general.
[2003 c 334 § 227; 1963 c 140 § 2; 1945 c 239 § 2; Rem. Supp. 1945 § 5823-31.]
Recodified as RCW 79.36.320 pursuant to 2003 c 334 § 247.
76.16.030 Disposal of property interests acquired under this chapter.
[2003 c 334 § 228; 1963 c 140 § 3; 1945 c 239 § 3; Rem. Supp. 1945 § 5823-32.]
Recodified as RCW 79.36.330 pursuant to 2003 c 334 § 247.
76.16.040 Acquisition — Payment — Moneys available to department.
[2003 c 334 § 229; 1963 c 140 § 4; 1945 c 239 § 4; Rem. Supp. 1945 § 5823-33.]
Recodified as RCW 79.36.340 pursuant to 2003 c 334 § 247.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 76 - Forests and Forest Products › RCW Dispositions › 76.20 FIREWOOD ON STATE LANDS

Sections
76.20.010 License to remove firewood authorized.
[2003 c 334 § 230; 1975 c 10 § 1; 1945 c 97 § 1; Rem. Supp. 1945 § 7797-40a.]
Recodified as RCW 79.15.400 pursuant to 2003 c 334 § 243.
76.20.020 Removal only for personal use.
[2003 c 334 § 231; 1945 c 97 § 2; Rem. Supp. 1945 § 7797-40b.]
Recodified as RCW 79.15.410 pursuant to 2003 c 334 § 243.
76.20.030 Issuance of license — Fee — Limit on amount removed.
[2003 c 334 § 232; 1975 c 10 § 2; 1945 c 97 § 3; Rem. Supp. 1945 § 7797-40c.]
Recodified as RCW 79.15.420 pursuant to 2003 c 334 § 243.
76.20.035 Removal of firewood without charge — Authorization.
[2003 c 334 § 233; 1975 c 10 § 3.]
Recodified as RCW 79.15.430 pursuant to 2003 c 334 § 243.
76.20.040 Penalty.
[2003 c 334 § 234; 1945 c 97 § 4; Rem. Supp. 1945 § 7797-40d.]
Recodified as RCW 79.15.440 pursuant to 2003 c 334 § 243.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 76 - Forests and Forest Products › RCW Dispositions › 76.24 TOLL LOGGING ROADS

Sections
76.24.010 Corporations may construct and operate — Powers.
[1905 c 82 § 1; RRS § 8395.]
Repealed by 1983 c 197 § 42, effective June 30, 1987.
76.24.020 Types of facilities enumerated.
[1905 c 82 § 2; RRS § 8396.]
Repealed by 1983 c 197 § 42, effective June 30, 1987.
76.24.030 Duties as carrier — Tolls — Lien.
[1969 c 82 § 16; 1905 c 82 § 3; RRS § 8397.]
Repealed by 1983 c 197 § 42, effective June 30, 1987.
76.24.040 Eminent domain — Reverter for nonuse.
[1905 c 82 § 4; RRS § 8398.]
Repealed by 1983 c 197 § 42, effective June 30, 1987.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 76 - Forests and Forest Products › RCW Dispositions › 76.28 BOOM COMPANIES

Sections
76.28.010 Acquisition of property for booming, etc. — Eminent domain.
[1890 p 470 § 1; RRS § 8399.]
Repealed by 1983 c 197 § 40, effective June 30, 1987.
76.28.020 Plat or survey to be filed.
[1957 c 33 § 1; 1907 c 52 § 1; 1890 p 470 § 2; RRS § 8400.]
Repealed by 1983 c 197 § 40, effective June 30, 1987.
76.28.030 Boom facilities — Restrictions.
[1890 p 471 § 3; RRS § 8401.]
Repealed by 1983 c 197 § 40, effective June 30, 1987.
76.28.040 Tolls — Duty of company — Lien.
[1969 c 82 § 17; 1953 c 123 § 1; 1890 p 471 § 4; RRS § 8402.]
Repealed by 1983 c 197 § 40, effective June 30, 1987.
76.28.050 Duty in separating products.
[1890 p 472 § 5; RRS § 8403.]
Repealed by 1983 c 197 § 40, effective June 30, 1987.
76.28.060 Record of rafts.
[1890 p 472 § 6; RRS § 8404.]
Repealed by 1983 c 197 § 40, effective June 30, 1987.
76.28.070 Liability for loss or damage.
[1890 p 472 § 7; RRS § 8405.]
Repealed by 1983 c 197 § 40, effective June 30, 1987.
76.28.080 Additional liability for failure to assort and deliver.
[1890 p 472 § 8; RRS § 8406.]
Repealed by 1983 c 197 § 40, effective June 30, 1987.
76.28.090 Certain waters declared public highways — Boom companies declared public corporations.
[1890 p 473 § 9; RRS § 8407.]
Repealed by 1983 c 197 § 40, effective June 30, 1987.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 76 - Forests and Forest Products › RCW Dispositions › 76.32 LOG DRIVING COMPANIES

Sections
76.32.010 Formation of corporations — Object.
[1895 c 72 § 1; RRS § 8408.]
Repealed by 1983 c 197 § 41, effective June 30, 1987.
76.32.020 Acquisition of property — Eminent domain.
[1895 c 72 § 2; RRS § 8409.]
Repealed by 1983 c 197 § 41, effective June 30, 1987.
76.32.030 Plat or survey to be filed.
[1957 c 34 § 1; 1905 c 119 § 1; 1895 c 72 § 3; RRS § 8410.]
Repealed by 1983 c 197 § 41, effective June 30, 1987.
76.32.040 General powers and duties — Improvement of streams — Remonstrances.
[1905 c 57 § 1; 1897 c 31 § 1; 1895 c 72 § 4; RRS § 8411.]
Repealed by 1983 c 197 § 41, effective June 30, 1987.
76.32.050 Duty to drive timber products — Tolls — Liens.
[1969 c 82 § 18; 1953 c 124 § 1; 1909 c 229 § 1; 1901 c 140 § 1; 1895 c 72 § 5; RRS § 8412.]
Repealed by 1983 c 197 § 41, effective June 30, 1987.
76.32.060 Liability for loss or damage.
[1895 c 72 § 6; RRS § 8413.]
Repealed by 1983 c 197 § 41, effective June 30, 1987.
76.32.070 Rights to cease, when.
[1895 c 72 § 7; RRS § 8414.]
Repealed by 1983 c 197 § 41, effective June 30, 1987.
76.32.080 Boom companies may come under chapter.
[1895 c 72 § 8; RRS § 8415.]
Repealed by 1983 c 197 § 41, effective June 30, 1987.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 76 - Forests and Forest Products › RCW Dispositions › 76.36 MARKS AND BRANDS

Sections
76.36.030 Registration of marks or brands.
[1957 c 36 § 1; 1925 ex.s. c 154 § 3; RRS § 8381-3. Prior: 1890 p 110 §§ 2, 3.]
Repealed by 1984 c 60 § 23.
76.36.040 Assignment.
[1957 c 36 § 2; 1925 ex.s. c 154 § 4; RRS § 8381-4.]
Repealed by 1984 c 60 § 23.
76.36.050 Certificate as evidence of registration and ownership.
[1957 c 36 § 3; 1925 ex.s. c 154 § 5; RRS § 8381-5.]
Repealed by 1984 c 60 § 23.
76.36.080 Fees.
[1925 ex.s. c 154 § 8; RRS § 8381-3.]
Repealed by 1963 c 98 § 1.
76.36.150 Renewal of marks or brands — Effect of failure to renew — Abandoned marks or brands.
[1957 c 36 § 9; 1949 c 216 § 1; Rem. Supp. 1949 § 8381-16.]
Repealed by 1984 c 60 § 23.
76.36.900 Severability-1925 ex.s. c 154.
[1925 ex.s. c 154 § 15; RRS § 8381-15.]
Decodified by the code reviser, July 2016.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 76 - Forests and Forest Products › RCW Dispositions › 76.42 WOOD DEBRIS — REMOVAL FROM NAVIGABLE WATERS

Sections
76.42.040 Debris removal account — Created — Disbursements authorized.
[1973 c 136 § 5.]
Repealed by 1979 ex.s. c 67 § 19, effective July 1, 1981.
76.42.050 Debris removal account — Transfer of funds from log patrol revolving fund, authorized.
[1973 c 136 § 6.]
Repealed by 1979 ex.s. c 67 § 19, effective July 1, 1981.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 76 - Forests and Forest Products › RCW Dispositions › 76.44 INSTITUTE OF FOREST RESOURCES

Sections
76.44.022 Members of commission — Terms.
[1979 c 50 § 3.]
Repealed by 1988 c 81 § 22.
76.44.025 Transfer of equipment, records, etc., from department of conservation to University of Washington.
[1959 c 306 § 2.]
Repealed by 1979 c 50 § 4.
76.44.060 Reports to legislature.
This section was of temporary application, and is accordingly decodified.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 76 - Forests and Forest Products › Chapter 76.04 - Forest Protection. › 76.04.016 - Fire prevention and suppression capacity—Duties owed to public in general—Legislative intent.

RCW 76.04.016
Fire prevention and suppression capacity—Duties owed to public in general—Legislative intent.
The department when acting, in good faith, in its statutory capacity as a fire prevention and suppression agency, is carrying out duties owed to the public in general and not to any individual person or class of persons separate and apart from the public. Nothing contained in this title, including but not limited to any provision dealing with payment or collection of forest protection or fire suppression assessments, may be construed to evidence a legislative intent that the duty to prevent and suppress forest fires is owed to any individual person or class of persons separate and apart from the public in general. This section does not alter the department's duties and responsibilities as a landowner.
[ 1993 c 196 § 1.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 76 - Forests and Forest Products › Chapter 76.04 - Forest Protection. › 76.04.021 - Department must accommodate livestock owner's request to retrieve or care for animals at risk due to a wildfire—Liability.

RCW 76.04.021
Department must accommodate livestock owner's request to retrieve or care for animals at risk due to a wildfire—Liability.
(1)(a) The department must make every reasonable effort to accommodate a livestock owner's request to retrieve or care for animals in his or her charge that are at risk due to a wildfire.
(b) The department may only prohibit livestock owners, or the owner's employees or agents, from retrieving or caring for livestock that are lawfully present on the public lands during any fire suppression response if doing so is reasonably necessary to prevent interference with a direct, active fire response.
(2) The department must incorporate the implementation of this section into any prefire season training or coordination conducted in local communities that contain active grazing areas.
(3)(a) The owner of livestock lawfully present on public lands assumes full liability for any damages incurred to himself or herself, and any employees or agents in his or her charge, if public lands are accessed to retrieve or care for livestock during the time of a fire suppression response by the department affecting the public lands in question.
(b) No civil liability may be imposed by any court on the state, the department, or another political subdivision of the state for any direct or indirect adverse impacts, including injury or death, resulting from:
(i) The department's reasonable efforts under this section to accommodate a livestock owner, or the owner's employees or agents, to retrieve or care for animals in his or her charge that are at risk due to a wildfire; or
(ii) A livestock owner, or the owner's employees or agents, accessing public lands to retrieve or care for livestock during the time of a fire suppression response by the department affecting the public lands in question.
[ 2016 c 109 § 2.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 76 - Forests and Forest Products › Chapter 76.04 - Forest Protection. › 76.04.025 - Federal funds.

RCW 76.04.025
Federal funds.
The department shall receive and disburse any and all moneys contributed, allotted, or paid by the United States under the authority of any act of Congress for use in cooperation with the state of Washington in protecting and developing forests.
[ 1986 c 100 § 3.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 76 - Forests and Forest Products › Chapter 76.04 - Forest Protection. › 76.04.035 - Wardens—Appointment—Duties.

RCW 76.04.035
Wardens—Appointment—Duties.
(1) The department may appoint any of its employees as wardens, at the times and localities as it considers the public welfare demands, within any area of the state where there is forestland requiring protection.
(2) The duties of wardens shall be:
(a) To provide forest fire prevention and protection information to the public;
(b) To investigate discovered or reported fires on forestlands and take appropriate action;
(c) To patrol their areas as necessary;
(d) To visit all parts of their area, and frequented places and camps as far as possible, and warn campers or other users and visitors of fire hazards;
(e) To see that all locomotives and all steam, internal combustion, and other spark-emitting equipment are provided with spark arresters and adequate devices for preventing the escape of fire or sparks in accordance with the law;
(f) To see that operations or activities on forestland have all required fire prevention and suppression equipment or devices as required by law;
(g) To extinguish wildfires;
(h) To set back-fires to control fires;
(i) To summons, impress, and employ help in controlling wildfires;
(j) To see that all laws for the protection of forests are enforced;
(k) To investigate, arrest, and initiate prosecution of all offenders of this chapter or other chapters as allowed by law; and
(l) To perform all other duties as prescribed by law and as the department directs.
(3) All wardens and rangers shall render reports to the department on blanks or forms, or in the manner and at the times as may be ordered, giving a summary of how employed, the area visited, expenses incurred, and other information as required by the department.
(4) The department may suspend the authority of any warden who may be incompetent or unwilling to discharge properly the duties of the office.
(5) The department shall determine the placement of the wardens and, upon its request to the county commissioners of any county, the county commissioners shall designate and furnish the wardens with suitably equipped office quarters in the county courthouse.
(6) The authority of the wardens regarding the prevention, suppression, and control of forest fires, summoning, impressing, or employing help, or making arrests for violations of this chapter may extend to any part of the state.
[ 1986 c 100 § 4.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 76 - Forests and Forest Products › Chapter 76.04 - Forest Protection. › 76.04.045 - Rangers—Appointment—Ex officio rangers—Compensation.

RCW 76.04.045
Rangers—Appointment—Ex officio rangers—Compensation.
(1) All Washington state patrol officers, fish and wildlife officers, deputy state fire marshals, and state park rangers, while in their respective jurisdictions, shall be ex officio rangers.
(2) Employees of the United States forest service, when recommended by their forest supervisor, and citizens of the state advantageously located may, at the discretion of the department, be commissioned as rangers and vested with the certain powers and duties of wardens as specified in this chapter and as directed by the department.
(3) Rangers shall receive no compensation for their services except when employed in cooperation with the state and under the provisions of this chapter and shall not create any indebtedness or incur any liability on behalf of the state: PROVIDED, That rangers actually engaged in extinguishing or preventing the spread of fire on forestland or elsewhere that may endanger forestland shall, when their accounts for such service have been approved by the department, be entitled to receive compensation for such services at a rate to be fixed by the department.
(4) The department may cancel the commission of any ranger or authority granted to any ex officio ranger who may be incompetent or unwilling to discharge properly the duties of the office.
[ 2001 c 253 § 9; 1986 c 100 § 5.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 76 - Forests and Forest Products › Chapter 76.04 - Forest Protection. › 76.04.055 - Service of notices.

RCW 76.04.055
Service of notices.
Any notice required by law to be served by the department, warden, or ranger shall be sufficient if a written or printed copy thereof is delivered, mailed, telegraphed, or electronically transmitted by the department, warden, or ranger to the person to receive the notice or to his or her responsible agent. If the name or address of the person or agent is unknown and cannot be obtained by reasonable diligence, the notice may be served by posting the copy in a conspicuous place upon the premises concerned by the notice.
[ 1986 c 100 § 6.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 76 - Forests and Forest Products › Chapter 76.04 - Forest Protection. › 76.04.065 - Arrests without warrants.

RCW 76.04.065
Arrests without warrants.
Department employees appointed as wardens, persons commissioned as rangers, and all police officers may arrest persons violating this chapter, without warrant, as prescribed by law.
[ 1986 c 100 § 7.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 76 - Forests and Forest Products › Chapter 76.04 - Forest Protection. › 76.04.075 - Rules—Penalty.

RCW 76.04.075
Rules—Penalty.
Any person who violates any of the orders or rules adopted under this chapter for the protection of forests from fires is guilty of a misdemeanor and subject to the penalties for a misdemeanor under RCW 9A.20.021, unless another penalty is provided.
[ 1986 c 100 § 8.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 76 - Forests and Forest Products › Chapter 76.04 - Forest Protection. › 76.04.085 - Penalty for violations.

RCW 76.04.085
Penalty for violations.
Unless specified otherwise, violations of the provisions of this chapter shall be a misdemeanor and subject to the penalties for a misdemeanor under RCW 9A.20.021.
[ 1986 c 100 § 9.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 76 - Forests and Forest Products › Chapter 76.04 - Forest Protection. › 76.04.095 - Cooperative protection.

RCW 76.04.095
Cooperative protection.
When any responsible protective agency or agencies composed of timber owners other than the state agrees to undertake systematic forest protection in cooperation with the state and such cooperation appears to the department to be more advantageous to the state than the state-provided forest fire services, the department may designate suitable areas to be official cooperative districts and substitute cooperative services for the state-provided services. The department may cooperate in the compensation for expenses of preventing and controlling fire in cooperative districts to the extent it considers equitable on behalf of the state.
[ 1986 c 100 § 10.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 76 - Forests and Forest Products › Chapter 76.04 - Forest Protection. › 76.04.105 - Contracts for protection and development.

RCW 76.04.105
Contracts for protection and development.
The department may enter into contracts and undertakings with private corporations for the protection and development of the forestlands within the state, subject to the provisions of this chapter.
[ 1986 c 100 § 11.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 76 - Forests and Forest Products › Chapter 76.04 - Forest Protection. › 76.04.115 - Articles of incorporation—Requirements.

RCW 76.04.115
Articles of incorporation—Requirements.
Before any private corporation may enter into any contract under RCW 76.04.105, there shall be incorporated into the articles of incorporation or charter of such corporation a provision requiring that the corporation, out of its earnings or earned surplus, and in a manner satisfactory to the department, annually set apart funds to discharge any contract entered into between such corporation and the department.
[ 1986 c 100 § 12.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 76 - Forests and Forest Products › Chapter 76.04 - Forest Protection. › 76.04.125 - Requisites of contract.

RCW 76.04.125
Requisites of contract.
Any undertaking for the protection and development of the forestlands of the state under RCW 76.04.105 shall be regulated and controlled by a contract to be entered into between the private corporation and the department. The contract shall outline the lands involved and the conditions and details of the undertaking, including an exact specification of the amount of funds to be made available by the corporation and the time and manner of disbursement. Before entering into any such contract, the department shall be satisfied that the private corporation is financially solvent and will be able to carry out the project outlined in the contract. The department shall have charge of the project for the protection and development of the forestlands described in the contract, and any expense incurred by the department under any such contract shall be payable solely by the corporation from the funds provided by it for these purposes. The state of Washington shall not in any event be responsible to any person, firm, company, or corporation for any indebtedness created by any corporation under a contract pursuant to RCW 76.04.105.
[ 1986 c 100 § 13.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 76 - Forests and Forest Products › Chapter 76.04 - Forest Protection. › 76.04.135 - Cooperative agreements—Public agencies—Transfer of ownership of department-owned firefighting vehicle, procedure.

RCW 76.04.135
Cooperative agreements—Public agencies—Transfer of ownership of department-owned firefighting vehicle, procedure.
(1) For the purpose of promoting and facilitating cooperation among fire protection agencies, including the department, and between the department and other agencies that manage lands owned by the state, and to more adequately protect life, property, and the natural resources of the state, the department may enter into a contract or agreement with a municipality, county, state, or federal agency to provide fire detection, prevention, presuppression, or suppression services on property which they are responsible to protect or manage.
(2) Contracts or agreements under subsection (1) of this section may contain provisions for the exchange of services on a cooperative basis or services in return for cash payment or other compensation.
(3) No charges may be made when the department determines that under a cooperative contract or agreement the assistance received from a municipality, county, or federal agency on state protected lands equals that provided by the state on municipal, county, or federal lands.
(4) The department may transfer ownership of depreciated firefighting vehicles and related equipment upon terms subject to mutual agreement to local fire districts in wildfire prone areas in all areas of the state, as determined by the department, and where the median household income is below the state average. These vehicle and equipment transfers are exempt from the requirements in RCW 43.19.1919(1). The department must notify the chairs and ranking members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction regarding these transfers at least ten days prior to transfer of the equipment.
[ 2017 c 280 § 2; 2012 c 38 § 2; 1986 c 100 § 14.]
NOTES:
Effective date—2017 c 280: See note following RCW 43.30.575.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 76 - Forests and Forest Products › Chapter 76.04 - Forest Protection. › 76.04.155 - Firefighting—Employment—Assistance.

RCW 76.04.155
Firefighting—Employment—Assistance.
(1) The department may employ a sufficient number of persons to extinguish or prevent the spreading of any fire that may be in danger of damaging or destroying any timber or other property on department protected lands. The department may provide needed tools and supplies and may provide transportation when necessary for persons so employed.
(2) Every person so employed is entitled to compensation at a rate to be fixed by the department. The department shall, upon request, show the person the number of hours worked by that person and the rate established for payment. After approval of the department, that person is entitled to receive payment from the state.
(3) It is unlawful to fail to render assistance when called upon by the department to aid in guarding or extinguishing any fire.
[ 1986 c 100 § 16.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 76 - Forests and Forest Products › Chapter 76.04 - Forest Protection. › 76.04.165 - Legislative declaration—Forest protection zones.

RCW 76.04.165
Legislative declaration—Forest protection zones.
(1) The legislature finds and declares that forestlands within the state are increasingly being used for residential purposes; that the risk to life and property is increasing from forest fires which may destroy developed property; that, based on the primary missions for the respective fire control agencies established in this chapter, adjustment of the geographic areas of responsibility has not kept pace with the increasing use of forestlands for residential purposes; and that the department should work with the state's other fire control agencies to define geographic areas of responsibility that are more consistent with their respective primary missions.
(2) To accomplish the purposes of subsection (1) of this section, the department shall establish a procedure to clarify its geographic areas of responsibility. The areas of department protection shall be called forest protection zones. The forest protection zones shall include all forestland which the department is obligated to protect but shall not include forestland within rural fire districts or municipal fire districts which affected local fire control agencies agree, by mutual consent with the department, is not appropriate for department protection. Forestland not included within a forest protection zone established by mutual agreement of the department and a rural fire district or a municipal fire district shall not be assessed under RCW 76.04.610 or 76.04.630.
(3) After the department and any affected local fire protection agencies have agreed on the boundary of a forest protection zone, the department shall establish the boundary by rule under chapter 34.05 RCW.
(4) Except by agreement of the affected parties, the establishment of forest protection zones shall not alter any mutual aid agreement.
[ 1995 c 151 § 2; 1988 c 273 § 2.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 76 - Forests and Forest Products › Chapter 76.04 - Forest Protection. › 76.04.167 - Legislative declaration—Equitable sharing of forest fire protection costs—Coordinated forest fire protection and suppression.

RCW 76.04.167
Legislative declaration—Equitable sharing of forest fire protection costs—Coordinated forest fire protection and suppression.
(1) The legislature hereby finds and declares that:
(a) Forest wildfires are a threat to public health and safety and can cause catastrophic damage to public and private resources, including clean air, clean water, fish and wildlife habitat, timber resources, forest soils, scenic beauty, recreational opportunities, economic and employment opportunities, structures, and other improvements;
(b) Forestland owners and the public have a shared interest in protecting forests and forest resources by preventing and suppressing forest wildfires;
(c) A recent independent analysis of the state fire program considered it imperative to restore a more equitable split between the general fund and forest protection assessments;
(d) Without a substantial increase in forest protection funds, the state's citizens will be paying much more money for emergency fire suppression; and
(e) It is therefore the intent of the legislature that the costs of fire protection be equitably shared between the forest protection assessment account and state contributions to ensure that there will be sufficient firefighters who are equipped and trained to respond quickly to fires in order to keep fires small and manage those large fires that do occur. In recognition of increases in landowner assessments, the legislature declares its intent that increases in the state's share for forest protection should be provided to stabilize the funding for the forest protection program, and that sufficient state funds should be committed to the forest protection program so that the recommendations contained in the 1997 tridata report can be implemented on an equitable basis.
(2) The legislature hereby finds and declares that it is in the public interest to establish and maintain a complete, cooperative, and coordinated forest fire protection and suppression program for the state; that, second only to saving lives, the primary mission of the department is protecting forest resources and suppressing forest wildfires; that a primary mission of rural fire districts and municipal fire departments is protecting improved property and suppressing structural fires; and that the most effective way to protect structures is for the department to focus its efforts and resources on aggressively suppressing forest wildfires.
(3) The legislature also acknowledges the natural role of fire in forest ecosystems, and finds and declares it in the public interest to use fire under controlled conditions to prevent wildfires by maintaining healthy forests and eliminating sources of fuel.
[ 2001 c 279 § 1; 1995 c 151 § 1.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 76 - Forests and Forest Products › Chapter 76.04 - Forest Protection. › 76.04.175 - Fire suppression equipment—Comparison of costs.

RCW 76.04.175
Fire suppression equipment—Comparison of costs.
(1) The department shall, by June 1 of each year, establish a list of fire suppression equipment, such as portable showers, kitchens, water tanks, dozers, and hauling equipment, provided by the department so that the cost by unit or category can be determined and can be compared to the expense of utilizing private vendors.
(2) The department shall establish a roster of quotes by vendors who are able to provide equipment to respond to incidents involving wildfires on department-protected lands. The department shall use these quotes from private vendors to make a comparison with the costs established in subsection (1) of this section. The department shall utilize the most effective and efficient resource available for responding to wildfires.
[ 1995 c 113 § 2.]
NOTES:
Finding—Intent—1995 c 113: "The legislature finds that it is frequently in the best interest of the state to utilize fire suppression equipment from private vendors whenever possible in responding to incidents involving wildfires on department-protected lands. It is the intent of the legislature to encourage the department of natural resources to utilize kitchen, shower, and other fire suppression equipment from private vendors as allowed in RCW 76.04.015(4)(b), when such utilization will be most effective and efficient." [ 1995 c 113 § 1.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 76 - Forests and Forest Products › Chapter 76.04 - Forest Protection. › 76.04.177 - Fire suppression equipment—Requirement to utilize private equipment.

RCW 76.04.177
Fire suppression equipment—Requirement to utilize private equipment.
Before constructing or purchasing any equipment listed in RCW 76.04.175(1) for wildfire suppression, the department shall compare the per use cost of the equipment to be purchased or constructed with the per use cost of utilizing private equipment. If utilizing private equipment is more effective and efficient, the department may not construct or purchase the equipment but shall utilize the equipment from the lowest responsive bidder.
[ 1995 c 113 § 3.]
NOTES:
Finding—Intent—1995 c 113: See note following RCW 76.04.175.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 76 - Forests and Forest Products › Chapter 76.04 - Forest Protection. › 76.04.179 - Wildland fire advisory committee.

RCW 76.04.179
Wildland fire advisory committee.
(1) The commissioner must appoint and maintain a wildland fire advisory committee to generally advise the commissioner on all matters related to wildland firefighting in the state. This includes, but is not limited to, developing recommendations regarding department capital budget requests related to wildland firefighting and developing strategies to enhance the safe and effective use of private and public wildland firefighting resources.
(2) The commissioner may appoint members to the wildland fire advisory committee as the commissioner determines is the most helpful in the discharge of the commissioner's duties. However, at a minimum, the commissioner must invite the following:
(a) Two county commissioners, one from east of the crest of the Cascade mountains and one from west of the crest of the Cascade mountains;
(b) Two owners of industrial land, one an owner of timberland and one an owner of rangeland;
(c) The state fire marshal or a representative of the state fire marshal's office;
(d) Two individuals with the title of fire chief, one from a community located east of the crest of the Cascade mountains and one from a community located west of the crest of the Cascade mountains;
(e) An individual with the title of fire commissioner whose authority is pursuant to chapter 52.14 RCW;
(f) A representative of a federal wildland firefighting agency;
(g) A representative of a tribal nation;
(h) A representative of a statewide environmental organization;
(i) A representative of a state land trust beneficiary; and
(j) A small forestland owner.
(3) The local wildland fire liaison serves as the administrative chair for the wildland fire advisory committee.
(4) The department must provide staff support for all committee meetings.
(5) The wildland fire advisory committee must meet at the call of the administrative chair for any purpose that directly relates to the duties set forth in subsection (1) of this section or as is otherwise requested by the commissioner or the administrative chair.
(6) Each member of the wildland fire advisory committee serves without compensation but may be reimbursed for travel expenses as authorized in RCW 43.03.050 and 43.03.060.
(7) The members of the wildland fire advisory committee, or individuals acting on their behalf, are immune from civil liability for official acts performed in the course of their duties.
(8) All requirements in this section are subject to the availability of amounts appropriated for the specific purposes described.
[ 2015 c 182 § 3.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 76 - Forests and Forest Products › Chapter 76.04 - Forest Protection. › 76.04.183 - Prescribed burn manager certification program—Rule-making authority.

RCW 76.04.183
Prescribed burn manager certification program—Rule-making authority.
(1) Subject to availability of amounts appropriated for this specific purpose, the department must create a prescribed burn manager certification program for those who practice prescribed burning in the state. The certification program must include training on all relevant aspects of prescribed fire in Washington including, but not limited to, the following: Legal requirements; safety; weather; fire behavior; smoke management; prescribed fire techniques; public relations; planning; and contingencies.
(2) The department may not require certification under the program created under subsection (1) of this section for burn permit approval under this chapter. Nothing in this section may be construed as creating a mandatory prescribed burn manager certification requirement to conduct prescribed burning in Washington.
(3) No civil or criminal liability may be imposed by any court, the state, or its officers and employees, on a prescribed burn manager certified under the program created under subsection (1) of this section, for any direct or proximate adverse impacts resulting from a prescribed fire conducted under the provisions of this chapter except upon proof of gross negligence or willful or wanton misconduct.
(4) The department may adopt rules to create the prescribed burn manager certification program and to set periodic renewal criteria. The rules should be developed in consultation with prescribed burn programs in other states. The department may also adopt rules to establish a decertification process for certified prescribed burn managers who commit a violation under this chapter or rules adopted under this chapter. The department may, in its own discretion, develop an equivalency test for experienced prescribed burn managers.
(5) Certified prescribed burn managers may be issued burn permits with modified requirements in recognition of their training and skills. In such cases, normal smoke management and fire risk parameters apply.
[ 2018 c 172 § 1.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 76 - Forests and Forest Products › Chapter 76.04 - Forest Protection. › 76.04.194 - Aerial fire response—Use of suppression funding.

RCW 76.04.194
Aerial fire response—Use of suppression funding. (Expires July 1, 2027.)
(1) Subject to the availability of amounts appropriated for this specific purpose, the department must use suppression funding to assist local fire departments with aerial fire response capabilities during the critical initial attack phase of fighting a wildland fire.
(2) The department must use suppression funding to assist local fire departments with initial attacks that meet the following requirements:
(a) The local fire department must have entered into a response agreement with the department;
(b) The local fire department must provide documentation to the department that personnel have received training regarding the use of aviation assets in initial attack and criteria to use for determining when to call for aviation assets;
(c) The aviation assets used in initial attack must come from a list of private contractors approved by the department on exclusive use or call-when-needed agreements based upon the annual review of aviation response and aviation needs required in RCW 76.04.192(2);
(d) Local fire departments must make direct requests to the appropriate coordination center, including the central Washington interagency coordination center, the northeast Washington interagency coordination center, the Blue Mountain interagency coordination center, or the department of natural resources coordination center, in order to ensure the safe coordination of all aircraft; and
(e) Upon receiving a request for aviation assets under this section, the coordinating agency must notify the director of fire protection or that individual's designee to ensure operational knowledge of a potential future request to invoke the fire service mobilization plan under RCW 43.43.960.
[ 2023 c 457 § 3.]
NOTES:
Intent—Expiration date—2023 c 457: See notes following RCW 76.04.192.