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Washington Administrative Code › Title 463 - Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council › Chapter 463-80 - Carbon dioxide mitigation program for thermal electric generating facilities › Section 463-80-080 - Enforcement

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Applicants or facilities violating the carbon dioxide
				mitigation program requirements are subject to the enforcement provisions of
				chapter
				80.50 RCW.
Statutory Authority: Chapters 80.70 and 80.80 RCW and
				  RCW 80.50.040. 08-14-064, §
										463-80-080,
				  filed 6/25/08, effective 7/26/08.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 463 - Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council › Chapter 463-80 - Carbon dioxide mitigation program for thermal electric generating facilities › Section 463-80-090 - Independent qualified organizations list

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(1) EFSEC shall develop and maintain a list of independent
				qualified organizations as required by
				RCW  80.70.050.
(2) To develop or update the independent qualified organization
				list EFSEC shall issue a request for qualifications through use of a mailing
				list maintained by EFSEC and publication in a regional newspaper in both
				eastern and western Washington, and other appropriate forums.
(3) Proposals from independent qualified organizations shall,
				at a minimum, contain the following information:
(a) A demonstration of how the company or organization has
				successfully developed and managed programs to implement:
Energy efficiency;
Renewable energy projects;
Clean and efficient transportation measures;
Demand side management of electricity consumption; and
Carbon sequestration programs.
(b) A complete description of the company or organization's
				specific expertise in the science and economics of greenhouse gas emissions
				mitigation, including proven ability to:
Specify preferred offset types;
Develop and issue requests for proposals;
Evaluate and recommend projects;
Assemble diverse portfolios;
Negotiate offset contracts;
Design monitoring and verification protocols, manage the
				implementation of offset contracts; and
Maintain an offset registry and retired tons.
(c) Proven experience and demonstrated ability should include
				staff or organization experience. A new organization made up of experienced
				employees, or an existing organization with demonstrated accomplishments,
				should both be able to qualify. However, proven experience and demonstrated
				ability should be in the specific areas listed in this subsection.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 463 - Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council › Chapter 463-80 - Carbon dioxide mitigation program for thermal electric generating facilities › Section 463-80-100 - Independent qualified organization use of funds

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(1) An independent qualified organization shall not use more
				than twenty percent of the total funds it receives for
				CO2 mitigation for any of its activities in the
				selection, monitoring, or evaluation of a project.
(2) No independent qualified organization shall use any funds
				received for CO2 mitigation to lobby federal, state or
				local agencies, their elected officials, officers, or employees.
(3) If EFSEC finds that an independent qualified organization
				has violated subsections (1) or (2) of this section, EFSEC may:
(a) Require the independent qualified organization to refund to
				the applicant or certificate holder the amount EFSEC determines was wrongfully
				spent; and
(b) Remove the organization from its list of independent
				qualified organizations.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 463 - Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council › Chapter 463-80 - Carbon dioxide mitigation program for thermal electric generating facilities › Section 463-80-110 - Independent qualified organization oversight

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(1) EFSEC may appoint up to three persons to inspect and audit
				independent qualified organization mitigation plans, performance measures,
				compliance activities, and financial records of projects funded by certificate
				holders.
(2) Persons that EFSEC appoints should have expertise in energy
				issues, carbon dioxide mitigation, or other areas that would benefit EFSEC's
				understanding of the independent qualified organization's or company's carbon
				dioxide mitigation activities, operations, and performance.
(3) EFSEC may remove a member of an oversight board for "due
				cause."
Statutory Authority: Chapters 80.70 and 80.80 RCW and
				  RCW 80.50.040. 08-14-064, §
										463-80-110,
				  filed 6/25/08, effective 7/26/08.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 463 - Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council › Chapter 463-80 - Carbon dioxide mitigation program for thermal electric generating facilities › Section 463-80-120 - Biennial reports

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(1) Each independent qualified organization on the list
				maintained by EFSEC shall file a biennial report with EFSEC.
(2) The biennial report shall include but not be limited
				to:
(a) A report on the performance of each carbon dioxide project
				listing the amount of carbon dioxide reduction the project has achieved;
(b) An estimate of the carbon dioxide mitigation projected for
				each mitigation project for the next biennium; and
(c) A statement of the cost for each mitigation project
				including the cost for each metric ton of carbon dioxide
				mitigated.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 463 - Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council › Chapter 463-80 - Carbon dioxide mitigation program for thermal electric generating facilities › Section 463-80-130 - Severability

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The provisions of this regulation are severable. If any
				provision is held invalid, the application of that provision to other
				circumstances and the remainder of the regulation will not be
				affected.
Statutory Authority: Chapters 80.70 and 80.80 RCW and
				  RCW 80.50.040. 08-14-064, §
										463-80-130,
				  filed 6/25/08, effective 7/26/08.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 463 - Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council › Chapter 463-85 - Greenhouse gases emissions performance standard and sequestration plans and programs for baseload electric generating facilities › Section 463-85-005 - Work in unison

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The requirements of this chapter are based upon chapter 80.80 RCW and are separate and distinct from the requirements found in chapter 463-80 WAC carbon dioxide mitigation that are based upon chapter 80.70 RCW. These two
				requirements are required to work in unison with each other in a serial manner.
				The first requirement is the emissions performance standard under this chapter.
				Once that standard is met, the requirements of chapters 80.70 RCW and 463-80
				WAC are applied.
Statutory Authority: Chapters 80.70 and 80.80 RCW and
				  RCW 80.50.040. 08-14-064, §
										463-85-005,
				  filed 6/25/08, effective 7/26/08.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 463 - Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council › Chapter 463-85 - Greenhouse gases emissions performance standard and sequestration plans and programs for baseload electric generating facilities › Section 463-85-100 - Policy and purpose

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It is the intent of the legislature, under chapter 80.80 RCW,
				to establish statutory goals for the statewide reduction of greenhouse gases
				emissions. The legislature further intends by chapter 80.80 RCW to authorize
				immediate actions in the electric power generation sector for the reduction of
				greenhouse gases emissions.
Statutory Authority: Chapters 80.70 and 80.80 RCW and
				  RCW 80.50.040. 08-14-064, §
										463-85-100,
				  filed 6/25/08, effective 7/26/08.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 463 - Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council › Chapter 463-85 - Greenhouse gases emissions performance standard and sequestration plans and programs for baseload electric generating facilities › Section 463-85-120 - Greenhouse gases emissions performance standard applicability

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(1) This rule is applicable to all baseload electric generation
				facilities and units and baseload electric cogeneration facilities and units
				that:
(a) Are new and are permitted for construction and operation
				after June 30, 2008, and that utilize fossil fuel or nonrenewable fuels for all
				or part of their fuel requirements.
(b) Are existing and that commence operation on or before June
				30, 2008, when the facility or unit's owner or operator engages in an action
				listed in subsection (3) or (4) of this section.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 463 - Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council › Chapter 463-85 - Greenhouse gases emissions performance standard and sequestration plans and programs for baseload electric generating facilities › Section 463-85-130 - Emissions performance standard

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(1) Beginning July 1, 2008, all baseload electric generation
				facilities or units and baseload electric cogeneration facilities and units
				subject to WAC
				463-85-120 are not allowed to
				emit to the atmosphere regulated greenhouse gases at a rate greater than 1100
				pounds per megawatt-hour, annual average.
(2) All baseload electric generation facilities and units in
				operation on or before June 30, 2008, are deemed to be in compliance with the
				emissions performance standard until the facility or unit is subject to a new
				long-term financial commitment.
(3) All baseload electric cogeneration facilities and units in
				operation on or before June 30, 2008, and operating exclusively on natural gas,
				waste gas, a combination of natural and waste gases, or a renewable fuel, are
				deemed to be in compliance with the emissions performance standard until the
				facility or unit is subject to a new ownership interest or is upgraded. For
				purposes of WAC 463-85-130, exclusive use of renewable fuel shall mean at least
				ninety percent of total annual heat input by a renewable fuel.
(4) Compliance with the emissions performance standard may be
				through:
(a) Use of fuels and power plant designs that comply with the
				emissions performance standard without need for greenhouse gases emission
				controls; or
(b) Use of greenhouse gases emission controls and greenhouse
				gases sequestration methods meeting the requirements of WAC
				463-85-220 or
				173-218-115 as
				appropriate.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 463 - Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council › Chapter 463-85 - Greenhouse gases emissions performance standard and sequestration plans and programs for baseload electric generating facilities › Section 463-85-140 - Calculating greenhouse gases emissions and determining compliance for baseload electric generation facilities

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(1) The owner or operator of a baseload electric generation
				facility or unit that must demonstrate compliance with the emissions
				performance standard in WAC
				463-85-130(1) shall collect the following data:
(a) Fuels and fuel feed stocks.
(i) All fuels and fuel feed stocks used to provide energy input
				to the baseload electric generation facility or unit.
(ii) Fuel usage and heat content, which are to be monitored,
				and reported as directed by WAC
				463-85-230.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 463 - Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council › Chapter 463-85 - Greenhouse gases emissions performance standard and sequestration plans and programs for baseload electric generating facilities › Section 463-85-150 - Calculating greenhouse gases emissions and determining compliance for baseload cogeneration facilities

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(1) To use this section for determining compliance with the
				greenhouse gases emissions performance standard, a facility must have certified
				to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) under the provisions of   18
				C.F.R. 292   Subpart B as a qualifying cogeneration facility.
(2) The owner or operator of a baseload electric cogeneration
				facility or unit that must demonstrate compliance with the emissions
				performance standard in WAC
				463-85-130(1) shall collect the following data:
(a) Fuels and fuel feed stocks.
(i) All fuels and fuel feed stocks used to provide energy input
				to the baseload electric cogeneration facility or unit.
(ii) Fuel and fuel feed stocks usage and heat content, which
				are to be monitored, and reported as directed by WAC
				463-85-230.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 463 - Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council › Chapter 463-85 - Greenhouse gases emissions performance standard and sequestration plans and programs for baseload electric generating facilities › Section 463-85-200 - Requirement for and timing of plan or program plan submittals

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(1) A sequestration plan for a source that begins sequestration
				after the start of commercial operation shall be submitted when:
(a) A site certification application is submitted to EFSEC for
				a new baseload electric generation facility or baseload electric cogeneration
				facility or new unit at an existing baseload electric generation or baseload
				electric cogeneration facility;
(b) A site certification application is submitted to EFSEC for
				an upgrade to an existing baseload electric generation facility or unit or
				baseload electric cogeneration facility or unit that has a site certificate and
				the upgrade is not an exempt upgrade;
(c) A baseload electric generation facility or unit or baseload
				electric cogeneration facility or unit enters a new long-term financial
				commitment with an electric utility to provide baseload power and the facility
				or unit does not comply with the emissions performance standard in effect at
				the time the new long-term financial commitment occurs; or
(d) A qualifying ownership interest change occurs and the
				facility or unit does not comply with the emissions performance standard in
				effect at the time the change in ownership occurs.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 463 - Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council › Chapter 463-85 - Greenhouse gases emissions performance standard and sequestration plans and programs for baseload electric generating facilities › Section 463-85-210 - Types of permanent sequestration

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Specific requirements for permanent geologic sequestration of
				greenhouse gases can be found in WAC
				173-218-115. Requirements for
				approval of sequestration plans or sequestration programs for other
				(nongeologic) types of permanent sequestration containment systems are found in
				WAC 463-85-220.
Statutory Authority: Chapters 80.70 and 80.80 RCW and
				  RCW 80.50.040. 08-14-064, §
										463-85-210,
				  filed 6/25/08, effective 7/26/08.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 463 - Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council › Chapter 463-85 - Greenhouse gases emissions performance standard and sequestration plans and programs for baseload electric generating facilities › Section 463-85-220 - Requirements for nongeologic permanent sequestration plans and sequestration programs

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In order to meet the emissions performance standard, all
				baseload electric generation facilities or individual units that are subject to
				this rule, and must use nongeologic sequestration of greenhouse gases to meet
				the emissions performance standard, will submit sequestration plans or
				sequestration programs for approval to EFSEC or ecology, as appropriate.
(1) Sequestration plans and sequestration programs must
				include:
(a) Financial requirements. As a condition of plant operation,
				each owner or operator of a baseload electric generation facility or unit or
				baseload electric cogeneration facility or unit utilizing nongeologic
				sequestration as a method to comply with the emission performance standard in
				WAC 463-85-130 is required to provide
				a letter of credit sufficient to ensure successful implementation, closure, and
				post-closure activities identified in the sequestration plan and sequestration
				program, including construction and operation of necessary equipment, and any
				other significant costs.
(i) The owner or operator of a proposed sequestration project
				shall establish a letter of credit to cover all expenses for construction and
				operation of necessary equipment, and any other significant costs. The cost
				estimate for the sequestration project shall be revised annually to include any
				changes in the project and to include cost changes due to inflation.
(ii) Closure and post-closure financial assurances. The owner
				or operator shall establish a closure and a post-closure letter of credit to
				cover all closure and post-closure expenses, respectively. The owner or
				operator must designate EFSEC as the beneficiary to carry out the closure and
				post-closure activities. The value of the closure and post-closure accounts
				shall cover all costs of closure and post-closure care identified in the
				closure and post-closure plan. The closure and post-closure cost estimates
				shall be revised annually to include any changes in the sequestration project
				and to include cost changes due to inflation. The obligation to maintain the
				account for closure and post-closure care survives the termination of any
				permits and the cessation of injection. The requirement to maintain the closure
				and post-closure accounts is enforceable regardless of whether the requirement
				is a specific condition of the permit.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 463 - Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council › Chapter 463-85 - Greenhouse gases emissions performance standard and sequestration plans and programs for baseload electric generating facilities › Section 463-85-240 - Enforcement of the emissions performance standard on schedule

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Any power plant subject to WAC
				463-85-120 that does not meet the
				emissions performance standard on schedule shall be subject to enforcement
				under chapter 80.50 RCW.
(1) Penalties can include:
(a) Financial penalties, which shall be assessed after any year
				of failure to meet a sequestration benchmark established in the sequestration
				plan or sequestration program. Each pound of greenhouse gases above the
				emissions performance standard will constitute a separate violation, as
				averaged on an annual basis;
(b) Revocation of approval to construct the source or to
				operate the source.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 463 - Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council › Chapter 463-85 - Greenhouse gases emissions performance standard and sequestration plans and programs for baseload electric generating facilities › Section 463-85-400 - Severability

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The provisions of this regulation are severable. If any
				provision is held invalid, the application of that provision to other
				circumstances and the remainder of the regulation will not be
				affected.
Statutory Authority: Chapters 80.70 and 80.80 RCW and
				  RCW 80.50.040. 08-14-064, §
										463-85-400,
				  filed 6/25/08, effective 7/26/08.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 465 - Tobacco Settlement Authority › Chapter 465-10 - Description of organization - Public records policy › Section 465-10-010 - Purpose

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The purpose of this chapter is to implement the rule-making requirements of RCW  34.05.220(1)(b) and the public records provisions of chapter 42.17 RCW.
Statutory Authority: RCW 43.340.030 [(1)](h) and 34.05.220 (1)(b). 02-20-024, §
										465-10-010, filed 9/23/02, effective 10/24/02.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 465 - Tobacco Settlement Authority › Chapter 465-10 - Description of organization - Public records policy › Section 465-10-020 - Definitions

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The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise:
(1) "Act" means chapter 365, Laws of 2002.
(2) "Authority" means the tobacco settlement authority established pursuant to the act. Where appropriate, the term "authority" also refers to the staff and employees of the authority.
(3) "Public Records Act" means chapter 42.17 RCW.
(4) "State" means the state of Washington.
(5) The terms defined in the act and the Public Records Act shall have the same meaning when used in these rules.
Statutory Authority: RCW 43.340.030 [(1)](h) and 34.05.220 (1)(b). 02-20-024, §
										465-10-020, filed 9/23/02, effective 10/24/02.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 465 - Tobacco Settlement Authority › Chapter 465-10 - Description of organization - Public records policy › Section 465-10-030 - Description of organization and operations

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The following is a description of the authority's organization and the general course and method by which the authority's operations are conducted.
(1) The authority is a state agency and public instrumentality created by the act.
(2) The authority is created to assist in securitizing the revenue stream from the master settlement agreement between the state and tobacco product manufacturers in order to provide a current and reliable source of revenue for the state. To this end, the authority is authorized to enter into sales agreements with the state for purchase of a portion of the amounts due under the master settlement agreement and to issue bonds secured by revenues derived under any sales agreement.
(3) The authority's powers and duties are described in the act.
(4) Pursuant to the act, the staff of the Washington state housing finance commission under chapter 43.180 RCW provides administrative and staff support to the authority.
(5) The authority's office is located at the offices of the Washington state housing finance commission at 1000 Second Avenue, Suite 2700, Seattle, WA 98104-1046.
(6) The authority's telephone number is (206) 464-7139.
(7) The authority's fax number is (206) 587-5113.
(8) The authority's web site is at
www.tsa-wa.org
and e-mails may be sent to the authority by accessing that site. The authority shall accept public records requests only at the locations and through the means described in WAC 465-10-040.
(9) The executive director of the authority is the executive director of the Washington state housing finance commission. As the chief administrative officer of the authority, the executive director is delegated authority over matters affecting the operation of the authority.
(10) The authority conducts its meetings in compliance with the Open Public Meetings Act, chapter 42.30 RCW and chapter 465-20 WAC.
(11) The authority's generally applicable statements of procedure are adopted as authorized by the act and contained in chapter 465-20 WAC.
Statutory Authority: RCW 43.340.030 [(1)](h) and 34.05.220 (1)(b). 02-20-024, §
										465-10-030, filed 9/23/02, effective 10/24/02.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 465 - Tobacco Settlement Authority › Chapter 465-10 - Description of organization - Public records policy › Section 465-10-040 - Where and when public records may be obtained

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(1) The authority's hours of operation are from 9:00 a.m. until 12:00 noon, and from 1:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays.
(2) The public may obtain public records during these hours of operation, as follows:
(a) Mail. The public may mail public records requests to the authority at any time. Requests by mail shall be addressed to the authority's mailing address: Tobacco Settlement Authority, c/o Public Records Officer, 1000 Second Avenue, Suite 2700, Seattle, WA 98104-1046. The front of the envelope shall conspicuously state: "Public Records Request."
(b) Fax. The authority will accept public disclosure requests by fax. Fax requests shall be addressed to the "Tobacco Settlement Authority, c/o Public Records Officer" with the subject line "Public Records Request" and sent to (206) 587-5113.
(c) In person. In person requests shall be made during the authority's hours of operation, at the authority's office.
(d) Telephone. Requests may not be made by telephone.
(e) E-mail. Requests may not be made by e-mail.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 465 - Tobacco Settlement Authority › Chapter 465-10 - Description of organization - Public records policy › Section 465-10-050 - Public records available

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(1) The public may obtain public records of the authority under these rules, in accordance with chapter 42.17 RCW, and except as otherwise provided by law.
(2) Public records are available for public inspection and copying during the hours of operation of the authority (unless the requesting party and the authority agree on a different time) at the authority's offices in accordance with the procedures set forth herein.
Statutory Authority: RCW 43.340.030 [(1)](h) and 34.05.220 (1)(b). 02-20-024, §
										465-10-050, filed 9/23/02, effective 10/24/02.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 465 - Tobacco Settlement Authority › Chapter 465-10 - Description of organization - Public records policy › Section 465-10-060 - Public records officer

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The authority shall designate a public records officer to have charge of its public records. The public records officer shall be responsible for implementing the authority's public disclosure rules and for coordinating staff and employees in this regard. The public records officer may choose such designees as may be appropriate.
Statutory Authority: RCW 43.340.030 [(1)](h) and 34.05.220 (1)(b). 02-20-024, §
										465-10-060, filed 9/23/02, effective 10/24/02.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 465 - Tobacco Settlement Authority › Chapter 465-10 - Description of organization - Public records policy › Section 465-10-070 - Requests for public records

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Chapter 42.17 RCW requires the authority to prevent unreasonable invasions of privacy, protect public records from damage or disorganization, and prevent excessive interference with essential functions and unreasonable disruptions of operations. Accordingly, the public may inspect, copy, or obtain copies of public records upon compliance with the following procedures:
(1) A member of the public who seeks a public record shall make a written request. No particular form of writing is required so long as the request contains the following information:
(a) The name, mailing address, and telephone number of the person requesting the record.
(b) The calendar date on which the request is made.
(c) Identification of the record requested with sufficient particularity that the authority can identify the requested record and make it available. Such identifying information might include the title, subject matter, and date of the record.
(d) A signed statement that the records will not be used for commercial purposes if a list of individuals is being requested, or for any other use prohibited by law.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 465 - Tobacco Settlement Authority › Chapter 465-10 - Description of organization - Public records policy › Section 465-10-080 - Copying and fees

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(1) Copying.
(a) The authority shall make copies on the authority's copy equipment when doing so will not unreasonably disrupt the operations of the authority or cause excessive interference with other essential functions.
(b) Persons requesting public records may use their own copying equipment and paper without charge when the use of such equipment does not cause damage or disorganization to the public records, unreasonably impede the operations of the authority or cause excessive interference with other essential functions. The authority may supervise such copying at all times.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 465 - Tobacco Settlement Authority › Chapter 465-10 - Description of organization - Public records policy › Section 465-10-090 - Disclosure procedure

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(1) The authority shall review the requested public records prior to disclosure.
(2) If the records do not contain materials exempt from public disclosure, the authority shall disclose the records.
(3) If the records contain materials exempt from public disclosure, the authority shall deny disclosure of the exempt materials and disclose any remaining, nonexempt materials. At the time of the denial, the authority shall clearly specify in writing the reasons for the denial, including a statement of the specific exemptions or reason for denial of disclosure.
Statutory Authority: RCW 43.340.030 [(1)](h) and 34.05.220 (1)(b). 02-20-024, §
										465-10-090, filed 9/23/02, effective 10/24/02.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 465 - Tobacco Settlement Authority › Chapter 465-10 - Description of organization - Public records policy › Section 465-10-100 - Review of denials of requests for public records

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For the purpose of judicial review, final agency action is deemed to have occurred at the end of the second business day after the requesting party receives notification of a denial of inspection.
Statutory Authority: RCW 43.340.030 [(1)](h) and 34.05.220 (1)(b). 02-20-024, §
										465-10-100, filed 9/23/02, effective 10/24/02.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 465 - Tobacco Settlement Authority › Chapter 465-10 - Description of organization - Public records policy › Section 465-10-110 - Records index

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(1) Availability. The authority shall maintain and make available for public inspection and copying an index that provides identifying information for public records falling within the requirements of RCW  42.17.260.
(2) Form and content. The index shall be maintained in electronic form with copies available on paper. The index shall contain topic and subtopic headings.
(3) Location and availability. The index shall be available to the public under the same rules and on the same conditions as are applied to other public records.
(4) Schedule for revisions and updates. The authority will revise and update the index biennially.
Statutory Authority: RCW 43.340.030 [(1)](h) and 34.05.220 (1)(b). 02-20-024, §
										465-10-110, filed 9/23/02, effective 10/24/02.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 465 - Tobacco Settlement Authority › Chapter 465-20 - Public meetings policy - Rules of procedure › Section 465-20-010 - Definitions

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The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise:
(1) "Chair" means the chair of the authority.
(2) "Authority" means the tobacco settlement authority established pursuant to chapter 365, Laws of 2002. Where appropriate, the term "authority" also refers to the staff and employees of the authority.
Statutory Authority: RCW 43.340.030 [(1)](h). 02-20-025, §
										465-20-010, filed 9/23/02, effective 10/24/02.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 465 - Tobacco Settlement Authority › Chapter 465-20 - Public meetings policy - Rules of procedure › Section 465-20-020 - Meetings

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(1) Other than executive sessions, the authority's meetings are open to the general public.
(2) Meetings. The meetings of the authority shall be "special meetings" as defined in chapter 42.30 RCW, the Open Public Meetings Act.
(3) Notice of meetings. The chair or a majority of authority board members may call a special meeting at any time in accordance with RCW  42.30.080. The authority shall maintain a public notice mailing list and provide notice of its meetings by mail to those parties on such list. Any party may have its name placed on such list by request to the authority in writing, delivered by mail or fax.
(4) Executive sessions. The chair or a majority of authority board members may call an executive session at any time in accordance with RCW  42.30.110.
(5) Meetings of the authority board may be held at any location within or out of the state, and members of the authority board may participate in a meeting of the board by means of a conference telephone or similar communication equipment under RCW  23B.08.200.
(6) The authority shall maintain records of proceedings as minutes of the meetings, duly recorded, and maintained at the authority's office.
Statutory Authority: RCW 43.340.030 [(1)](h). 02-20-025, §
										465-20-020, filed 9/23/02, effective 10/24/02.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 465 - Tobacco Settlement Authority › Chapter 465-20 - Public meetings policy - Rules of procedure › Section 465-20-030 - Conduct of meetings and order of business

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(1) All authority meeting business shall be transacted by motion. Motions may be made by any authority board member and shall require a second.
(2) Voting on all motions shall be by voice vote unless a division is called for in which case the executive director shall call the roll in alphabetical order and record the vote of each member present, "yea" or "nay."
(3) The order of authority board meeting business shall be conducted as prescribed by the agenda.
(4) The executive director shall prepare each meeting's agenda in consultation with the chair.
(5) The authority board shall approve the minutes of the preceding meeting as the first act of each meeting.
(6) The chair or any authority board member may modify a meeting's agenda by motion.
(7) Public hearings. The authority seeks to foster public comment on its operations through its public hearing process. The authority will, whenever possible, allow any person an opportunity to present written or oral testimony at its public hearings, upon compliance with reasonable procedures. Such procedures include, but may not be limited to, the following:
(a) Those wishing to present oral testimony shall sign the public testimony roster. The authority will call for public comments in the order appearing on the roster. Elected officials and expert witnesses may be scheduled first because their testimony may help answer pending questions from the public.
(b) To ensure that everyone attending the hearing can hear all oral testimony and questions, commenters shall speak using the microphone, if any, provided for the public, after being recognized by the presiding member of the authority board. The presiding member of the authority board is generally the chair.
(c) Oral testimony and questions should be addressed to the presiding member of the authority board.
(d) Because the authority wants to hear from as many people as possible, the authority board may place reasonable limits on the time allowed for oral testimony. Time for testimony is generally limited to five minutes per person. Answers to questions from the authority board is generally limited to three minutes.
(e) Persons testifying, whether orally or in writing, shall state their name and identify whether they represent an organization. If they represent an organization, they shall identify the organization. At their option, they may also state their address.
(f) Commenters shall briefly describe the identity and nature of any documents referenced in their comments, and indicating where the document can be reviewed or obtained.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 465 - Tobacco Settlement Authority › Chapter 465-30 - Environmental policy › Section 465-30-010 - Environmental policy

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(1) The authority recognizes its responsibilities to adopt rules pertaining to the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA). The authority has reviewed SEPA and its own operations. The authority concludes that all actions that the authority is authorized to undertake under chapter 365, Laws of 2002 are exempt from SEPA pursuant to WAC 197-11-904(4). The authority is an administrative agency created to issue bonds securitizing revenues from the master settlement agreement between the state and tobacco product manufacturers. The authority's operations will consist of activities in support of and related to this bond issuance responsibility. The issuance of bonds and activities with respect to related financing agreements and approvals constitute administrative, fiscal or personnel activities exempt under WAC 197-11-800(15)(d).
(2) In accordance with WAC 197-11-904(4), the authority adopts this statement regarding the adoption of rules in compliance with SEPA.
Statutory Authority: RCW 43.340.030 [(1)](h). 02-20-026, §
										465-30-010, filed 9/23/02, effective 10/24/02.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 465 - Tobacco Settlement Authority › Chapter 465-40 - Ethics policy › Section 465-40-010 - Ethics policy

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The authority hereby adopts the declaration of the legislature found in RCW  42.52.900 that ethics in government are the foundation on which the structure of government rests and that state officials and employees of government hold a public trust that obligates them, in a special way, to honesty and integrity in fulfilling the responsibilities to which they are appointed. Paramount in that trust in the principal that public office may not be used for personal gain or private advantage. The authority acknowledges that it is an agency as defined in RCW  42.52.010(1) and its members and employees are subject to the applicable terms and conditions of chapter 42.52 RCW with respect to ethics in public service.
Statutory Authority: RCW 43.340.030 [(1)](h). 02-20-027, §
										465-40-010, filed 9/23/02, effective 10/24/02.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 467 - Traffic Safety Commission › Chapter 467-01 - Public records disclosure › Section 467-01-010 - Description of organization

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The Washington traffic safety commission is a ten-member
						commission organized under the provisions of chapter 43.59 RCW, and under which
						the commission is to lead statewide efforts and build partnerships to save
						lives and prevent injuries on our roadways for the health, safety, and benefit
						of our communities. The commission consists of the governor, as chairman; the
						superintendent of public instruction; the director of department of licensing;
						the secretary of the department of transportation; the chief of the state
						patrol; the secretary of the department of social and health services; the
						secretary of the department of health; a representative of the association of
						Washington cities appointed by the governor; a member of the Washington state
						association of counties appointed by the governor; and a representative of the
						judiciary appointed by the governor. The director of the Washington traffic
						safety commission, appointed by the governor, serves as secretary to the
						commission and is responsible for carrying into effect the commissions orders
						and rules and regulations promulgated by the commission. The director is also
						authorized to employ staff necessary to carry out the orders, rules and
						regulations of the commission. As secretary, the director coordinates the
						activities of the commission and supervises the work of the staff of the
						commission.
Statutory Authority: RCW  43.59.040. 91-23-101, §
										467-01-010, filed 11/20/91, effective 12/21/91; Order 1, §
										467-01-010, filed 4/11/77.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 467 - Traffic Safety Commission › Chapter 467-01 - Public records disclosure › Section 467-01-020 - Time and place of meetings

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Regular public meetings of the Washington traffic safety
						commission are held quarterly on the third Thursday in January, April, July,
						and October at the Washington traffic safety commission or at such other place
						named by the commission and all provisions of chapter 42.30 RCW shall
						apply.
Statutory Authority: RCW  43.59.040. 91-23-101, §
										467-01-020, filed 11/20/91, effective 12/21/91.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 467 - Traffic Safety Commission › Chapter 467-01 - Public records disclosure › Section 467-01-030 - Quorum

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For purposes of taking final action, a quorum shall consist of six commissioners. Final action will be determined by a simple majority. Final action includes adopting rules and approval of the highway safety plan and other formal traffic safety plans adopted by the commission.
Statutory Authority: RCW 43.59.040. 91-23-101, §
										467-01-030, filed 11/20/91, effective 12/21/91.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 467 - Traffic Safety Commission › Chapter 467-01 - Public records disclosure › Section 467-01-040 - Special meeting

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A special meeting of the traffic safety commission may be
						called by the director, or by a majority of the members of the commission, by
						delivering personally or by mail written notice to all members of the
						commission at least twenty-four hours before the time of such meeting as
						specified in the notice. The notice calling a special meeting shall state the
						purpose for which the meeting is called and the date, hour, and place of such
						meeting and all provisions of chapter 42.30 RCW shall apply.
Statutory Authority: RCW  43.59.040. 91-23-101, §
										467-01-040, filed 11/20/91, effective 12/21/91.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 467 - Traffic Safety Commission › Chapter 467-01 - Public records disclosure › Section 467-01-050 - Emergency meeting

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If, by reason of an emergency, there is a need for expedited
						action by the commission to meet the emergency, the director may provide for a
						meeting site, and the notice requirements of chapter 42.30 RCW shall be
						suspended during such emergency. To the extent possible, notice of such
						emergency meeting will be delivered personally, by telephone, telegram, email,
						or mail to the members of the commission and interested persons, and shall
						specify the time and place of the emergency meeting and the business to be
						transacted. Any action taken by the commission at such emergency meeting may be
						reconsidered by the commission at its next regular quarterly
						meeting.
Statutory Authority: RCW  43.59.040. 91-23-101, §
										467-01-050, filed 11/20/91, effective 12/21/91.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 467 - Traffic Safety Commission › Chapter 467-01 - Public records disclosure › Section 467-01-060 - Address of the commission

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Persons wishing to obtain information or to make submissions
						or requests of any kind shall address their correspondence to:
Director
Washington Traffic Safety Commission
P. O. Box 40944
Olympia, WA 98504
Statutory Authority: RCW  43.59.040. 91-23-101, §
										467-01-060, filed 11/20/91, effective 12/21/91.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 467 - Traffic Safety Commission › Chapter 467-02 - Public access to information and records › Section 467-02-010 - Purpose

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The purpose of this chapter shall be to ensure compliance by
						the Washington traffic safety commission with the provisions under chapter
						42.56 RCW dealing with public records.
Statutory Authority: RCW  43.59.040. 91-23-101, §
										467-02-010, filed 11/20/91, effective 12/21/91; Order 1, §
										467-02-010, filed 4/11/77.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 467 - Traffic Safety Commission › Chapter 467-02 - Public access to information and records › Section 467-02-020 - Definitions

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(1) "Public record" includes any writing
					containing information relating to the conduct of government or the performance
					of any governmental or proprietary function prepared, owned, used, or retained
					by any state or local agency regardless of fiscal form or characteristic. This
					definition does not include records that are not otherwise required to be
					retained by the agency and are held by volunteers who:
(a) Do not serve in an administrative
					capacity;
(b) Have not been
					appointed by the agency to an agency board, commission, or internship;
					and
(c) Do not have a supervisory
					role or delegated agency authority.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 467 - Traffic Safety Commission › Chapter 467-02 - Public access to information and records › Section 467-02-050 - Public records officer

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The Washington traffic safety commission public records shall
						be managed by the public records officer for the commission. The person so
						designated shall be officed in the Washington Traffic Safety Commission Office,
						Olympia, Washington. The public records officer shall be responsible for
						implementation of the commission's rules and regulations regarding release of
						public records, coordinating staff efforts of the commission's rules and
						regulations regarding release of public records, and generally ensuring
						compliance of the staff with the public records disclosure requirements of
						chapter 1, Laws of 1973.
Statutory Authority: RCW  43.59.040. 91-23-101, §
										467-02-050, filed 11/20/91, effective 12/21/91; Order 1, §
										467-02-050, filed 4/11/77.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 467 - Traffic Safety Commission › Chapter 467-02 - Public access to information and records › Section 467-02-070 - Requests for public records

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Subject to the provisions of subsection (3) of this section,
						public records are obtainable by members of the public when those members of
						the public comply with the following procedures.
(1) The commission shall honor requests
					received in person during the commission's normal office hours, or by mail or
					email, unless exempted by provisions in this chapter. A request shall be
					addressed to the public records officer. Such request shall include the
					following in the public disclosure request:
(a) The name of the person requesting the
					record and their contact information.
(b) The time of day and calendar date on
					which the request was made.
(c) If
					the matter requested is referenced within the current index maintained by the
					Washington traffic safety commission, a reference to the requested record as it
					is described in such current index.
(d) If the requested matter is not
					identifiable by reference to the Washington traffic safety commission's current
					index, a statement that identifies the specific record requested.
(e) A verification that the records requested
					shall not be used to compile a commercial sales list.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 467 - Traffic Safety Commission › Chapter 467-02 - Public access to information and records › Section 467-02-080 - Availability for public inspection and copying of public records - Office hours

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Public records shall be available for inspection and copying during the normal business hours of the Washington traffic safety commission. For the purposes of this chapter, the normal office hours shall be from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays.
Statutory Authority: RCW 43.59.040. 91-23-101, §
										467-02-080, filed 11/20/91, effective 12/21/91; Order 1, §
										467-02-080, filed 4/11/77.