Washington Chapter 70.94 RCW: Washington clean air act
RCW Sections
- 70.94.011 Declaration of public policies and purpose.
- 70.94.015 Air pollution control account -- Air operating permit account.
- 70.94.017 Air pollution control account -- Subaccount distribution.
- 70.94.025 Pollution control hearings board of the state of Washington as affecting chapter 70.94 RCW.
- 70.94.030 Definitions.
- 70.94.033 Environmental excellence program agreements -- Effect on chapter.
- 70.94.035 Technical assistance program for regulated community.
- 70.94.037 Transportation activities -- "Conformity" determination requirements.
- 70.94.040 Causing or permitting air pollution unlawful -- Exception.
- 70.94.041 Exception -- Burning wood at historic structure.
- 70.94.053 Air pollution control authorities created -- Activated authorities, composition, meetings -- Delineation of air pollution regions, considerations.
- 70.94.055 Air pollution control authority may be activated by counties, when.
- 70.94.057 Multicounty authority may be formed by contiguous counties -- Name.
- 70.94.068 Merger of active and inactive authorities to form multicounty or regional authority -- Procedure.
- 70.94.069 Merger of active and inactive authorities to form multicounty or regional authority -- Reorganization of board of directors -- Rules and regulations.
- 70.94.070 Resolutions activating authorities -- Contents -- Filings -- Effective date of operation.
- 70.94.081 Powers and duties of authorities.
- 70.94.085 Cost-reimbursement agreements.
- 70.94.091 Excess tax levy authorized -- Election, procedure, expense.
- 70.94.092 Air pollution control authority -- Fiscal year -- Adoption of budget -- Contents.
- 70.94.093 Methods for determining proportion of supplemental income to be paid by component cities, towns and counties -- Payment.
- 70.94.094 Designation of authority treasurer and auditor -- Duties.
- 70.94.095 Assessed valuation of taxable property, certification by county assessors.
- 70.94.096 Authorization to borrow money.
- 70.94.097 Special air pollution studies -- Contracts for conduct of.
- 70.94.100 Air pollution control authority -- Board of directors -- Composition -- Term.
- 70.94.110 City selection committees.
- 70.94.120 City selection committees -- Meetings, notice, recording officer -- Alternative mail balloting -- Notice.
- 70.94.130 Air pollution control authority -- Board of directors -- Powers, quorum, officers, compensation.
- 70.94.141 Air pollution control authority -- Powers and duties of activated authority.
- 70.94.142 Subpoena powers -- Witnesses, expenses and mileage -- Rules and regulations.
- 70.94.143 Federal aid.
- 70.94.151 Classification of air contaminant sources -- Registration -- Fee -- Registration program defined.
- 70.94.152 Notice may be required of construction of proposed new contaminant source -- Submission of plans -- Approval, disapproval -- Emission control -- "De minimis new sources" defined.
- 70.94.153 Existing stationary source -- Replacement or substantial alteration of emission control technology.
- 70.94.154 RACT requirements.
- 70.94.155 Control of emissions -- Bubble concept -- Schedules of compliance.
- 70.94.157 Preemption of uniform building and fire codes.
- 70.94.161 Operating permits for air contaminant sources -- Generally -- Fees, report to legislature.
- 70.94.162 Annual fees from operating permit program source to cover cost of program.
- 70.94.163 Source categories not required to have a permit -- Recommendations.
- 70.94.165 Gasoline recovery devices -- Limitation on requiring.
- 70.94.170 Air pollution control authority control officer.
- 70.94.181 Variances -- Application for -- Considerations -- Limitations -- Renewals--Review.
- 70.94.200 Investigation of conditions by control officer or department -- Entering private, public property.
- 70.94.205 Confidentiality of records and information.
- 70.94.211 Enforcement actions by air authority -- Notice to violators.
- 70.94.221 Order final unless appealed to pollution control hearings board.
- 70.94.230 Rules of authority supersede local rules, regulations, etc. -- Exceptions.
- 70.94.231 Air pollution control authority -- Dissolution of prior districts -- Continuation of rules and regulations until superseded.
- 70.94.240 Air pollution control advisory council.
- 70.94.260 Dissolution of authority -- Deactivation of authority.
- 70.94.262 Withdrawal from multicounty authority.
- 70.94.331 Powers and duties of department.
- 70.94.332 Enforcement actions by department -- Notice to violators.
- 70.94.335 Hazardous substance remedial actions -- Procedural requirements not applicable.
- 70.94.350 Contracts, agreements for use of personnel by department -- Reimbursement -- Merit system regulations waived.
- 70.94.370 Powers and rights of governmental units and persons are not limited by act or recommendations.
- 70.94.380 Emission control requirements.
- 70.94.385 State financial aid -- Application for -- Requirements.
- 70.94.390 Hearing upon activation of authority -- Finding -- Assumption of jurisdiction by department -- Expenses.
- 70.94.395 Air contaminant sources -- Regulation by department; authorities may be more stringent -- Hearing -- Standards.
- 70.94.400 Order activating authority -- Filing -- Hearing -- Amendment of order.
- 70.94.405 Air pollution control authority -- Review by department of program.
- 70.94.410 Air pollution control authority -- Assumption of control by department.
- 70.94.420 State departments and agencies to cooperate with department and authorities.
- 70.94.422 Department of health powers regarding radionuclides -- Energy facility site evaluation council authority over permit program sources.
- 70.94.425 Restraining orders -- Injunctions.
- 70.94.430 Penalties.
- 70.94.431 Civil penalties -- Excusable excess emissions.
- 70.94.435 Additional means for enforcement of chapter.
- 70.94.440 Short title.
- 70.94.445 Air pollution control facilities -- Tax exemptions and credits.
- 70.94.450 Wood stoves -- Policy.
- 70.94.453 Wood stoves -- Definitions.
- 70.94.455 Residential and commercial construction -- Burning and heating device standards.
- 70.94.457 Solid fuel burning devices -- Emission performance standards.
- 70.94.460 Sale of unapproved wood stoves -- Prohibited.
- 70.94.463 Sale of unapproved wood stoves -- Penalty.
- 70.94.467 Sale of unapproved wood stoves -- Application of law to advertising media.
- 70.94.470 Residential solid fuel burning devices -- Opacity levels -- Enforcement and public education.
- 70.94.473 Limitations on burning wood for heat.
- 70.94.475 Liability of condominium owners' association or resident association.
- 70.94.477 Limitations on use of solid fuel burning devices.
- 70.94.480 Wood stove education program.
- 70.94.483 Wood stove education and enforcement account created -- Fee imposed on solid fuel burning device sales.
- 70.94.510 Policy to cooperate with federal government.
- 70.94.521 Transportation demand management -- Findings.
- 70.94.524 Transportation demand management -- Definitions.
- 70.94.527 Transportation demand management -- Requirements for counties and cities.
- 70.94.528 Transportation demand management -- Growth and transportation efficiency centers.
- 70.94.531 Transportation demand management -- Requirements for employers.
- 70.94.534 Transportation demand management -- Jurisdictions' review and penalties.
- 70.94.537 Transportation demand management -- Commute trip reduction board.
- 70.94.541 Transportation demand management -- Technical assistance.
- 70.94.544 Transportation demand management -- Use of funds.
- 70.94.547 Transportation demand management -- Intent -- State leadership.
- 70.94.551 Transportation demand management -- State agencies -- Reports.
- 70.94.555 Transportation demand management -- Collective bargaining powers unaffected.
- 70.94.600 Reports of authorities to department of ecology -- Contents.
- 70.94.610 Burning used oil fuel in land-based facilities.
- 70.94.620 Metals mining and milling operations permits -- Inspections by department of ecology.
- 70.94.630 Sulfur dioxide abatement account -- Coal-fired thermal electric generation facilities -- Application -- Determination and assessment of progress -- Certification of pollution level -- Reimbursement -- Time limit for and extension of account.
- 70.94.640 Odors or fugitive dust caused by agricultural activities consistent with good agricultural practices exempt from chapter.
- 70.94.645 Ammonia emissions from use as agricultural or silvicultural fertilizer -- Regulation prohibited.
- 70.94.650 Burning permits for weed abatement, fire fighting instruction, or agriculture activities -- Issuance -- Agricultural burning practices and research task force -- Exemption for aircraft crash fire rescue training activities.
- 70.94.651 Burning permits for regeneration of rare and endangered plants; Indian ceremonies.
- 70.94.654 Delegation of permit issuance and enforcement to political subdivisions.
- 70.94.656 Open burning of grasses grown for seed -- Alternatives -- Studies -- Deposit of permit fees in special grass seed burning account -- Procedures -- Limitations -- Report.
- 70.94.660 Burning permits for abating or prevention of forest fire hazards, management of ecosystems, instruction or silvicultural operations -- Issuance.
- 70.94.665 Silvicultural forest burning -- Reduce statewide emissions -- Exemption -- Monitoring program.
- 70.94.670 Burning permits for abating or prevention of forest fire hazards, management of ecosystems, instruction or silvicultural operations -- Conditions for issuance and use of permits -- Air quality standards to be met -- Alternate methods to lessen forest debris.
- 70.94.690 Cooperation between department of natural resources and state, local, or regional air pollution authorities -- Withholding of permits.
- 70.94.700 Rules and regulations.
- 70.94.710 Air pollution episodes -- Legislative finding -- Declaration of policy.
- 70.94.715 Air pollution episodes -- Episode avoidance plan -- Contents -- Source emission reduction plans -- Authority -- Considered orders.
- 70.94.720 Air pollution episodes -- Declaration of air pollution emergency by governor.
- 70.94.725 Air pollution episodes -- Restraining orders, temporary injunctions to enforce orders -- Procedure.
- 70.94.730 Air pollution episodes -- Orders to be effective immediately.
- 70.94.743 Outdoor burning -- Areas where prohibited -- Exceptions -- Use for management of storm or flood-related debris -- Silvicultural burning.
- 70.94.745 Limited outdoor burning -- Program -- Exceptions.
- 70.94.750 Limited outdoor burning -- Permits issued by political subdivisions -- Types of fires permitted.
- 70.94.755 Limited outdoor burning -- Establishment of program.
- 70.94.760 Limited outdoor burning -- Construction.
- 70.94.765 Limited outdoor burning -- Authority of local air pollution control authority or department of ecology to allow outdoor fires not restricted.
- 70.94.775 Outdoor burning -- Fires prohibited -- Exceptions.
- 70.94.780 Outdoor burning -- Permits issued by political subdivisions.
- 70.94.785 Plans approved pursuant to federal clean air act -- Enforcement authority.
- 70.94.800 Legislative declaration -- Intent.
- 70.94.805 Definitions.
- 70.94.820 Monitoring by department of ecology.
- 70.94.850 Emission credits banking program -- Amount of credit.
- 70.94.860 Department of ecology may accept delegation of programs.
- 70.94.875 Evaluation of information on acid deposition in Pacific Northwest -- Establishment of critical levels -- Notification of legislature.
- 70.94.880 Establishment of critical deposition and acidification levels -- Considerations.
- 70.94.892 Carbon dioxide mitigation -- Fees.
- 70.94.901 Construction -- 1967 c 238.
- 70.94.902 Construction, repeal of RCW 70.94.061 through 70.94.066 -- Saving.
- 70.94.904 Effective dates -- 1991 c 199.
- 70.94.905 Severability -- 1991 c 199.
- 70.94.906 Captions not law.
- 70.94.911 Severability -- 1967 c 238.
- 70.94.950 Disincorporation of district located in county with a population of two hundred ten thousand or more and inactive for five years.
- 70.94.960 Clean fuel matching grants for public transit, vehicle mechanics, and refueling infrastructure.
- 70.94.970 Chlorofluorocarbons -- Ozone -- Refrigerants regulated.
- 70.94.980 Refrigerants -- Unlawful acts.
- 70.94.990 Refrigerants -- Rules -- Enforcement provisions, limitations.
- 70.94.996 Grant program for ride sharing.
Notes:
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