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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:

Environmental certification programs -- Fees -- Rules -- Liability: RCW 43.21A.175. Pollution Disclosure Act of 1971: Chapter 90.52 RCW. Tax exemptions and credits for air pollution control facilities: Chapter 82.34 RCW. Washington clean indoor air act: Chapter 70.160 RCW.