2005 Washington Revised Code RCW 70.146.070: Grants or loans for water pollution control facilities — Considerations.

(1) When making grants or loans for water pollution control facilities, the department shall consider the following:

     (a) The protection of water quality and public health;

     (b) The cost to residential ratepayers if they had to finance water pollution control facilities without state assistance;

     (c) Actions required under federal and state permits and compliance orders;

     (d) The level of local fiscal effort by residential ratepayers since 1972 in financing water pollution control facilities;

     (e) The extent to which the applicant county or city, or if the applicant is another public body, the extent to which the county or city in which the applicant public body is located, has established programs to mitigate nonpoint pollution of the surface or subterranean water sought to be protected by the water pollution control facility named in the application for state assistance; and

     (f) The recommendations of the Puget Sound action team and any other board, council, commission, or group established by the legislature or a state agency to study water pollution control issues in the state.

     (2) Except where necessary to address a public health need or substantial environmental degradation, a county, city, or town planning under RCW 36.70A.040 may not receive a grant or loan for water pollution control facilities unless it has adopted a comprehensive plan, including a capital facilities plan element, and development regulations as required by RCW 36.70A.040. This subsection does not require any county, city, or town planning under RCW 36.70A.040 to adopt a comprehensive plan or development regulations before requesting or receiving a grant or loan under this chapter if such request is made before the expiration of the time periods specified in RCW 36.70A.040. A county, city, or town planning under RCW 36.70A.040 which has not adopted a comprehensive plan and development regulations within the time periods specified in RCW 36.70A.040 is not prohibited from receiving a grant or loan under this chapter if the comprehensive plan and development regulations are adopted as required by RCW 36.70A.040 before submitting a request for a grant or loan.

     (3) Whenever the department is considering awarding grants or loans for public facilities to special districts requesting funding for a proposed facility located in a county, city, or town planning under RCW 36.70A.040, it shall consider whether the county, city, or town planning under RCW 36.70A.040 in whose planning jurisdiction the proposed facility is located has adopted a comprehensive plan and development regulations as required by RCW 36.70A.040.

[1999 c 164 § 603; 1997 c 429 § 30; 1991 sp.s. c 32 § 24; 1986 c 3 § 10.]

Findings -- Intent -- Part headings and subheadings not law -- Effective date -- Severability -- 1999 c 164: See notes following RCW 43.160.010.      Savings -- 1999 c 164 §§ 301-303, 305, 306, and 601-603: See note following RCW 82.60.020.      Effective date -- 1997 c 429 §§ 29 and 30: See note following RCW 43.155.070.      Severability -- 1997 c 429: See note following RCW 36.70A.3201.      Section headings not law -- 1991 sp.s. c 32: See RCW 36.70A.902.      Effective dates -- 1986 c 3: See note following RCW 82.24.027.