2012 Revised Code of Washington
Title 79A - PUBLIC RECREATIONAL LANDS
79A.60 Regulation of recreational vessels.
79A.60.620 Small spill prevention education program.
RCW 79A.60.620 Small spill prevention education program.
(1) The Washington sea grant program, in consultation with the department of ecology, shall develop and conduct a voluntary spill prevention education program that targets small spills from commercial fishing vessels, ferries, cruise ships, ports, and marinas. Washington sea grant shall coordinate the spill prevention education program with recreational boater education performed by the state parks and recreation commission.
(2) The spill prevention education program shall illustrate ways to reduce oil contamination of bilge water, accidental spills of hydraulic fluid and other hazardous substances during routine maintenance, and reduce spillage during refueling. The program shall illustrate proper disposal of oil and hazardous substances and promote strategies to meet shoreside oil and hazardous substance handling, and disposal needs of the targeted groups. The program shall include a series of training workshops and the development of educational materials.
[2000 c 11 § 114; 1991 c 200 § 110. Formerly RCW 90.56.090.]
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