2022 Revised Code of Washington
Title 43 - State Government—Executive
Chapter 43.21A - Department of Ecology.
43.21A.700 - Transfer of ownership of department-owned vessel—Review of vessel's physical condition.
RCW 43.21A.700
Transfer of ownership of department-owned vessel—Review of vessel's physical condition.
(1) Prior to transferring ownership of a department-owned vessel, the department shall conduct a thorough review of the physical condition of the vessel, the vessel's operating capability, and any containers and other materials that are not fixed to the vessel.
(2) If the department determines that the vessel is in a state of advanced deterioration or poses a reasonably imminent threat to human health or safety, including a threat of environmental contamination, the department may: (a) Not transfer the vessel until the conditions identified under this subsection have been corrected; or (b) permanently dispose of the vessel by landfill, deconstruction, or other related method.
[ 2013 c 291 § 23.]
