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70A.30.020 | Warranty repair service—Manufacturers, repair shops. | Individual automobile manufacturers may certify independent automobile repair shops to perform warranty service on the manufacturers' vehicles. Upon certification of the independent automobile repair shops, the manufacturers shall compensate the repair shops at the same rate as franchised dealers for covered warranty r... |
70A.30.030 | New vehicle greenhouse gas emissions disclosure—Rule-making authority. | (1) No model year 2010 or subsequent model year new passenger car, light duty truck, or medium duty vehicle may be sold in Washington unless there is securely and conspicuously affixed in a clearly visible location a label on which the manufacturer clearly discloses comparative greenhouse gas emissions for that new veh... |
70A.35.010 | Legislative findings. | (1) The legislature finds and declares that weatherization of the residences of low-income households will help conserve energy resources in this state and can reduce the need to obtain energy from more costly conventional energy resources. The legislature also finds that while many efforts have been made by the federa... |
70A.35.020 | Definitions. | *** CHANGE IN 2026 *** (SEE 2338.SL ) ***
The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (1) "Department" means the department of commerce. (2) "Direct outreach" means: (a) The use of door-to-door contact, community events, and other methods of direct intera... |
70A.35.030 | Low-income weatherization and structural rehabilitation assistance account. | (1) The low-income weatherization and structural rehabilitation assistance account is created in the state treasury. All moneys from the money distributed to the state pursuant to Exxon v. United States , 561 F.Supp. 816 (1983), affirmed 773 F.2d 1240 (1985), or any other oil overcharge settlements or judgments distrib... |
70A.35.040 | Proposals for low-income weatherization programs—Matching funds. | *** CHANGE IN 2026 *** (SEE 2338.SL ) ***
(1) The department shall solicit proposals for low-income weatherization programs from potential sponsors. A proposal shall state the amount of the sponsor match, the amount requested, the name of the weatherizing agency, and any other information required by the department. (2... |
70A.35.050 | Program compliance with laws and rules—Energy audit required. | (1) The department is responsible for ensuring that sponsors and weatherizing agencies comply with the state laws, the department's rules, and the sponsor's proposal in carrying out proposals. (2) Before a residence is weatherized, the department shall require that an energy audit be conducted. (3) To the greatest exte... |
70A.35.060 | Weatherization of leased or rented residences—Limitations. | Before a leased or rented residence is weatherized, written permission shall be obtained from the owner of the residence for the weatherization. The department shall adopt rules to ensure that: (1) The benefits of weatherization assistance, including utility bill reduction and preservation of affordable housing stock, ... |
70A.35.070 | Payments to low-income weatherization and structural rehabilitation assistance account. | Payments to the low-income weatherization and structural rehabilitation assistance account shall be treated, for purposes of state law, as payments for energy conservation and shall be eligible for any tax credits or deductions, equity returns, or other benefits for which conservation investments are eligible.
[ 2010 c... |
70A.40.010 | Finding—Purpose. | The legislature finds that public policies and programs will be improved when informed by independent scientific analysis and communication with state and local policymakers. Throughout the state there are highly qualified persons in a wide range of scientific disciplines who are willing to contribute their time and ex... |
70A.40.020 | Washington academy of sciences to assist governor, legislature—Duty of state scientists not diminished. | The Washington academy of sciences authorized to be formed under RCW 70A.40.030 shall serve as a principal source of scientific investigation, examination, and reporting on scientific questions referred to the academy by the governor or the legislature under the provisions of RCW 70A.40.040 . Nothing in this section or... |
70A.40.030 | Organizing committee, staff support—Organizational structure. | (1) The presidents of the University of Washington and Washington State University shall jointly form and serve as the cochairs of an organizing committee for the purpose of creating the Washington academy of sciences as an independent entity to carry out the purposes of this chapter. The committee should be representa... |
70A.40.040 | Duties—Review panels—Funding. | (1) The academy shall investigate, examine, and report on any subject of science requested by the governor, the governor's designee, or the legislature. The procedures for selecting panels of experts to respond to such requests shall be set forth in the bylaws or other appropriate operating guidelines. In forming revie... |
70A.40.050 | Additional services permitted. | The academy may carry out functions or provide services to its members and the public in addition to the services provided under RCW 70A.40.040 , such as public education programs, newsletters, websites, science fairs, and research assistance.
[ 2020 c 20 s 1396 ; 2005 c 305 s 5 . Formerly RCW 70.220.050 .] |
70A.45.005 | Findings—Intent. | (1) The legislature finds that Washington has long been a national and international leader on energy conservation and environmental stewardship, including air quality protection, renewable energy development and generation, emission standards for fossil-fuel based energy generation, energy efficiency programs, natural... |
70A.45.010 | Definitions. | The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (1) "Carbon dioxide equivalents" means a metric measure used to compare the emissions from various greenhouse gases based upon their global warming potential. (2) "Carbon sequestration" means the process of capt... |
70A.45.020 | Greenhouse gas emissions reductions—Reporting requirements. | (1)(a) The state shall limit anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse gases to achieve the following emission reductions for Washington state: (i) By 2020, reduce overall emissions of greenhouse gases in the state to 1990 levels, or 90,500,000 metric tons; (ii) By 2030, reduce overall emissions of greenhouse gases in the ... |
70A.45.030 | Development of a design for a regional multisector market-based system to limit and reduce emissions of greenhouse gas—Information required to be submitted to the legislature. | (1)(a) The director shall develop, in coordination with the western climate initiative, a design for a regional multisector market-based system to limit and reduce emissions of greenhouse gas consistent with the emission reductions established in RCW 70A.45.020 (1). (b) By December 1, 2008, the director and the directo... |
70A.45.040 | Consultation with climate impacts group at the University of Washington—Report to the legislature. | Within eighteen months of the next and each successive global or national assessment of climate change science, the department shall consult with the climate impacts group at the University of Washington regarding the science on human-caused climate change and provide a report to the legislature summarizing that scienc... |
70A.45.050 | Greenhouse gas emission limits for state agencies—Timeline—Reports—Strategy—Reports to the legislature. | (1) State agencies shall meet the statewide greenhouse gas emission limits established in RCW 70A.45.020 to achieve the following, using the estimates and strategy established in subsections (2) and (3) of this section: (a) By July 1, 2020, reduce emissions of greenhouse gases to eight hundred five thousand metric tons... |
70A.45.060 | Emissions calculator for estimating aggregate emissions—Reports. | (1) The department shall develop an emissions calculator to assist state agencies in estimating aggregate emissions as well as in estimating the relative emissions from different ways in carrying out activities. (2) The department may use data such as totals of building space occupied, energy purchases and generation, ... |
70A.45.070 | Distribution of funds for infrastructure and capital development projects—Prerequisites. | Beginning in 2010, when distributing capital funds through competitive programs for infrastructure and economic development projects, all state agencies must consider whether the entity receiving the funds has adopted policies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Agencies also must consider whether the project is consis... |
70A.45.090 | Forests and forest products sector—Climate response. | (1)(a) Washington's existing forest products sector, including public and private working forests and the harvesting, transportation, and manufacturing sectors that enable working forests to remain on the land and the state to be a global supplier of forest products, is, according to a University of Washington study an... |
70A.45.100 | Carbon sequestration. | (1) Separate and apart from the emissions limits established in RCW 70A.45.020 , it is the policy of the state to promote the removal of excess carbon from the atmosphere through voluntary and incentive-based sequestration activities in Washington including, but not limited to, on natural and working lands and by recog... |
70A.45.110 | Siting of certain facilities. | The state, state agencies, and political subdivisions of the state, in implementing their duties and authorities established under other laws, may only consider the greenhouse gas limits established in RCW 70A.45.020 in a manner that recognizes, where applicable, that the siting and placement of new or expanded best-in... |
70A.45.120 | Local government comprehensive plans—Housing capacity and emissions reduction—Department guidelines. | (1) The department of commerce, in consultation with the department of ecology, the department of health, and the department of transportation, shall publish guidelines that specify a set of measures counties and cities may implement via updates to their comprehensive plans and development regulations that have a demon... |
70A.45.900 | Scope of chapter 14, Laws of 2008. | Except where explicitly stated otherwise, nothing in chapter 14, Laws of 2008 alters or limits any authorities of the department as they existed prior to June 12, 2008.
[ 2008 c 14 s 11 . Formerly RCW 70.235.900 .] |
70A.50.010 | Definitions. | The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (1) "Customers" means residents, businesses, and building owners. (2) "Direct outreach" means: (a) The use of door-to-door contact, community events, and other methods of direct interaction with customers to inf... |
70A.50.020 | Grants for pilot programs providing urban residential and commercial energy efficiency upgrades—Requirements of pilot programs—Report to the governor and legislature. | The Washington State University extension energy program is authorized to implement grants for pilot programs providing community-wide urban residential and commercial energy efficiency upgrades. The Washington State University extension energy program must coordinate and collaborate with the department of commerce on ... |
70A.50.030 | Farm energy efficiency improvements. | (1) The legislature finds that increasing energy costs put farm viability and competitiveness at risk and that energy efficiency improvements on the farm are the most cost-effective way to manage these costs. The legislature further finds that current on-farm energy efficiency programs often miss opportunities to evalu... |
70A.55.010 | Findings—Intent. | The legislature finds that investments in diesel engine idling reduction projects cost-effectively improve public health by reducing harmful diesel emissions. The legislature further finds that these investments also result in long-term savings in fuel and maintenance costs. It is therefore the intent of the legislatur... |
70A.55.020 | Definitions. | The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (1) "Account" means the diesel idle reduction account created in RCW 70A.55.040 . (2) "Department" means the department of ecology. (3) "Loan recipient" means a state, local, or other governmental entity that ow... |
70A.55.030 | Diesel idle emission reduction technologies and infrastructure—Loans. | (1) The department shall use the moneys in the account to provide loans with low or no interest to loan recipients for the purpose of reducing exposure to diesel emissions and improving public health by investing in diesel idle emission reduction technologies and infrastructure. The department shall, to the extent prac... |
70A.55.040 | Diesel idle reduction account. | The diesel idle reduction account is created in the state treasury. All receipts from remittances made by loan recipients pursuant to RCW 70A.55.030 and any moneys appropriated to the account by law must be deposited in the account. Moneys in the account may be spent only after appropriation. Expenditures from the acco... |
70A.55.050 | Adoption of rules. | The department may adopt rules necessary to implement this chapter only after the legislature appropriates moneys to the account created in RCW 70A.55.040 .
[ 2020 c 20 s 1434 ; 2014 c 74 s 7 . Formerly RCW 70.325.050 .] |
70A.60.005 | Finding—Intent. | (1) The legislature finds that hydrofluorocarbons are air pollutants that pose significant threats to our environment. Although hydrofluorocarbons currently represent a small proportion of the state's greenhouse gas emissions, emissions of hydrofluorocarbons have been rapidly increasing in the United States and worldwi... |
70A.60.010 | Definitions. | The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (1)(a) "Air conditioning" means the process of treating air to meet the requirements of a conditioned space by controlling its temperature, humidity, cleanliness, or distribution. (b)(i) "Air conditioning" inclu... |
70A.60.020 | Refrigerant substitutes—Limitations—Rule making. | (1) Within 12 months of another state's enactment or adoption of restrictions on substitutes applicable to new light duty vehicles, the department may adopt restrictions applicable to the sale, lease, rental, or other introduction into commerce by a manufacturer of new light duty vehicles consistent with the restrictio... |
70A.60.030 | Refrigerant management program—Rules—Fees. | (1) The department shall establish a refrigerant management program designed to reduce emissions of refrigerants, including regulated substances and their substitutes, from activities or equipment responsible for significant volumes of such emissions. The program must include, at minimum, larger stationary refrigeratio... |
70A.60.040 | Department's authority. | (1) The authority granted by this chapter to the department for restricting the use of substitutes is supplementary to the department's authority to control air pollution pursuant to chapter 70A.15 RCW. Nothing in this chapter limits the authority of the department under chapter 70A.15 RCW. (2) The department, in enfor... |
70A.60.050 | Refrigerant emission management account. | The refrigerant emission management account is created in the state treasury. All receipts received by the state from the fees imposed under RCW 70A.60.030 must be deposited in the account. Moneys in the account may be spent only after appropriation. Expenditures from the account may be used only to develop and impleme... |
70A.60.060 | Prohibited products and equipment—Department's rule-making authority—Disclosure of substitutes used in products or equipment. | (1) A person may not offer any product or equipment for sale, lease, or rent, or install or otherwise cause any equipment or product to enter into commerce in Washington if that equipment or product consists of, uses, or will use a substitute, as set forth in appendix U and V, Subpart G of 40 C.F.R. Part 82, as those r... |
70A.60.070 | Recovery of regulated refrigerants. | (1) A person who services or repairs or disposes of a motor vehicle air conditioning system; commercial or industrial air conditioning, heating, or refrigeration system; or consumer appliance shall use refrigerant extraction equipment to recover regulated refrigerants and substitutes that would otherwise be released in... |
70A.60.080 | Regulated refrigerants—Substitutes—Nonessential consumer products containing hydrofluorocarbons—Limitation on sale or purchase. | No person may sell, offer for sale, or purchase any of the following: (1) A substitute with a global warming potential of greater than 150 or a regulated refrigerant in a container designed for consumer recharge of a motor vehicle air conditioning system or consumer appliance during repair or service; (2) Nonessential ... |
70A.60.090 | Refrigerants—Rules. | The department shall adopt rules to implement RCW 70A.60.070 and 70A.60.080 . Rules shall include but not be limited to minimum performance specifications for refrigerant extraction equipment, procedures under which owners or operators of stationary refrigeration equipment and air conditioning equipment subject to the ... |
70A.60.100 | Prohibition on bulk hydrofluorocarbons—Rule making—Exceptions—Penalties. | (1) It is prohibited to sell, distribute, or otherwise enter into commerce in the state newly produced bulk hydrofluorocarbons or newly produced bulk hydrofluorocarbon blends that: (a) Have a global warming potential that exceeds 1,500, beginning January 1, 2030; and (b) Have a global warming potential that exceeds 750... |
70A.60.110 | Refrigerant transition task force. | (1) The department must establish a refrigerant transition task force to study opportunities and barriers to transitioning to climate-friendly refrigerants and enhancing refrigerant recovery, recycling, reclamation, and destruction. (a) By July 1, 2026, the department must appoint members of the task force. All represe... |
70A.60.120 | Transition to refrigerants with low global warming potential—Rule making. | (1) To achieve the transition to refrigerants with low global warming potential and ultra-low global warming potential by 2035, accounting for distinctions among different types of equipment and appliances for hydrofluorocarbon-using sectors and subsectors and the timelines needed for each sector or subsector to comple... |
70A.65.005 | Findings—Intent. | (1) The legislature finds that climate change is one of the greatest challenges facing our state and the world today, an existential crisis with major negative impacts on environmental and human health. Washington is experiencing environmental and community impacts due to climate change through increasingly devastating... |
70A.65.010 | Definitions. | The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (1) "Allowance" means an authorization to emit up to one metric ton of carbon dioxide equivalent. (2) "Allowance price containment reserve" means an account maintained by the department with allowances available... |
70A.65.020 | Environmental justice review. | (1) To ensure that the program created in RCW 70A.65.060 through 70A.65.210 achieves reductions in criteria pollutants as well as greenhouse gas emissions in overburdened communities highly impacted by air pollution, the department must: (a) Identify overburdened communities, which may be accomplished through the depar... |
70A.65.030 | Environmental justice assessment(as amended by 2025 c 58). | (1) Except as provided in subsection (4) of this section, each year or biennium, as appropriate, when allocating funds from the carbon emissions reduction account created in RCW 70A.65.240 , the climate commitment account created in RCW 70A.65.260 , the natural climate solutions account created in RCW 70A.65.270 , the ... |
70A.65.040 | Environmental justice council—Duties. | (1) The environmental justice council created in RCW 70A.02.110 must provide recommendations to the legislature, agencies, and the governor in the development and implementation of the program established in RCW 70A.65.060 through 70A.65.210 , and the programs funded from the carbon emissions reduction account created ... |
70A.65.050 | Governance structure. | (1) The governor shall establish a governance structure to implement the state's climate commitment under the authority provided under this chapter and other statutory authority to provide accountability for achieving the state's greenhouse gas limits in RCW 70A.45.020 , to establish a coordinated and strategic statewi... |
70A.65.060 | Cap on greenhouse gas emissions. | (1) In order to ensure that greenhouse gas emissions are reduced by covered entities consistent with the limits established in RCW 70A.45.020 , the department must implement a cap on greenhouse gas emissions from covered entities and a program to track, verify, and enforce compliance through the use of compliance instr... |
70A.65.070 | Annual allowance budget and timelines. | (1)(a)(i) The department shall commence the program by January 1, 2023, by determining an emissions baseline establishing the proportionate share that the total greenhouse gas emissions of covered entities for the first compliance period bears to the total anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions in the state during 2015... |
70A.65.080 | Program coverage. | *** CHANGE IN 2026 *** (SEE 2367.SL ) ***
(1) A person is a covered entity as of the beginning of the first compliance period and all subsequent compliance periods if the person reported emissions under RCW 70A.15.2200 for any calendar year from 2015 through 2019, or if additional data provided as required by this chap... |
70A.65.090 | Requirements. | (1) All covered entities must register to participate in the program, following procedures adopted by the department by rule. (2) Entities registering to participate in the program must describe any direct or indirect affiliation with other registered entities. (3) A person responsible for greenhouse gas emissions that... |
70A.65.100 | Auctions of allowances. | (1) Except as provided in RCW 70A.65.110 , 70A.65.120 , and 70A.65.130 , the department shall distribute allowances through auctions as provided in this section and in rules adopted by the department to implement these sections. An allowance is not a property right. (2)(a) The department shall hold a maximum of four au... |
70A.65.110 | Allocation of allowances to emissions-intensive, trade-exposed industries. | (1) Facilities owned or operated by a covered entity must receive an allocation of allowances for the covered emissions at those facilities under this subsection at no cost if the operations of the facility are classified as emissions-intensive and trade-exposed, as determined by being engaged in one or more of the pro... |
70A.65.120 | Allocation of allowances to electric utilities. | (1) The legislature intends by this section to allow all consumer-owned electric utilities and investor-owned electric utilities subject to the requirements of chapter 19.405 RCW, the Washington clean energy transformation act, to be eligible for allowance allocation as provided in this section in order to mitigate the... |
70A.65.130 | Allocation of allowances to natural gas utilities. | (1) For the benefit of ratepayers, allowances must be allocated at no cost to covered entities that are natural gas utilities. (a) By October 1, 2022, the department shall adopt rules, in consultation with the utilities and transportation commission, establishing the methods and procedures for allocating allowances to ... |
70A.65.140 | Emissions containment reserve withholding. | (1) To help ensure that the price of allowances remains sufficient to incentivize reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, the department must establish an emissions containment reserve and set an emissions containment reserve trigger price by rule. The price must be set at a reasonable amount above the auction floor pr... |
70A.65.150 | Allowance price containment. | (1) To help minimize allowance price volatility in the auction, the department shall adopt by rule an auction floor price and a schedule for the floor price to increase by a predetermined amount every year. The department may not sell allowances at bids lower than the auction floor price. The department's rules must sp... |
70A.65.160 | Price ceiling. | (1)(a) The price ceiling for calendar years 2026 and 2027 shall be $80 to provide cost protection for covered entities obligated to comply with this chapter. The department must adjust the allowance price containment reserve tier 2 price to reflect the 2026 and 2027 price ceiling, and the price ceiling must increase an... |
70A.65.170 | Offsets. | (1) The department shall adopt by rule the protocols for establishing offset projects and generating offset credits that may be used to meet a portion of a covered or opt-in entity's compliance obligation under this chapter. The protocols adopted by the department under this section must align with the policies of the ... |
70A.65.180 | Assistance program for offsets on tribal lands. | (1) In order to ensure that a sufficient number of high quality offset projects are available under the limits set in RCW 70A.65.170 , the department must establish an assistance program for offset projects on federally recognized tribal lands in Washington. The assistance may include, but is not limited to, funding or... |
70A.65.200 | Enforcement—Penalty. | (1) All covered and opt-in entities are required to submit compliance instruments in a timely manner to meet the entities' compliance obligations and shall comply with all requirements for monitoring, reporting, holding, and transferring emission allowances and other provisions of this chapter. (2) If a covered or opt-... |
70A.65.210 | Linkage with other jurisdictions. | (1) Subject to making the findings and conducting the public comment process described in subsection (3) of this section, the department shall seek to enter into linkage agreements with other jurisdictions with external greenhouse gas emissions trading programs in order to: (a) Allow for the mutual use and recognition ... |
70A.65.220 | Adoption of rules. | The department shall adopt rules to implement the provisions of the program established in RCW 70A.65.060 through 70A.65.210 . The department may adopt emergency rules pursuant to RCW 34.05.350 for initial implementation of the program, to implement the state omnibus appropriations act for the 2021-2023 fiscal biennium... |
70A.65.230 | Investments—Legislative intent—Evaluation. | (1) It is the intent of the legislature that each year the total investments made through the carbon emissions reduction account created in RCW 70A.65.240 , the climate commitment account created in RCW 70A.65.260 , the natural climate solutions account created in RCW 70A.65.270 , and the air quality and health dispari... |
70A.65.240 | Carbon emissions reduction account. | (1) The carbon emissions reduction account is created in the state treasury. Moneys in the account may be spent only after appropriation. Expenditures from the account are intended to affect reductions in transportation sector carbon emissions through a variety of carbon reducing investments. These can include, but are... |
70A.65.250 | Climate investment account. | (1)(a) The climate investment account is created in the state treasury. Except as otherwise provided in chapter 316, Laws of 2021, all receipts from the auction of allowances authorized in this chapter must be deposited into the account. Moneys in the account may be spent only after appropriation. (b) Projects or activ... |
70A.65.260 | Climate commitment account. | (1) The climate commitment account is created in the state treasury. The account must receive moneys distributed to the account from the climate investment account created in RCW 70A.65.250 . Moneys in the account may be spent only after appropriation. Projects, activities, and programs eligible for funding from the ac... |
70A.65.270 | Natural climate solutions account. | (1) The natural climate solutions account is created in the state treasury. All moneys directed to the account from the climate investment account created in RCW 70A.65.250 must be deposited in the account. Moneys in the account may be spent only after appropriation. Moneys in the account are intended to increase the r... |
70A.65.280 | Air quality and health disparities improvement account. | (1) The air quality and health disparities improvement account is created in the state treasury. Moneys in the account may be spent only after appropriation. Expenditures from the account are intended to: (a) Improve air quality through the reduction of criteria pollutants, including through effective air quality monit... |
70A.65.290 | Joint legislative audit and review committee—Program implementation analysis.(Expires June 30, 2030.) | (1) By December 1, 2029, the joint legislative audit and review committee must analyze the impacts of the initial five years of program implementation and must submit a report summarizing the analysis to the legislature. The analysis must include, at minimum, the following components: (a) Costs and benefits, including ... |
70A.65.300 | Distributions of moneys—Annual report. | (1) The department shall prepare, post on the department website, and submit to the appropriate committees of the legislature an annual report that identifies all distributions of moneys from the accounts created in RCW 70A.65.240 through 70A.65.280 . (2) The report must identify, at a minimum, the recipient of the fun... |
70A.65.302 | Reporting of information—State agencies receiving appropriations from carbon emissions reduction account in an omnibus transportation appropriations act. | (1) State agencies that receive or have received appropriations from the carbon emissions reduction account in an omnibus transportation appropriations act are required to report information to estimate emission reductions from fuel conversion activities funded from these appropriations to the legislature, as well as a... |
70A.65.305 | Tribal consultation. | (1) Agencies that allocate funding or administer grant programs appropriated from the climate investment account created in RCW 70A.65.250 , the climate commitment account created in RCW 70A.65.260 , and the natural climate solutions account created in RCW 70A.65.270 must offer early, meaningful, and individual consult... |
70A.65.310 | Covered or opt-in entity compliance obligation. | (1) A covered or opt-in entity has a compliance obligation for its emissions during each compliance period, with the first compliance period commencing January 1, 2023. The department shall by rule require that covered or opt-in entities annually transfer a percentage of compliance instruments, but must fully satisfy t... |
70A.65.320 | Federal power marketing administration—Voluntary participation in program—Registration—Transfer of allowances. | (1) A federal power marketing administration may elect to voluntarily participate in the program by registering as an opt-in entity pursuant to the requirements of this section. (2) In registering as an opt-in entity under this section, a federal power marketing administration may assume the compliance obligations asso... |
70A.65.330 | Compliance instrument markets—Analysis. | (1) The department shall provide analysis and forecasts of the compliance instrument markets created by this chapter, including: (a) The prices in primary and secondary compliance instrument markets; (b) Trends in compliance instrument supply and demand and prices; (c) Activities in the markets, categorized by type of ... |
70A.65.340 | Periodic economic modeling. | (1) The department shall periodically perform economic modeling for purposes of analyzing design features of the program created by this chapter. This analysis must include the following components: (a) A baseline model assuming implementation of complementary emission reduction measures; and (b) Additional modeling sc... |
70A.65.400 | Retail fuel sellers directory—Exempt agricultural fuels. | (1) By October 1, 2025, the department must post and periodically update on its website a directory tool, by county and, if applicable, city, of the name and address of each retail fuel seller of exempt agricultural fuel under RCW 70A.65.080 (7)(e) that has notified the department under subsection (3) of this section i... |
70A.65.900 | Short title—2021 c 316. | This act may be known and cited as the Washington climate commitment act.
[ 2021 c 316 s 37 .] |
70A.65.901 | Suspension of certain sections and rules. | (1) RCW 70A.65.060 through 70A.65.210 , and any rules adopted by the department of ecology to implement the program established under those sections, are suspended on December 31, 2055, in the event that the department of ecology determines by December 1, 2055, that the 2050 emissions limits of RCW 70A.45.020 have been... |
70A.100.010 | Legislative declaration. | The legislature hereby finds that an adequate supply of potable water for domestic, commercial, and industrial use is vital to the health and well-being of the people of the state. Readily available water for use in public water systems is limited and should be developed and used efficiently with a minimum of loss or w... |
70A.100.020 | Declaration of purpose. | The purposes of this chapter are: (1) To provide for the establishment of critical water supply service areas related to water utility planning and development; (2) To provide for the development of minimum planning and design standards for critical water supply service areas to insure that water systems developed in t... |
70A.100.030 | Definitions. | Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the following terms when used in this chapter shall be defined as follows: (1) "Coordinated water system plan" means a plan for public water systems within a critical water supply service area which identifies the present and future needs of the systems and sets forth mean... |
70A.100.040 | Critical water supply service area—Designation—Establishment or amendment of external boundaries—Procedures. | (1) The secretary and the appropriate local planning agencies and purveyors, shall study geographical areas where water supply problems related to uncoordinated planning, inadequate water quality or unreliable service appear to exist. If the results of the study indicate that such water supply problems do exist, the se... |
70A.100.050 | Development of water system plans for critical water supply service areas. | (1) Each purveyor within the boundaries of a critical water supply service area shall develop a water system plan for the purveyor's future service area if such a plan has not already been developed: PROVIDED, That nonmunicipally owned public water systems are exempt from the planning requirements of this chapter, exce... |
70A.100.060 | Approval of coordinated water system plan—Limitations following approval—Dispute resolution mechanism—Update or revision of plan. | (1) A coordinated water system plan shall be submitted to the secretary for design approval within two years of the establishment of the boundaries of a critical water supply service area. (2) The secretary shall review the coordinated water system plan and, to the extent the plan is consistent with the requirements of... |
70A.100.070 | Service area boundaries within critical water supply area. | (1) The proposed service area boundaries of public water systems within the critical water supply service area that are required to submit water system plans under this chapter shall be identified in the system's plan. The local legislative authority, or its planning department or other designee, shall review the propo... |
70A.100.080 | Performance standards relating to fire protection. | The secretary shall adopt performance standards relating to fire protection to be incorporated into the design and construction of public water systems. The standards shall be consistent with recognized national standards. The secretary shall adopt regulations pertaining to the application and enforcement of the standa... |
70A.100.090 | Assumption of jurisdiction or control of public water system by city, town, or code city. | The assumption of jurisdiction or control of any public water system or systems by a city, town, or code city, shall be subject to the provisions of chapter 35.13A RCW, and the provisions of this chapter shall be superseded by the provisions of chapter 35.13A RCW regarding such an assumption of jurisdiction.
[ 1977 ex.... |
70A.100.100 | Bottled water exempt. | Nothing in this chapter shall apply to water which is bottled or otherwise packaged in a container for human consumption or domestic use, or to the treatment, storage and transportation facilities used in the processing of the bottled water or the distribution of the bottles or containers of water.
[ 1977 ex.s. c 142 s... |
70A.100.110 | Rate making authority preserved. | Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to alter in any way the existing authority of purveyors and municipal corporations to establish, administer and apply water rates and rate provisions.
[ 1977 ex.s. c 142 s 11 . Formerly RCW 70.116.110 .] |
70A.100.120 | Short title. | This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Public Water System Coordination Act of 1977".
[ 1977 ex.s. c 142 s 12 . Formerly RCW 70.116.120 .] |
70A.100.130 | Satellite system management agencies—Definitions. | (1) The secretary shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 34.05 RCW establishing criteria for designating individuals or water purveyors as qualified satellite system management agencies. The criteria shall set forth minimum standards for designation as a satellite system management agency qualified to assume ownership, ... |
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