Washington Administrative Code

If any provision of this chapter, or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the chapter, or the application of the provision to other persons or circumstances is not affected.[Statutory Authority: RCW 79.70.030 and 79.70.090. WSR 83-24-067…

The department may cooperate or contract with any federal, state or local government agency, private organization, or individual, in carrying out the purpose of this chapter.[Statutory Authority: RCW 79.70.030 and 79.70.090. WSR 83-24-067 (Order 407), § 332-60-040, filed 12/7/83.…

(1) "Department" means the department of natural resources.(2) "Council" means the natural heritage advisory council as established in RCW 79.70.070.(3) "Plan" means the state of Washington natural heritage plan as established under RCW 79.70.030.(4) "Natural heritage resource" m…

The criteria for identification for registration are set forth in the plan.[Statutory Authority: RCW 79.70.030 and 79.70.090. WSR 83-24-067 (Order 407), § 332-60-060, filed 12/7/83.]

(1) After a site has been identified, the department or its designee shall notify the landowner, in writing, of the site's natural heritage resource and the site's eligibility for the register.(2) The department or its designee must obtain from the landowner written permission to…

(1) The department shall remove natural areas from the register at any time:(i) Upon written request by the landowner to the department; or(ii) If the council determines that the site is no longer managed for the natural heritage resources present, or the site no longer meets the…

Upon such terms as the department and landowner agree, a registered natural area may be dedicated as a natural area preserve through the execution of an instrument of dedication in a form approved by the council.[Statutory Authority: RCW 79.70.030 and 79.70.090. WSR 83-24-067 (Or…

The instrument of dedication shall be in accordance with the requirements of RCW 64.04.130. The instrument of dedication shall be substantially in the form required by law for the conveyance of any land or other real property.[Statutory Authority: RCW 79.70.030 and 79.70.090. WSR…

The instrument of dedication shall transfer a real property interest for the purpose of providing protection to a natural heritage resource. Interests which may be transferred include, but are not limited to: Water, timber, grazing, development rights, rights to hunt, fish, drain…

Dedication shall be effective upon the recording of the instrument of dedication in the real property records of the county or counties in which the natural area is located.[Statutory Authority: RCW 79.70.030 and 79.70.090. WSR 83-24-067 (Order 407), § 332-60-120, filed 12/7/83.]

A dedication shall not be terminable except as provided by the instrument of dedication.[Statutory Authority: RCW 79.70.030 and 79.70.090. WSR 83-24-067 (Order 407), § 332-60-130, filed 12/7/83.]

A government landholder of a registered natural area may commit the area as a natural area preserve by executing with the department a cooperative agreement in a form approved by the council and upon such terms as the department and government landholder agree.[Statutory Authorit…

The cooperative agreement must include a description of the legal or administrative commitment by the government landholder to manage the land for the protection of a natural heritage resource.[Statutory Authority: RCW 79.70.030 and 79.70.090. WSR 83-24-067 (Order 407), § 332-60-…

The site may be removed from a natural area preserve status as provided by the cooperative agreement.[Statutory Authority: RCW 79.70.030 and 79.70.090. WSR 83-24-067 (Order 407), § 332-60-160, filed 12/7/83.]

The purpose of this chapter is to implement the requirements of sections 25 through 32, chapter 1, Laws of 1973 (RCW 42.17.250 - 42.17.320) relating to public records.[Statutory Authority: RCW 43.200.070. WSR 84-14-001 (Order 84-2, Resolution No. 84-12), § 335-06-010, filed 6/22/…

(1) The terms "person," "public record," and "writing" shall have the meanings as stated in RCW 42.17.020.(2) "Board" means the nuclear waste board.(3) "Department" means the department of ecology.(4) "Director" means the director of the department.(5) "Office" means the office o…

(1) The office of the board and the program director is located at 5826 Pacific Avenue, Lacey, Washington. The mailing address is:Office of High-Level NuclearWaste ManagementDepartment of EcologyPV-11Olympia, Washington 98504(2) The administrative duties of the board have been de…

(1) All public records of the board are available for public inspection and copying pursuant to these rules subject to subsections (2), (3), and (4) of this section.(2) Availability of public records is subject to the exemptions and requirements of RCW 42.17.310.(3) When a public…

The indexes developed by the office shall be available to all persons under the same rules and on the same conditions as are applied to public records available for inspection and shall be available in the library at the office.[Statutory Authority: RCW 43.200.070. WSR 84-14-001 …

(1) All requests for inspection or copying made in person at the office shall be made on a form substantially as follows:request for public recordsDate . . . .Time . . . .Name . . . .Address . . . .. . . .Description of Records:. . . .. . . .. . . .I certify that lists of names o…

No fee shall be charged for the inspection of public records. For printed, typed, and written material of a maximum size of 8 1/2" by 14", the office shall charge a reasonable fee, determined from time to time by the board, for providing copies of public records and for use of th…

When the office refuses, in whole or part, a written request for inspection of any public record, it shall include a statement of the specific exemption authorizing the refusal and a brief explanation of how the exemption applies to the record withheld.[Statutory Authority: RCW 4…

Upon denial of a request for inspection of a public record, in whole or in part, the public records officer or other staff member denying the request shall refer the denial to the program director or his designee for review. The program director or designee shall immediately revi…

In order to adequately protect the public records of the board, the following guidelines shall be adhered to by any person inspecting such public records:(1) No public records shall be removed from the office's premises.(2) Inspection of any public record shall be conducted in th…

These rules are adopted under the authority of RCW 34.04.020 and for the purpose of complying with the requirements of chapter 42.17 RCW and RCW 34.04.020.[Order 1-76, § 342-10-030, filed 4/22/76.]

(1) The oceanographic commission of Washington ("commission" herein) is a permanent organization created by statute to fully exploit the strategic position of the state of Washington as a national base for oceanographic activities, as contemplated by RCW 43.94.010, and to perform…

All commission public records, as contemplated by chapter 42.17 RCW and defined in RCW 42.17.020(26) as now or hereafter amended, are deemed to be available for public inspection and copying pursuant to these rules and except as otherwise provided by RCW 42.17.310 as now or herea…

The executive secretary shall be in charge of the commission's public records as its public records officer and who is located at the commission's field office, 312 First Avenue North, Seattle, Washington 98109.[Order 1-76, § 342-10-060, filed 4/22/76.]

Public records shall be available for inspection and copying during the commission's customary hours, which are from 8:00 a.m. to noon, and from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays.[Order 1-76, § 342-10-070, filed 4/22/76.]

In accordance with the requirements of chapter 42.17 RCW, that agencies prevent unreasonable invasion of privacy, protect public records from damage or disorganization, and prevent excessive interference with essential functions of the agency, public records may be inspected or c…

No fee shall be charged for the inspection of public records. The commission shall charge a fee for providing copies of public records and for the use of the commission's copy equipment, such charge to be an amount not to exceed that necessary to reimburse the commission for actu…

(1) The commission shall have the authority to determine whether any public record requested in accordance with the procedure set forth in WAC 342-10-080 is exempt from public inspection under the provisions of RCW 42.17.310 as now or hereafter amended.(2) The commission shall ha…

(1) Any person who objects to the denial of a request for and/or a deletion from a requested public record may petition within thirty days from the communication thereof for a prompt review of such denial or deletion decision by tendering a written request for review to the commi…

(1) The commission shall maintain and make available for public inspection and copying a current index which provides identifying information as to the following public records issued, adopted or promulgated after January 1, 1973:(a) Statements of policy and interpretations of po…

All requests for inspection and/or copying of public records submitted to the commission's public records officer shall be in writing upon the form set out below, entitled "Request for public records."We have received your request for copies of our public records. Please complete…

The oceanographic commission of Washington is a state agency created pursuant to chapter 43.94 RCW for the purposes set forth in RCW 43.94.010.[Order 1-76, § 342-10-150, filed 4/22/76.]

(1) The commission consists of twelve members (commissioners) who are selected as prescribed by RCW 43.94.020.(2) Three members are state senators, no more than two of whom are to be members of the same political party, who are appointed by the president of the senate and whose p…

(1) The executive committee of the commission shall consist of a chairman, vice chairman, one other member of the commission, all of whom shall be elected by a majority vote of the commission. The fourth member of the executive committee shall be the immediate past chairman.(a) T…

(1) The chairman shall:(a) Preside at all public meetings and executive sessions of the commission, and at all meetings of the executive committee;(b) Endorse all resolutions, contracts and instruments on behalf of the commission as authorized by the commission, except where such…

(1) Regular commission meetings shall be scheduled by the executive committee which shall fix the location, date and time of each such meeting. At least four regular meetings must be conducted each year.(2) Special meetings may be called for at any time either by the chairman or …

(1) The order of commission meeting business shall be conducted as prescribed by the agenda.(2) Each meeting's agenda shall be prepared by the executive secretary and subject to chairman's approval.(3) The minutes of the preceding meeting(s) shall be approved by the commission as…

(1) All business of commission meetings shall be transacted by motion and resolution which may be made by any member eligible to vote who is in attendance, and shall require a second.(2) Voting on all motions and resolutions shall be viva voce unless a division is called for by a…

The institute was formed by the commission as a nonprofit corporation pursuant to the commission's authority granted by RCW 43.94.050.[Order 1-76, § 342-10-220, filed 4/22/76.]

(1) The commission is directed by RCW 43.94.050 to establish the institute's membership and board of trustees.(2) Trustees of the institute shall include all commission members and such other trustees as are elected by the commission.(3) The number of institute trustees shall not…

(1) The term for each trustee's office shall be for four years, expiring on January 15 and until his or her successor shall have been elected.(2) An office of trustee shall be filled when any nominee for that position receives a majority vote of the quorum in his or her favor by …

In this chapter the oceanographic commission of Washington shall be referred to as the "commission"; the executive secretary of the commission shall be referred to as the "secretary"; the State Environmental Policy Act, chapter 43.21C RCW, as "SEPA"; chapter 197-10 WAC, effective…

The rules contained in this chapter are to carry out the policy and procedures of SEPA and SEPA guidelines and shall govern the application of SEPA requirements to the commission. These rules are adopted pursuant to the requirement of and authority provided by chapter 43.21C RCW.…

The words and terms in this chapter and in all proceedings of the commission in compliance with SEPA shall be deemed to conform to the mandatory definitions contained in the SEPA guidelines.[Order 2-76, § 342-10-270, filed 10/19/76.]

Compliance with the applicable amendatory SEPA guidelines as supplemented by this chapter shall be deemed to constitute compliance with this chapter.[Order 2-76, § 342-10-280, filed 10/19/76.]

The secretary shall be the responsible official for the purpose of complying with SEPA.[Order 2-76, § 342-10-290, filed 10/19/76.]