Title 15 — Title 15 AGRICULTURE AND MARKETING
49 chapters · 1,005 sections in this title.
RCW 15.145.005 Finding—Intent.
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The legislature finds that healthy soil is a cornerstone of a high quality of life on earth and that soil health is integral to supporting agricultural viability, promoting positive environmental outcomes, and ensuring the long-term availability of nutritious food.It is the inten…
RCW 15.145.010 Definitions.
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The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.(1) "Collaborating agencies" means the university, the department, and the commission.(2) "Commission" means the Washington state conservation commission.(3) "Department" m…
RCW 15.145.020 Washington soil health initiative—Creation—Report.
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(1) The Washington soil health initiative is created as a partnership jointly administered by the collaborating agencies.(2) The goals and objectives of the soil health initiative are to improve:(a) Agricultural viability, by improving farm profitability; and by helping agricultu…
RCW 15.145.030 University's primary responsibilities.
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[(1)] The university has primary responsibility for the following components of the soil health initiative:(1) [(a)] Establishing a regionally dispersed network of long-term agroecological research and extension demonstration sites to showcase and refine soil health research and …
RCW 15.145.040 Department's primary responsibilities—Rules.
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(1) The department has primary responsibility for the following components of the soil health initiative:(a) Compiling existing information on agricultural viability and environmental function effects related to agricultural soil management practices and regimes across the state'…
RCW 15.145.050 Commission's primary responsibilities—Rules.
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(1) The commission has primary responsibility for the following components of the soil health initiative:(a) Developing, publishing, and distributing outreach and education materials to help conservation districts, cooperative extension, and local governments raise awareness of t…
RCW 15.145.060 Short title.
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This chapter may be known and cited as the Washington soil health initiative act.[ 2020 c 314 s 7.]