10 chapters · 212 sections in this title.
RCW 17.26.005 Findings.
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The legislature finds that: (1) Spartina alterniflora, Spartina anglica, Spartina x townsendii, and Spartina patens which are collectively called spartina are not native to the state of Washington nor to the west coast of North America. This noxious weed was inadvertently introdu…
RCW 17.26.006 Findings—Purpose.
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This state is facing an environmental disaster that will affect other states as well as other nations. The legislature finds that six years is sufficient time for state agencies to debate solutions to the spartina and purple loosestrife problems that are occurring in state waters…
RCW 17.26.007 Findings—Application to appropriations.
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This section applies to appropriations made to the department of agriculture specifically for the removal or control of spartina or purple loosestrife or both plants. The legislature finds that: The presence of spartina or purple loosestrife on private lands threatens wildlife ha…
RCW 17.26.010 Restriction on state agencies and local governments.
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State agencies and local governments may not use any other local, state, or federal permitting requirement, regulatory authority, or legal mechanism to override the legislative intent and statutory mandates of chapter 255, Laws of 1995. [ 1995 c 255 s 8.]