Title 43 — Title 43 STATE GOVERNMENT—EXECUTIVE
178 chapters · 3,474 sections in this title.
RCW 43.21A.618 Steam electric generating plant—State not financially obligated—Separation and expenditure of funds.
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The director shall have no right or power to impose any debt nor to suffer or create any financial obligation upon the state of Washington or its subdivisions in the execution of RCW 43.21A.610 through 43.21A.642.No revenues received by the director for the sale of electricity or…
RCW 43.21A.620 Steam electric generating plant—Revenue bonds and warrants.
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For the purposes provided for in RCW 43.21A.610 through 43.21A.642, the state finance committee shall, upon being notified to do so by the director, issue revenue bonds or warrants payable from the revenues from the steam electric plant provided for in RCW 43.21A.610. When the di…
RCW 43.21A.622 Steam electric generating plant—Special funds—Payment of bonds, interest.
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When the state finance committee issues revenue bonds as provided in RCW 43.21A.620, it shall, as a part of the plan and system, request the state treasurer to establish a special fund or funds to defray the cost of the steam electric utility, or additions or betterments thereto …
RCW 43.21A.624 Steam electric generating plant—Considerations in issuance of bonds, limitations.
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In the issuance of any bonds hereunder the state finance committee shall have due regard to the cost of operation and maintenance of the steam electric utility as acquired, constructed or added to, and to any proportion or amount of the revenue previously pledged as a fund for th…
RCW 43.21A.626 Steam electric generating plant—Resolution authorizing issuance of bonds, contents, covenants.
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The resolution of the state finance committee authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds shall specify the title of the bonds as determined by the state finance committee, and may contain covenants by the committee to protect and safeguard the security and the rights of the holder…
RCW 43.21A.628 Steam electric generating plant—Sale of bonds.
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All bonds issued under or by authority of RCW 43.21A.610 through 43.21A.642 shall be sold to the highest and best bidder after such advertising for bids as the state finance committee may deem proper. The state finance committee may reject any and all bids so submitted and therea…
RCW 43.21A.630 Steam electric generating plant—Examination, registration of bonds by state auditor—Defects, irregularities.
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Prior to the issuance and delivery of any revenue bonds, such bonds and a certified copy of the resolution authorizing them shall be delivered to the state auditor together with any additional information that he or she may require. When the bonds have been examined they shall be…
RCW 43.21A.632 Steam electric generating plant—Rates or charges.
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When revenue bonds are outstanding the director shall establish, maintain, and collect rates or charges for electric power and energy, and other services, facilities and commodities sold and supplied by the director which shall be fair and nondiscriminatory and adequate to provid…
RCW 43.21A.634 Steam electric generating plant—Refunding revenue bonds.
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When the state finance committee has outstanding revenue bonds, the state finance committee, with the concurrence of the director, may by resolution provide for the issuance of refunding revenue bonds with which to refund the outstanding revenue bonds, or any part thereof at matu…
RCW 43.21A.636 Steam electric generating plant—Signatures on bonds.
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All revenue bonds, including refunding revenue bonds, shall be signed by the governor and the state auditor under the seal of the state, one of which signatures shall be made manually and the other signature may be in printed facsimile, and any coupons may have printed or lithogr…
RCW 43.21A.638 Steam electric generating plant—Provisions of law, resolution, a contract with bondholder—Enforcement.
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The provisions of RCW 43.21A.610 through 43.21A.642 and any resolution providing for the issuance of revenue bonds shall constitute a contract with the holder or holders from time to time of the revenue bonds of the state finance committee. Such provisions of RCW 43.21A.610 throu…
RCW 43.21A.640 Steam electric generating plant—Bonds are legal security, investment, negotiable.
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All revenue bonds issued hereunder shall be legal securities, which may be used by a bank or trust company for deposit with the state treasurer, or by a county or city or town treasurer, as security for deposits in lieu of a surety bond under any law relating to deposits of publi…
RCW 43.21A.642 Steam electric generating plant—Director not authorized to acquire other facilities or engage in retail distribution.
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Nothing in RCW 43.21A.610 through 43.21A.642 shall authorize or empower the director to purchase or acquire any transmission or distribution system or facilities or to engage in the retail distribution of electric energy, or to purchase or acquire any operating hydroelectric gene…
RCW 43.21A.650 Freshwater aquatic weeds account.
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The freshwater aquatic weeds account is hereby created in the state treasury. Expenditures from this account may only be used as provided in RCW 43.21A.660. Moneys in the account may be spent only after appropriation.[ 1991 c 302 s 2.]Notes:Findings—1991 c 302: "The legislature h…
RCW 43.21A.660 Freshwater aquatic weeds management program.
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Funds in the freshwater aquatic weeds account may be appropriated to the department of ecology to develop a freshwater aquatic weeds management program. Funds shall be expended as follows:(1) No less than two-thirds of the appropriated funds shall be issued as grants to (a) citie…
RCW 43.21A.662 Freshwater aquatic weeds management program—Advisory committee.
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(1) The department shall appoint an advisory committee to oversee the freshwater aquatic weeds management program.(2) The advisory committee shall include representatives from the following groups:(a) Recreational boaters interested in freshwater aquatic weed management;(b) Resid…
RCW 43.21A.667 Aquatic algae control account—Freshwater and saltwater aquatic algae control program.
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(1) The aquatic algae control account is created in the state treasury. Moneys directed to the account from RCW 88.02.640 must be deposited in the account. Expenditures from the account may only be used as provided in this section. Moneys in the account may be spent only after ap…
RCW 43.21A.680 Solid waste plan advisory committee abolished.
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The director of ecology shall abolish the solid waste plan advisory committee effective July 1, 1994.[ 1994 sp.s. c 9 s 804.]Notes:Severability—Headings and captions not law—Effective date—1994 sp.s. c 9: See RCW 18.79.900 through 18.79.902.
RCW 43.21A.681 Geoduck aquaculture operations—Guidelines—Rules.
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(1) The department of ecology shall develop, by rule, guidelines for the appropriate siting and operation of geoduck aquaculture operations to be included in any master program under this section. The guidelines adopted under this section must be prepared with the advice of the s…
RCW 43.21A.690 Cost-reimbursement agreements.
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(1) The department may enter into a written cost-reimbursement agreement with a permit applicant or project proponent to recover from the applicant or proponent the reasonable costs incurred by the department in carrying out the requirements of this chapter, as well as the requir…
RCW 43.21A.700 Transfer of ownership of department-owned vessel—Review of vessel's physical condition.
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(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 departme…
RCW 43.21A.702 Transfer of ownership of department-owned vessel—Further requirements.
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(1) Following the inspection required under RCW 43.21A.700 and prior to transferring ownership of a department-owned vessel, the department shall obtain the following from the transferee:(a) The purposes for which the transferee intends to use the vessel; and(b) Information demon…
RCW 43.21A.711 Used oil contaminated with polychlorinated biphenyl—Petition for reimbursement of extraordinary costs—Processing and prioritizing petitions—Prioritized list to the legislature.
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(1) Cities and counties may submit a petition to the department for reimbursement of extraordinary costs associated with managing unforeseen consequences of used oil contaminated with polychlorinated biphenyl and compliance with United States environmental protection agency enfor…
RCW 43.21A.721 Grants to emergency responders—Assistance to meet the requirements of chapter 274, Laws of 2015.
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(1) Subject to the availability of amounts appropriated for this specific purpose, the department of ecology shall provide grants to emergency responders to assist with oil spill and hazardous materials response and firefighting equipment and resources needed to meet the requirem…
RCW 43.21A.730 Office of Chehalis basin.
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(1) The office of Chehalis basin is established in the department. The primary purpose of the office is to aggressively pursue implementation of an integrated strategy and administer funding for long-term flood damage reduction and aquatic species restoration in the Chehalis rive…
RCW 43.21A.731 Chehalis board.
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(1) The Chehalis board is created consisting of seven voting members.(2)(a) Four members of the board must be voting members who are appointed through the governor. The governor shall invite the Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation and the Quinault Indian Nation to eac…
RCW 43.21A.732 Chehalis basin strategy.
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The Chehalis basin strategy must include a detailed set of actions to reduce flood damage and improve aquatic species habitat. The strategy must be amended by the Chehalis board as necessary to include new scientific information and needed changes to the actions to achieve the ov…
RCW 43.21A.733 Chehalis basin account.
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The Chehalis basin account is created in the state treasury. All receipts from direct appropriations from the legislature, including the proceeds of tax exempt bonds, or moneys directed to the account from any other sources must be deposited in the account. Interest earned by dep…
RCW 43.21A.734 Chehalis basin taxable account.
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The Chehalis basin taxable account is created in the state treasury. All receipts from the proceeds of taxable bonds for the office of Chehalis basin, as well as other moneys directed to the account, must be deposited in the account. Interest earned by deposits in the account wil…
RCW 43.21A.740 Environmental justice obligations of the department of ecology.
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The department must apply and comply with the substantive and procedural requirements of chapter 70A.02 RCW.[ 2021 c 314 s 5.]Notes:Conflict with federal requirements—2021 c 314: See note following RCW 70A.02.005.
RCW 43.21A.900 Chapter to be liberally construed.
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The rule of strict construction shall have no application to this chapter and it shall be liberally construed in order to carry out the broad purposes set forth in RCW 43.21A.020.[ 1970 ex.s. c 62 s 27.]
RCW 43.21A.910 Savings—Permits, standards not affected—Severability—Effective date—1970 ex.s. c 62.
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See notes following RCW 43.21A.010.