Title 70A — Title 70A ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND SAFETY
87 chapters · 1,249 sections in this title.
RCW 70A.345.010 Intent.
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(1) The legislature intends for the pollution liability insurance agency to establish a revolving loan and grant program to assist owners and operators of petroleum underground storage tank systems to: (a) Remediate past releases; (b) upgrade, replace, or remove petroleum undergr…
RCW 70A.345.020 Definitions.
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The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.(1) "Agency" means the Washington state pollution liability insurance agency.(2) "Heating oil tank" means a tank and its connecting pipes, whether above or below ground, or…
RCW 70A.345.030 Program established—Purpose—Maximum amount of loans and grants.
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(1) The agency shall establish an underground storage tank revolving loan and grant program to provide loans or grants to owners or operators to:(a) Conduct remedial actions in accordance with chapter 70A.305 RCW, including investigations and cleanups of any release or threatened…
RCW 70A.345.040 Use of funds—Restrictions.
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(1) A recipient of a loan or grant may not use these funds to conduct remedial actions of a release or threatened release from a petroleum underground storage tank system requiring financial assurances under chapter 70A.355 RCW or subtitle I of the solid waste disposal act (42 U.…
RCW 70A.345.050 Program administration—Loan origination fees.
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The agency shall partner and enter into a memorandum of agreement with the department of health to implement the revolving loan and grant program.(1) The agency shall approve recipients for loans and grants, structure funding offers to protect applicants with limited economic res…
RCW 70A.345.060 Remedial actions—Release or threatened release of hazardous substance.
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(1) The agency may conduct remedial actions and investigate or clean up a release or threatened release of a hazardous substance at or affecting an underground storage tank facility if the following conditions are met:(a) The owner or operator received a loan or grant for the und…
RCW 70A.345.070 Lien for cost of remedial action—Procedure—Notice.
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(1) The agency may file a lien against the underground storage tank facility if the agency incurs remedial action costs and those costs are unrecovered by the agency.(a) A lien filed under this section may not exceed the remedial action costs incurred by the agency.(b) A lien fil…
RCW 70A.345.080 Pollution liability insurance agency underground storage tank revolving account.
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(1) The pollution liability insurance agency underground storage tank revolving account is created in the state treasury. All receipts from sources identified under subsection (2) of this section must be deposited into the account. Moneys in the account may be spent only after ap…
RCW 70A.345.090 Report on agency activities.
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By September 1st of each even-numbered year, the agency must provide the office of financial management and the appropriate legislative committees a report on the agency's activities supported by expenditures from the pollution liability insurance agency underground storage tank …
RCW 70A.345.100 Adoption of rules—Memorandum of agreement—Interpretative guidance.
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The agency must adopt rules under chapter 34.05 RCW necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter. To accelerate remedial actions, the agency shall enter into a memorandum of agreement with the department of health under RCW 70A.345.050 within one year of July 1, 2016. To…
RCW 70A.345.110 Civil liability of state.
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Officers, employees, and authorized representatives of the agency and the department of health, and the state of Washington are immune from civil liability and no cause of action of any nature may arise from any act or omission in exercising powers and duties under this chapter.[…
RCW 70A.345.120 Applicability of chapter—Authority of the department of ecology.
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Nothing in this chapter limits the authority of the department of ecology under chapter 70A.305 RCW.[ 2020 c 20 s 1443; 2016 c 161 s 12. Formerly RCW 70.340.120.]Notes:Effective date—2016 c 161 ss 1-13: See note following RCW 70A.345.010.
RCW 70A.345.130 Pollution liability insurance program trust account—Transfers to revolving account.
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(1) On July 1, 2016, if the cash balance amount in the pollution liability insurance program trust account exceeds seven million five hundred thousand dollars after excluding the reserves under RCW 70A.325.020(2), the state treasurer shall transfer the amount exceeding seven mill…
RCW 70A.345.900 Expiration date—Savings clause—Reversion of revolving account funds.
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(1) RCW 70A.345.010 through 70A.345.120 expire July 1, 2030.(2) The expiration of RCW 70A.345.010 through 70A.345.120 does not terminate any of the following rights, obligations, authorities or any provision necessary to carry out:(a) The repayment of loans due and payable to the…