Title 70A — Title 70A ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND SAFETY
87 chapters · 1,249 sections in this title.
RCW 70A.515.010 Findings.
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The legislature finds that:(1) Leftover architectural paints are a waste management issue and present environmental risks and health and safety risks, especially to workers in the solid waste industry. During waste collection and processing, wet paint can create spills and splash…
RCW 70A.515.020 Definitions.
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The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the content clearly requires otherwise.(1)(a) "Architectural paint" or "paint" means interior and exterior architectural coatings, sold in a container of five gallons or less.(b) "Architectural paint" or "paint"…
RCW 70A.515.030 Paint stewardship plan.
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(1) All producers of architectural paint selling in or into the state of Washington shall participate in an approved Washington state paint stewardship plan for covered entities through membership in and appropriate funding of a stewardship organization.(2) Producers not particip…
RCW 70A.515.040 Plan for the implementation of a paint stewardship program—Plan components—Funding mechanism—Collection—Promotion of a paint stewardship program—New plan or plan amendment.
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(1) A stewardship organization representing producers shall submit a plan for the implementation of a paint stewardship program to the department for approval by May 30, 2020, or within one year of July 28, 2019, whichever comes later. The plan must include the following componen…
RCW 70A.515.050 Paint stewardship program plan—Collection site procedural manual—Educational and informational materials—Annual administrative fee.
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(1) Each stewardship organization shall submit a paint stewardship program plan in accordance with RCW 70A.515.040.(2) Each stewardship organization shall develop and distribute a collection site procedural manual to collection sites to help ensure proper management of architectu…
RCW 70A.515.060 Department's review of the plan—Approval/rejection—Public review—Assessment, departmental oversight—Recovery of costs for administering and enforcing chapter—Administrative fee—Penalties—List of producers and brands on the department's website—Rules.
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(1) The department shall review the plan within one hundred twenty days of receipt, and make a determination as to whether or not to approve the plan. The department shall provide a letter of approval for the plan if it provides for the establishment of a paint stewardship progra…
RCW 70A.515.070 Required participation in an approved stewardship plan—Information regarding available end-of-life paint management options.
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(1) A producer or paint retailer may not sell or offer for sale to any person in the state architectural paint unless the producer or brand of architectural paint is participating in an approved stewardship plan under this chapter. A retailer complies with the requirements of thi…
RCW 70A.515.080 Report.
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(1) By October 15, 2020, and annually thereafter, a stewardship organization shall submit to the department a report describing the paint stewardship program that the stewardship organization implemented during the previous fiscal year. The report must include all of the followin…
RCW 70A.515.090 Immunity from certain state laws.
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Producers or stewardship organizations acting on behalf of producers that prepare, submit, and implement a paint stewardship program plan pursuant to RCW 70A.515.040 and thereby are subject to regulation by the department are granted immunity from state laws relating to antitrust…
RCW 70A.515.100 Paint product stewardship account.
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The paint product stewardship account is created in the state treasury. All receipts received by the department from stewardship organizations must be deposited in the account. Moneys in the account may be spent only after appropriation. Expenditures from the account may be used …
RCW 70A.515.110 Chapter void if federal law establishes a national program.
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This chapter is void if a federal law, or a combination of federal laws, takes effect that establishes a national program for the collection and recycling of architectural paint that substantially meets the intent of this chapter, including the creation of a funding mechanism for…
RCW 70A.515.120 Authority of utilities and transportation commission.
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Nothing in this chapter changes or limits the authority of the Washington utilities and transportation commission to regulate collection of solid waste, including curbside collection of residential recyclable materials, nor does this chapter change or limit the authority of a cit…
RCW 70A.515.130 Protection of certain records from public inspection.
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(1) Except as provided in subsection (3) of this section, records, subject to chapter 42.56 RCW, filed with the department from any person that contain valuable commercial information, including trade secrets, confidential marketing, cost, or financial information, or customer-sp…