Title 76 — Title 76 FORESTS AND FOREST PRODUCTS
13 chapters · 240 sections in this title.
RCW 76.15.005 Finding.
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(1) Trees and other woody vegetation are a necessary and important part of community environments. Urban and community forests have many values and uses including conserving energy, reducing air and water pollution and soil erosion, contributing to property values, attracting bus…
RCW 76.15.007 Purpose.
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The purpose of this chapter is to:(1) Encourage planning for, planting, maintaining, and managing of trees in the state's cities, counties, and tribal lands and maximize the potential of tree and vegetative cover in improving the quality of the environment;(2) Encourage the coord…
RCW 76.15.010 Definitions.
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The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.(1) "Department" means the department of natural resources.(2) "Evergreen community" means a city, town, or county designated as such under RCW 76.15.090.(3) "Highly impact…
RCW 76.15.020 Authority.
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(1) The department may establish and maintain a program in urban and community forestry to accomplish the purpose stated in RCW 76.15.007. The department may assist cities, counties, and federally recognized tribes in establishing and maintaining urban and community forestry prog…
RCW 76.15.030 Funding sources—Fees—Contracts.
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The department may:(1) Receive and disburse any and all moneys contributed, allotted, or paid by the United States under authority of any act of congress for the purposes of this chapter;(2) Receive such gifts, grants, bequests, and endowments and donations of labor, material, se…
RCW 76.15.040 Primary duty, department's—Cooperation.
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The department shall assume the primary responsibility of carrying out this chapter and shall cooperate with other private and public, state and federal persons, any agency of another state, the United States, any agency of the United States, or any agency or province of Canada.[…
RCW 76.15.050 Agreements for urban tree planting.
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The department may enter into agreements with one or more nonprofit organizations whose primary purpose is urban tree planting. The agreements must be directed at furthering public education about and support for urban tree planning, planting, establishment, care, and long-term m…
RCW 76.15.060 Urban tree planting to be encouraged.
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The department must encourage urban planting and care through establishment and long-term management of trees, encouraging varieties that are site-appropriate and provide the best combination of energy and water conservation, fire safety and other safety, wildlife habitat, stormw…
RCW 76.15.090 Evergreen community designation—Department's duties.
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(1) The department shall manage the application and evaluation of candidates for evergreen community designation.(2) The department shall develop the criteria for an evergreen community designation program. Under this program, the state may recognize as an evergreen community a c…
RCW 76.15.100 Analysis—Priority regions—Consultation—Vulnerable populations—Statewide inventory.
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(1) The department must conduct analyses of the needs and opportunities related to urban forestry in Washington by assessing tree canopy cover and urban forestry inventory data.(a) The department must utilize existing recent tree canopy study and inventory data when available.(b)…
RCW 76.15.110 Promotion of urban and community forestry—Department's authority.
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(1) The department must provide technical assistance and capacity building resources and opportunities to cities, counties, federally recognized tribes, and other public and private entities in the development and coordination of policies, programs, and activities for the promoti…