RCW 43.21A.515
Assistance to businesses interested in locating in Washington required—Information on environmental laws and regulations to be provided.
In order to emphasize the importance of the state's environmental laws and regulations and to facilitate compliance with them, the department of ecology shall provide assistance to businesses interested in locating in Washington state. When the *department of community, trade, and economic development receives a query from an interested business through its industrial marketing activities, it shall arrange for the department of ecology to provide information on the state's environmental laws and regulations and methods of compliance. This section shall facilitate compliance with state environmental laws and regulations and shall not weaken their application or effectiveness.
[ 1995 c 399 § 67; 1985 c 466 § 52; 1984 c 94 § 3.]
NOTES:
*Reviser's note: The "department of community, trade, and economic development" was renamed the "department of commerce" by 2009 c 565.
Effective date—Severability—1985 c 466: See notes following RCW 43.31.125.
Findings—1984 c 94: See note following RCW 43.21A.510.
Structure Revised Code of Washington
Title 43 - State Government—Executive
Chapter 43.21A - Department of Ecology.
43.21A.005 - Intent—Public involvement and outreach.
43.21A.040 - Department of ecology—Created.
43.21A.061 - Powers and duties—Reclamation.
43.21A.064 - Powers and duties—Water resources.
43.21A.067 - Water resources—"Basic data fund" created.
43.21A.068 - Federal power act licensees—Exemption from state requirements.
43.21A.069 - Powers and duties—Flood control.
43.21A.070 - Application of administrative procedure act to the review of decisions by director.
43.21A.080 - Rule-making authority.
43.21A.081 - Five-year formal review process of existing rules.
43.21A.087 - Technical assistance officer and units—Authority to issue orders or assess penalties.
43.21A.120 - Director to employ personnel—Application of state civil service law.
43.21A.130 - Studies—Limitations.
43.21A.140 - Director to consult with department, state board of health.
43.21A.155 - Environmental excellence program agreements—Effect on chapter.
43.21A.160 - Request for certification of records as confidential—Procedure.
43.21A.165 - Environmental technology—Review of certification programs—Demonstration activities.
43.21A.175 - Environmental certification programs—Fees—Rules—Liability.
43.21A.235 - Exemption from laboratory certification and fee requirements.
43.21A.350 - Master plan of development.
43.21A.355 - Master plan of development—Public hearings.
43.21A.405 - Marine pollution—Baseline study program—Legislative finding and declaration.
43.21A.415 - Marine pollution—Baseline study program—Scope of database produced.
43.21A.420 - Marine pollution—Baseline study program—Priority factors.
43.21A.470 - Yakima enhancement project—Duties—Request for congressional authorization for pipeline.
43.21A.510 - State environmental profile.
43.21A.520 - Environmental excellence awards program for products.
43.21A.600 - Powers and duties—Electric power resources.
43.21A.605 - Development of electric power resources—Cooperation with governmental units.
43.21A.610 - Steam electric generating plant—Study—Construction.
43.21A.616 - Steam electric generating plant—Eminent domain.
43.21A.620 - Steam electric generating plant—Revenue bonds and warrants.
43.21A.622 - Steam electric generating plant—Special funds—Payment of bonds, interest.
43.21A.624 - Steam electric generating plant—Considerations in issuance of bonds, limitations.
43.21A.628 - Steam electric generating plant—Sale of bonds.
43.21A.632 - Steam electric generating plant—Rates or charges.
43.21A.634 - Steam electric generating plant—Refunding revenue bonds.
43.21A.636 - Steam electric generating plant—Signatures on bonds.
43.21A.640 - Steam electric generating plant—Bonds are legal security, investment, negotiable.
43.21A.650 - Freshwater aquatic weeds account.
43.21A.660 - Freshwater aquatic weeds management program.
43.21A.662 - Freshwater aquatic weeds management program—Advisory committee.
43.21A.667 - Aquatic algae control account—Freshwater and saltwater aquatic algae control program.
43.21A.680 - Solid waste plan advisory committee abolished.
43.21A.681 - Geoduck aquaculture operations—Guidelines—Rules.
43.21A.690 - Cost-reimbursement agreements.
43.21A.700 - Transfer of ownership of department-owned vessel—Review of vessel's physical condition.
43.21A.702 - Transfer of ownership of department-owned vessel—Further requirements.
43.21A.730 - Office of Chehalis basin.
43.21A.732 - Chehalis basin strategy.
43.21A.733 - Chehalis basin account.
43.21A.734 - Chehalis basin taxable account.
43.21A.735 - Cannabis science task force.
43.21A.736 - Cannabis product testing—Fees—Rules.
43.21A.740 - Environmental justice obligations of the department of ecology.
43.21A.900 - Chapter to be liberally construed.
43.21A.910 - Savings—Permits, standards not affected—Severability—Effective date—1970 ex.s. c 62.