RCW 43.21A.721
Grants to emergency responders—Assistance to meet the requirements of chapter 274, Laws of 2015.
(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 requirements of chapter 274, Laws of 2015.
(2) For the purposes of determining grant allocations, the department of ecology, in consultation with emergency first responders, oil spill response cooperatives, representatives from the oil and rail industries, and businesses that are recipients of liquid bulk crude oil shall: (a) Conduct an evaluation of oil spill and hazardous materials response and firefighting equipment and resources currently available for oil spill and hazardous materials response activities throughout the state; (b) review the local emergency management coordinating efforts for oil spill and hazardous materials response; (c) determine the need for additional, new, or updated equipment and resources; and (d) identify areas or regions of the state that are in greatest need of resources and oil spill and hazardous materials response and firefighting equipment.
(3) The department of ecology, in consultation with emergency first responders, oil spill response cooperatives, representatives from the oil and rail industries, and businesses that are recipients of liquid bulk crude oil shall review grant applications to prioritize grant awards using the evaluation of availability of oil spill and hazardous materials response and firefighting equipment and resources as determined in subsection (2) of this section.
(a) The application review must include evaluation of equipment and resource requests, funding requirements, and coordination with existing equipment and resources in the area.
(b) Funding must be prioritized for applicants from areas where the need for firefighting and oil spill and hazardous materials response equipment is the greatest as determined in subsection (2) of this section.
(c) Grants must be coordinated to maximize currently existing equipment and resources that have been put in place by first responders and industry.
[ 2015 c 274 § 26.]
NOTES:
Effective date—2015 c 274: See note following RCW 90.56.005.
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.