Revised Code of Washington
Chapter 43.30 - Department of Natural Resources.
43.30.560 - Geoduck diver safety program—Rule-making authority—Limitation on civil suit or action.

RCW 43.30.560
Geoduck diver safety program—Rule-making authority—Limitation on civil suit or action.

(1) By December 1, 2014, the department must, by rule, create a geoduck diver safety program and establish safety requirements for geoduck divers licensed under RCW 77.65.410. The department must adopt rules based on the recommendation of the geoduck harvest safety committee established in RCW 43.30.555.
(2) The department may adopt, amend, or repeal rules as needed to ensure the success and effectiveness of the geoduck diver safety program created under subsection (1) of this section. The department must consider the recommendations provided by the geoduck harvest safety committee under RCW 43.30.555(3).
(3) The department may not adopt rules in conflict with commercial diving safety standards and regulations promulgated and implemented by the federal occupational safety and health administration established under the federal occupational safety and health act of 1970 (84 Stat. 1590 et seq.; 29 U.S.C. Sec. 651 et seq.).
(4) A civil suit or action may not be commenced or prosecuted against the administrator, department, or any other government officer or entity by reason of any actions taken in connection with the adoption or enforcement of the geoduck diver safety program and safety requirements established under subsections (1) and (2) of this section. The state of Washington does not waive its sovereign immunity with respect to any actions taken by the department under this section.

[ 2013 c 204 § 5.]

Structure Revised Code of Washington

Revised Code of Washington

Title 43 - State Government—Executive

Chapter 43.30 - Department of Natural Resources.

43.30.010 - Purpose.

43.30.020 - Definitions.

43.30.030 - Department created.

43.30.035 - Environmental justice obligations of the department of natural resources.

43.30.055 - Employees—Applicability of merit system.

43.30.105 - Administrator of department.

43.30.111 - Local wildland fire liaison.

43.30.155 - Supervisor of natural resources—Appointment.

43.30.205 - Board of natural resources—Composition.

43.30.215 - Powers and duties of board.

43.30.225 - Board's duties—Meetings—Organization.

43.30.235 - Records—Rules.

43.30.291 - Board on geographic names—Created—Duties.

43.30.292 - Board on geographic names—Committee on geographic names—Committee membership.

43.30.293 - Committee on geographic names—Meetings—Rules—Reports and recommendations.

43.30.294 - Board on geographic names—Adoption of names—Publication in the Washington State Register—Official names.

43.30.295 - Board on geographic names—Administrative services—Custodian of records.

43.30.305 - Natural resources equipment fund—Authorized—Purposes—Expenditure.

43.30.315 - Natural resources equipment fund—Reimbursement.

43.30.325 - Deposit of money and fees—Natural resources deposit fund—Repayments.

43.30.340 - Federal funds for management and protection of forests, forest and range lands.

43.30.345 - Federal funds for management and protection of forests, forest and range lands—Disbursement of funds.

43.30.360 - Clarke-McNary fund.

43.30.370 - Cooperative farm forestry funds.

43.30.385 - Parkland trust revolving fund.

43.30.411 - Department to exercise powers and duties—Indemnification of private parties.

43.30.421 - Administrator.

43.30.430 - Supervisor.

43.30.440 - Oaths may be administered by supervisor and deputies.

43.30.450 - Right of entry in course of duty by representatives of department.

43.30.460 - Department to participate in and administer federal Safe Drinking Water Act in conjunction with other departments.

43.30.480 - Watershed restoration projects—Permit processing.

43.30.490 - Cost-reimbursement agreements.

43.30.510 - Administrator may designate substitute for member of board, commission, etc.

43.30.520 - Property transactions, restrictive conveyances, highway purpose—Existing law to continue.

43.30.530 - Real property—Services and facilities available to other state agencies, cost.

43.30.540 - Acting as harbor line commission.

43.30.545 - Washington conservation corps.

43.30.550 - Department to make examples of forest practices applications and resulting approvals available to the public.

43.30.555 - Geoduck harvest safety committee.

43.30.560 - Geoduck diver safety program—Rule-making authority—Limitation on civil suit or action.

43.30.565 - Transfer of ownership of department-owned vessel—Review of vessel's physical condition.

43.30.570 - Transfer of ownership of department-owned vessel—Further requirements.

43.30.575 - Wildfire areas—Funding wildfire risk reduction in certain counties.

43.30.580 - Wildland urban interface areas—Grant program.

43.30.582 - Marbled murrelet conservation strategy—Reports.

43.30.583 - Marbled murrelet advisory committee.

43.30.600 - State geological survey.

43.30.610 - Mining.

43.30.630 - Sealing of open holes and mine shafts.

43.30.640 - Mine owners—Maps of property surface and underground workings—Filing.

43.30.650 - Gifts and bequests relating to mining.

43.30.660 - Collection of minerals for exhibition.

43.30.700 - Powers of department—Forested lands.

43.30.710 - Sale or exchange of tree seedling stock and tree seed—Provision of stock or seed to local governments or nonprofit organizations.

43.30.720 - Use of proceeds specified.

43.30.800 - Olympic natural resources center—Finding, intent.

43.30.810 - Olympic natural resources center—Purpose, programs.

43.30.820 - Olympic natural resources center—Administration—Policy advisory board.

43.30.830 - Olympic natural resources center—Funding—Contracts.

43.30.835 - Forest biomass demonstration projects.

43.30.840 - Grants or financing.