Revised Code of Washington
Chapter 70A.15 - Washington Clean Air Act.
70A.15.4040 - Transportation demand management—Requirements for employers.

RCW 70A.15.4040
Transportation demand management—Requirements for employers.

(1) State agency worksites are subject to the same requirements under this section and RCW 70A.15.4050 as private employers.
(2) Not more than ninety days after the adoption of a jurisdiction's commute trip reduction plan, each major employer in that jurisdiction shall perform a baseline measurement consistent with the rules established by the department of transportation under RCW 70A.15.4060. Not more than ninety days after receiving the results of the baseline measurement, each major employer shall develop a commute trip reduction program and shall submit a description of that program to the jurisdiction for review. The program shall be implemented not more than ninety days after approval by the jurisdiction.
(3) A commute trip reduction program of a major employer shall consist of, at a minimum (a) designation of a transportation coordinator and the display of the name, location, and telephone number of the coordinator in a prominent manner at each affected worksite; (b) regular distribution of information to employees regarding alternatives to single-occupant vehicle commuting; (c) a regular review of employee commuting and reporting of progress toward meeting the single-occupant vehicle reduction goals to the county, city, or town consistent with the method established in the commute trip reduction plan and the rules established by the department of transportation under RCW 70A.15.4060; and (d) implementation of a set of measures designed to achieve the applicable commute trip reduction goals adopted by the jurisdiction. Such measures may include but are not limited to:
(i) Provision of preferential parking or reduced parking charges, or both, for high occupancy vehicles and motorcycles;
(ii) Instituting or increasing parking charges for single-occupant vehicles;
(iii) Provision of commuter ride matching services to facilitate employee ride sharing for commute trips;
(iv) Provision of subsidies for transit fares;
(v) Provision of vans for vanpools;
(vi) Provision of subsidies for carpooling or vanpooling;
(vii) Permitting the use of the employer's vehicles for carpooling or vanpooling;
(viii) Permitting flexible work schedules to facilitate employees' use of transit, carpools, or vanpools;
(ix) Cooperation with transportation providers to provide additional regular or express service to the worksite;
(x) Construction of special loading and unloading facilities for transit, carpool, and vanpool users;
(xi) Provision of bicycle parking facilities, lockers, changing areas, and showers for employees who bicycle or walk to work;
(xii) Provision of a program of parking incentives such as a rebate for employees who do not use the parking facility;
(xiii) Establishment of a program to permit employees to work part or full time at home or at an alternative worksite closer to their homes;
(xiv) Establishment of a program of alternative work schedules such as compressed workweek schedules which reduce commuting; and
(xv) Implementation of other measures designed to facilitate the use of high occupancy vehicles such as on-site day care facilities and emergency taxi services.
(4) Employers or owners of worksites may form or utilize existing transportation management associations or other transportation-related associations authorized by RCW 35.87A.010 to assist members in developing and implementing commute trip reduction programs.
(5) Employers shall make a good faith effort towards achievement of the goals identified in RCW 70A.15.4020(4)(d).

[ 2020 c 20 § 1127; 2013 c 26 § 1; 2006 c 329 § 5; 1997 c 250 § 3; (1995 2nd sp.s. c 14 § 530 expired June 30, 1997); 1991 c 202 § 13. Formerly RCW 70.94.531.]
NOTES:

Expiration date—1995 2nd sp.s. c 14 §§ 511-523, 528-533: See note following RCW 43.19.1919.


Effective dates—1995 2nd sp.s. c 14: See note following RCW 43.19.1919.


Severability—1995 2nd sp.s. c 14: See note following RCW 43.19.1919.


Captions not law—Effective date—Severability—1991 c 202: See notes following RCW 47.50.010.

Structure Revised Code of Washington

Revised Code of Washington

Title 70A - Environmental Health and Safety

Chapter 70A.15 - Washington Clean Air Act.

70A.15.1005 - Declaration of public policies and purpose.

70A.15.1010 - Air pollution control account—Air operating permit account.

70A.15.1030 - Definitions.

70A.15.1040 - Environmental excellence program agreements—Effect on chapter.

70A.15.1050 - Technical assistance program for regulated community.

70A.15.1060 - Transportation activities—"Conformity" determination requirements.

70A.15.1070 - Causing or permitting air pollution unlawful—Exception.

70A.15.1080 - Exception—Burning wood at historic structure.

70A.15.1090 - Policy to cooperate with federal government.

70A.15.1100 - Issuance of enforceable order—Overburdened communities.

70A.15.1500 - Air pollution control authorities created—Activated authorities, composition, meetings—Delineation of air pollution regions, considerations.

70A.15.1510 - Air pollution control authority may be activated by counties, when.

70A.15.1520 - Multicounty authority may be formed by contiguous counties—Name.

70A.15.1530 - Merger of active and inactive authorities to form multicounty or regional authority—Procedure.

70A.15.1540 - Merger of active and inactive authorities to form multicounty or regional authority—Reorganization of board of directors—Rules and regulations.

70A.15.1550 - Resolutions activating authorities—Contents—Filings—Effective date of operation.

70A.15.1560 - Powers and duties of authorities.

70A.15.1570 - Cost-reimbursement agreements.

70A.15.1580 - Excess tax levy authorized—Election, procedure, expense.

70A.15.1590 - Air pollution control authority—Fiscal year—Adoption of budget—Contents.

70A.15.1600 - Methods for determining proportion of supplemental income to be paid by component cities, towns and counties—Payment.

70A.15.1610 - Designation of authority treasurer and auditor—Duties.

70A.15.1620 - Assessed valuation of taxable property, certification by county assessors.

70A.15.1630 - Authorization to borrow money.

70A.15.1640 - Special air pollution studies—Contracts for conduct of.

70A.15.2000 - Air pollution control authority—Board of directors—Composition—Term.

70A.15.2010 - City selection committees.

70A.15.2020 - City selection committees—Meetings, notice, recording officer—Alternative mail balloting—Notice.

70A.15.2030 - Air pollution control authority—Board of directors—Powers, quorum, officers, compensation.

70A.15.2040 - Air pollution control authority—Powers and duties of activated authority.

70A.15.2050 - Subpoena powers—Witnesses, expenses and mileage—Rules and regulations.

70A.15.2060 - Federal aid.

70A.15.2200 - Classification of air contaminant sources—Registration—Fee—Registration program defined—Adoption of rules requiring persons to report emissions of greenhouse gases.

70A.15.2210 - Notice may be required of construction of proposed new contaminant source—Submission of plans—Approval, disapproval—Emission control—"De minimis new sources" defined.

70A.15.2220 - Existing stationary source—Replacement or substantial alteration of emission control technology.

70A.15.2230 - RACT requirements.

70A.15.2240 - Control of emissions—Bubble concept—Schedules of compliance.

70A.15.2250 - Preemption of uniform building and fire codes.

70A.15.2260 - Operating permits for air contaminant sources—Generally—Fees, report to legislature.

70A.15.2270 - Annual fees from operating permit program source to cover cost of program.

70A.15.2280 - Source categories not required to have a permit—Recommendations.

70A.15.2290 - Gasoline vapor recovery devices—Limitation on requiring.

70A.15.2300 - Air pollution control authority control officer.

70A.15.2310 - Variances—Application for—Considerations—Limitations—Renewals—Review.

70A.15.2500 - Investigation of conditions by control officer or department—Entering private, public property.

70A.15.2510 - Confidentiality of records and information.

70A.15.2520 - Enforcement actions by air authority—Notice to violators.

70A.15.2530 - Order final unless appealed to pollution control hearings board.

70A.15.2540 - Rules of authority supersede local rules, regulations, etc.—Exceptions.

70A.15.2550 - Air pollution control authority—Dissolution of prior districts—Continuation of rules and regulations until superseded.

70A.15.2560 - Air pollution control advisory council.

70A.15.2570 - Dissolution of authority—Deactivation of authority.

70A.15.2580 - Withdrawal from multicounty authority.

70A.15.2590 - Certain generators fueled by biogas produced by an anaerobic digester—Extended compliance period for permit provisions related to the emissions limit for sulfur—Technical assistance.

70A.15.3000 - Powers and duties of department.

70A.15.3010 - Enforcement actions by department—Notice to violators.

70A.15.3020 - Hazardous substance remedial actions—Procedural requirements not applicable.

70A.15.3030 - Contracts, agreements for use of personnel by department—Reimbursement—Merit system regulations waived.

70A.15.3040 - Powers and rights of governmental units and persons are not limited by act or recommendations.

70A.15.3050 - Emission control requirements.

70A.15.3060 - State financial aid—Application for—Requirements.

70A.15.3070 - Hearing upon activation of authority—Finding—Assumption of jurisdiction by department—Expenses.

70A.15.3080 - Air contaminant sources—Regulation by department; authorities may be more stringent—Hearing—Standards.

70A.15.3090 - Order activating authority—Filing—Hearing—Amendment of order.

70A.15.3100 - Air pollution control authority—Review by department of program.

70A.15.3110 - Air pollution control authority—Assumption of control by department.

70A.15.3120 - State departments and agencies to cooperate with department and authorities.

70A.15.3130 - Department of health powers regarding radionuclides—Energy facility site evaluation council authority over permit program sources.

70A.15.3140 - Restraining orders—Injunctions.

70A.15.3150 - Penalties (as amended by 2021 c 315).

70A.15.3160 - Civil penalties—Excusable excess emissions.

70A.15.3170 - Additional means for enforcement of chapter.

70A.15.3180 - Short title.

70A.15.3500 - Woodstoves—Policy.

70A.15.3510 - Woodstoves—Definitions.

70A.15.3520 - Residential and commercial construction—Burning and heating device standards.

70A.15.3530 - Solid fuel burning devices—Emission performance standards.

70A.15.3540 - Sale of unapproved woodstoves—Prohibited.

70A.15.3550 - Sale of unapproved woodstoves—Penalty.

70A.15.3560 - Sale of unapproved woodstoves—Application of law to advertising media.

70A.15.3570 - Residential solid fuel burning devices—Opacity levels—Enforcement and public education.

70A.15.3580 - Limitations on burning wood for heat—First and second stage burn bans—Report on second stage burn ban—Exceptions—Emergency situations.

70A.15.3590 - Liability of condominium owners' association or resident association.

70A.15.3600 - Limitations on use of solid fuel burning devices.

70A.15.3610 - Woodstove education program.

70A.15.3620 - Woodstove education and enforcement account created—Fee imposed on solid fuel burning device sales.

70A.15.3630 - Woodsmoke emissions—Findings.

70A.15.4000 - Transportation demand management—Findings.

70A.15.4010 - Transportation demand management—Definitions.

70A.15.4020 - Transportation demand management—Requirements for counties and cities.

70A.15.4030 - Transportation demand management—Growth and transportation efficiency centers.

70A.15.4040 - Transportation demand management—Requirements for employers.

70A.15.4050 - Transportation demand management—Jurisdictions' review and penalties.

70A.15.4060 - Transportation demand management—Commute trip reduction board.

70A.15.4070 - Transportation demand management—Technical assistance.

70A.15.4080 - Transportation demand management—Use of funds.

70A.15.4090 - Transportation demand management—Intent—State leadership.

70A.15.4100 - Transportation demand management—State agencies—Joint comprehensive commute trip reduction plan—Reports.

70A.15.4110 - Transportation demand management—Collective bargaining powers unaffected.

70A.15.4500 - Reports of authorities to department of ecology—Contents.

70A.15.4510 - Burning used oil fuel in land-based facilities.

70A.15.4520 - Metals mining and milling operations permits—Inspections by department of ecology.

70A.15.4530 - Odors or fugitive dust caused by agricultural activities consistent with good agricultural practices exempt from chapter.

70A.15.4540 - Ammonia emissions from use as agricultural or silvicultural fertilizer—Regulation prohibited.

70A.15.5000 - Definition of "outdoor burning."

70A.15.5010 - Outdoor burning—Fires prohibited—Exceptions.

70A.15.5020 - Outdoor burning—Areas where prohibited—Exceptions—Use for management of storm or flood-related debris—Silvicultural burning.

70A.15.5030 - Outdoor burning—Permits issued by political subdivisions.

70A.15.5040 - Limited outdoor burning—Establishment of program.

70A.15.5050 - Limited outdoor burning—Construction.

70A.15.5060 - Limited outdoor burning—Authority of local air pollution control authority or department of ecology to allow outdoor fires not restricted.

70A.15.5070 - Limited outdoor burning—Program—Exceptions.

70A.15.5080 - Limited outdoor burning—Permits issued by political subdivisions—Types of fires permitted.

70A.15.5090 - Permits—Issuance—Conditioning of permits—Fees—Agricultural burning practices and research task force—Development of public education materials—Agricultural activities.

70A.15.5100 - Delegation of permit issuance and enforcement to political subdivisions.

70A.15.5110 - Open burning of grasses grown for seed—Alternatives—Studies—Deposit of permit fees in special grass seed burning account—Procedures—Limitations—Report.

70A.15.5120 - Burning permits for abating or prevention of forest fire hazards, management of ecosystems, instruction or silvicultural operations—Issuance—Fees.

70A.15.5130 - Silvicultural forest burning—Reduce statewide emissions—Exemption—Monitoring program.

70A.15.5140 - Burning permits for abating or prevention of forest fire hazards, management of ecosystems, instruction or silvicultural operations—Conditions for issuance and use of permits—Air quality standards to be met—Alternate methods to lessen f...

70A.15.5150 - Cooperation between department of natural resources and state, local, or regional air pollution authorities—Withholding of permits.

70A.15.5160 - Adoption of rules.

70A.15.5170 - Burning permits for regeneration of rare and endangered plants.

70A.15.5180 - Aircraft crash rescue fire training—Training to fight structural fires—Training to fight forest fires—Other firefighter instruction.

70A.15.5190 - Outdoor burning allowed for managing storm or flood-related debris.

70A.15.5200 - Fires necessary for Indian ceremonies or smoke signals.

70A.15.5210 - Permit to set fires for weed abatement.

70A.15.5220 - Disposal of tumbleweeds.

70A.15.6000 - Air pollution episodes—Legislative finding—Declaration of policy.

70A.15.6010 - Air pollution episodes—Episode avoidance plan—Contents—Source emission reduction plans—Authority—Considered orders.

70A.15.6020 - Air pollution episodes—Declaration of air pollution emergency by governor.

70A.15.6030 - Air pollution episodes—Restraining orders, temporary injunctions to enforce orders—Procedure.

70A.15.6040 - Air pollution episodes—Orders to be effective immediately.

70A.15.6050 - Plans approved pursuant to federal clean air act—Enforcement authority.

70A.15.6200 - Legislative declaration—Intent.

70A.15.6210 - Definitions.

70A.15.6220 - Monitoring by department of ecology.

70A.15.6230 - Emission credits banking program—Amount of credit.

70A.15.6240 - Department of ecology may accept delegation of programs.

70A.15.6250 - Evaluation of information on acid deposition in Pacific Northwest—Establishment of critical levels—Notification of legislature.

70A.15.6260 - Establishment of critical deposition and acidification levels—Considerations.

70A.15.6270 - Carbon dioxide mitigation—Fees.

70A.15.6400 - Clean fuel matching grants for public transit, vehicle mechanics, and refueling infrastructure.

70A.15.6440 - Stationary natural gas engines used in combined heat and power systems—Permitting process—Emission limits.

70A.15.6450 - Boiler or process heaters—Assessment and reporting requirements.

70A.15.9001 - Construction—1967 c 238.

70A.15.9002 - Construction, repeal of RCW 70.94.061 through 70.94.066—Saving.

70A.15.9003 - Effective dates—1991 c 199.

70A.15.9004 - Severability—1967 c 238.