RCW 70A.340.010
Findings.
The legislature finds that:
(1) Brake friction material is an essential component of motor vehicle brakes and is critically important to transportation safety and public safety in general;
(2) Debris from brake friction material containing copper and its compounds is generated and released to the environment during normal operation of motor vehicle brakes;
(3) Thousands of pounds of copper and other substances released from brake friction material enter Washington state's streams, rivers, and marine environment every year; and
(4) Copper is toxic to many aquatic organisms, including salmon.
[ 2010 c 147 § 1. Formerly RCW 70.285.010.]
Structure Revised Code of Washington
Title 70A - Environmental Health and Safety
Chapter 70A.340 - Brake Friction Material.
70A.340.030 - Prohibition on the sale of certain brake friction material—Exemptions.
70A.340.040 - Brake friction material advisory committee—Members—Duties.
70A.340.050 - Finding that alternative brake friction material is available—Report.
70A.340.060 - Application for exemption from chapter.
70A.340.080 - Compliance with chapter—Proof of compliance.