RCW 77.120.120
Special operating authorization—Rules.
The department may issue a special operating authorization for passenger vessels conducting or assisting in research and testing activities to determine the presence of invasive species in ballast water collected in the waters of southeast Alaska north of latitude fifty-four degrees thirty minutes north to sixty-one degrees ten minutes north, extending to longitude one hundred forty-nine degrees thirty minutes west. The department may adopt rules for defining special operating authorization conditions, requirements, limitations, and fees as necessary to implement this section, consistent with the intent of this chapter.
[ 2009 c 333 § 28; 2007 c 350 § 15.]
Structure Revised Code of Washington
Chapter 77.120 - Ballast Water Management.
77.120.020 - Application of chapter.
77.120.030 - Authorized ballast water discharge—Adoption of standards by rule.
77.120.040 - Reporting and sampling requirements.
77.120.050 - Pilot project—Private sector ballast water treatment operation.
77.120.070 - Violation of chapter—Penalties—Rules.
77.120.100 - Department may assess fee for exemptions—Rules.
77.120.110 - Ballast water and biofouling management account.
77.120.120 - Special operating authorization—Rules.
77.120.130 - Department's authority to enter into partnerships, contracts, or other agreements.