Revised Code of Washington
Chapter 78.56 - Metals Mining and Milling Operations.
78.56.080 - Estimate of costs by department of ecology and department of natural resources—Fee on operations to be established by department of ecology.

RCW 78.56.080
Estimate of costs by department of ecology and department of natural resources—Fee on operations to be established by department of ecology.

(1)(a) As part of its normal budget development process and in consultation with the metals mining industry, the department of ecology shall estimate the costs required for the department to meet its obligations for the additional inspections of metals mining and milling operations required by chapter 232, Laws of 1994. The department shall also estimate the cost of employing the metals mining coordinator established in RCW 78.56.060.
(b) As part of its normal budget development process and in consultation with the metals mining industry, the department of natural resources shall estimate the costs required for the department to meet its obligations for the additional inspections of metals mining and milling operations required by chapter 232, Laws of 1994.
(2) Based on the cost estimates generated by the department of ecology and the department of natural resources, the department of ecology shall establish the amount of a fee to be paid by each active metals mining and milling operation regulated under this chapter. The fee shall be established at a level to fully recover the direct and indirect costs of the agency responsibilities identified in subsection (1) of this section. The amount of the fee for each operation shall be proportional to the number of visits required per site. Each applicant for a metals mining and milling operation shall also be assessed the fee based on the same criterion. The department of ecology may adjust the fees established in this subsection if unanticipated activity in the industry increases or decreases the amount of funding necessary to meet agencies' inspection responsibilities.
(3) The department of ecology shall collect the fees established in subsection (2) of this section. All moneys from these fees shall be deposited into the general fund.

[ 2012 c 198 § 15; 1997 c 170 § 1; 1994 c 232 § 8.]
NOTES:

Effective date—2012 c 198: See note following RCW 70A.15.5110.


Effective date—1997 c 170: "This act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and takes effect July 1, 1997." [ 1997 c 170 § 2.]

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Revised Code of Washington

Title 78 - Mines, Minerals, and Petroleum

Chapter 78.56 - Metals Mining and Milling Operations.

78.56.010 - Intent.

78.56.020 - Definitions.

78.56.030 - Operations subject to this chapter and other requirements.

78.56.040 - Disclosures required with state environmental policy act checklist—Public inspection of information.

78.56.050 - Environmental impact statement required—Mitigation measures to be part of permit requirements—Department of ecology to cooperate with affected local governments.

78.56.060 - Metals mining coordinator to be appointed—Duties.

78.56.070 - Quarterly inspections by responsible state agencies required—Cross-training and coordination of inspections encouraged.

78.56.080 - Estimate of costs by department of ecology and department of natural resources—Fee on operations to be established by department of ecology.

78.56.090 - Initial waste discharge permits for tailings facilities—Siting criteria—Primary screening process—Technical site investigation—Site selection report.

78.56.100 - Waste discharge permits for metals mining and milling operations tailing facilities—Pollution control standards—Waste rock management plan—Citizen observation and verification of water samples—Voluntary reduction plan—Application of this...

78.56.110 - Performance security required—Conditions—Department of ecology authority to adopt requirements—Liability under performance security.

78.56.120 - Remediation or mitigation by department of ecology—Order to submit performance security.

78.56.130 - Legislative finding—Impact analysis required for large-scale operations—Impact fees by county legislative authority—Application of this section—Application of chapter 82.02 RCW.

78.56.140 - Citizen action suits.

78.56.150 - Application of requirements to milling facilities not adjacent to mining operation.

78.56.160 - Moratorium on use of heap leach extraction process—Joint review by department of ecology and department of natural resources—Permanent prohibition of in situ extraction.

78.56.901 - Effective date—1994 c 232 §§ 1-5, 9-17, and 23-29.

78.56.902 - Effective date—1994 c 232 §§ 6-8 and 18-22.