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                                             SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 1743

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State of Washington                              53rd Legislature                             1993 Regular Session

By House Committee on Environmental Affairs (originally sponsored by Representatives Flemming, Horn, Rust, Linville, Valle and J. Kohl)

Read first time 02/26/93.

Establishing a pilot multimedia program for pollution prevention.

          AN ACT Relating to pollution prevention; and adding a new section to chapter 70.95C RCW.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.  A new section is added to chapter 70.95C RCW to read as follows:

          (1) Not later than January 1, 1994, the department shall designate an industry type and up to ten individual facilities within that industry type to be the focus of a pilot multimedia program.  The program shall be designed to coordinate department actions related to environmental permits, plans, approvals, certificates, registrations, technical assistance, and inspections.  The program shall also investigate the feasibility of issuing facility-wide permits.  The department shall determine the industry type and facilities based on criteria which shall include at least the following factors:

          (a) The potential for the industry to serve as a state-wide model for multimedia environmental programs including pollution prevention;

          (b) The existence within the industry type of a range of business sizes; and

          (c) Voluntary participation in the program.

          (2) Not later than January 1, 1996, the department shall submit to the governor and the appropriate standing committees of the legislature:

          (a) A report evaluating the pilot multimedia program.  The report shall consider the program's effect on the efficiency and effectiveness of program delivery and shall evaluate the feasibility of expanding the program to other industry types; and

          (b) A report analyzing the feasibility of a facility-wide permit program.

          (3) In developing the program, the department shall consult with and seek the cooperation of the environmental protection agency.

          (4) For purposes of this section, "facility-wide permit" means a single multimedia permit issued by the department to the owner or operator of a facility incorporating the permits and any other relevant department approvals previously issued to the owner or operator or currently required by the department.

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