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                                         SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 3265

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State of Washington                              49th Legislature                              1985 Regular Session

By Senate Committee on Parks and Ecology (originally sponsored by Senators Kreidler, Zimmerman, Talmadge, Granlund and Goltz)

Read first time 2/11/85.

AN ACT Relating to public waste disposal and management facilities; and amending RCW 43.99F.040.

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

        Sec. 1.  Section 4, chapter 159, Laws of 1980 and RCW 43.99F.040 are each amended to read as follows:

          The proceeds from the sale of the bonds deposited in the state and local improvements revolving account, Waste Disposal Facilities, 1980  of the general fund under the terms of this chapter shall be administered by the state department of ecology subject to legislative appropriation.  The department may use or permit the use of any funds derived from the sale of bonds authorized under this chapter to accomplish the purpose for which the bonds are issued by direct expenditures and by grants or loans to public bodies, including grants to public bodies as cost-sharing funds in any case where federal, local, or other funds are made available on a cost-sharing basis for improvements within the purposes of this chapter.  The department shall ensure that funds derived from the sale of bonds authorized under this chapter do not constitute more than seventy-five percent of the total cost of any waste disposal or management facility.  Not more than two percent of the proceeds of the bond issue may be used by the department of ecology in relation to the administration of the expenditures, grants, and loans.

          At least ((one hundred fifty)) eighty-five million dollars of the proceeds of the bonds authorized by this chapter shall be used exclusively for solid waste management systems capable of producing renewable energy or energy savings as a result of the management of the wastes.  Funds not obligated by a signed grant agreement for facility construction by December 31, 1987, shall be made available for other purposes authorized by this chapter.  "Renewable energy" means, but is not limited to, the production of steam, hot water for steam heat, electricity, cogeneration, gas, or fuel through the use of wastes by incineration, refuse-derived fuel processes, pyrolysis, hydrolysis, or bioconversion, and energy savings through material recovery from waste source separation and/or recycling.

          The department of ecology shall present a progress report of actual projects committed by the department to the senate committee on ways and means and the house of representatives committee on appropriations no later than November 30th of each year.

          Integration of the management and operation of systems for solid waste disposal with systems of liquid waste disposal holds promise of improved waste disposal efficiency and greater environmental protection and restoration.  To encourage the planning for and development of such integration, the department may provide for special grant incentives to public bodies which plan for or operate integrated waste disposal management systems.