WSR 08-06-057

PERMANENT RULES

PUGET SOUND

CLEAN AIR AGENCY

[ Filed February 29, 2008, 3:29 p.m. , effective April 1, 2008 ]


     Effective Date of Rule: April 1, 2008.

     Purpose: To prohibit burning of land clearing debris in King, Pierce, and Snohomish counties as of June 30, 2008.

     Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending Sections 8.09, 8.10, and 8.11 of Regulation I.

     Statutory Authority for Adoption: Chapter 70.94 RCW.

      Adopted under notice filed as WSR 08-03-108 on January 22, 2008.

     Changes Other than Editing from Proposed to Adopted Version: In newly adopted Section 8.13(b), "As authorized by WAC 173-425-040(5), residential burning is prohibited in King, Pierce, and Snohomish Counties after June 30, 2010." was replaced with "[reserved – residential burning]."

     Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0;      Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Date Adopted: February 28, 2008.

Dennis J. McLerran

Executive Director

AMENDATORY SECTION

REGULATION I SECTION 8.09 DESCRIPTION OF THE KING COUNTY NO-BURN AREA


     As ((provided)) authorized by WAC 173-425-040(5), residential burning and land((-))_clearing burning are prohibited in the following areas of King County until the dates in Section 8.13 of this regulation:

     (a) The King County Urban Growth Area; and

     (b) The former carbon monoxide (CO) non-attainment area (Seattle/Tacoma/Everett urban area as defined by the Washington State Department of Transportation, 1983 version, urban area maps).

     Reviser's note: The typographical error in the above material occurred in the copy filed by the Puget Sound Clean Air Agency and appears in the Register pursuant to the requirements of RCW 34.08.040.

AMENDATORY SECTION

REGULATION I SECTION 8.10 DESCRIPTION OF THE PIERCE COUNTY NO-BURN AREA


     As ((provided)) authorized by WAC 173-425-040(5), residential burning and land((-))_clearing burning are prohibited in the following areas of Pierce County until the dates in Section 8.13 of this regulation:

     (a) The Pierce County Urban Growth Area; and

     (b) The former carbon monoxide (CO) non-attainment area (Seattle/Tacoma/Everett urban area as defined by the Washington State Department of Transportation, 1983 version, urban area maps).

     Reviser's note: The typographical error in the above material occurred in the copy filed by the Puget Sound Clean Air Agency and appears in the Register pursuant to the requirements of RCW 34.08.040.

AMENDATORY SECTION

REGULATION I SECTION 8.11 DESCRIPTION OF THE SNOHOMISH COUNTY NO-BURN AREA


     As ((provided)) authorized by WAC 173-425-040(5), residential burning and land((-))_clearing burning are prohibited in the following areas of Snohomish County until the dates in Section 8.13 of this regulation:

     (a) The Snohomish County Urban Growth Area; and

     (b) The former carbon monoxide (CO) non-attainment area (Seattle/Tacoma/Everett urban area as defined by the Washington State Department of Transportation, 1983 version, urban area maps).

     Reviser's note: The typographical error in the above material occurred in the copy filed by the Puget Sound Clean Air Agency and appears in the Register pursuant to the requirements of RCW 34.08.040.

NEW SECTION

REGULATION I SECTION 8.13 LAND CLEARING AND RESIDENTIAL BURNING PROHIBITED


     (a) As authorized by WAC 173-425-040(5), land clearing burning is prohibited in King, Pierce, and Snohomish Counties after June 30, 2008.

     (b) [reserved - residential burning]

     Reviser's note: The brackets and enclosed material in the text of the above section occurred in the copy filed by the agency and appear in the Register pursuant to the requirements of RCW 34.08.040.

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