CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT
SUBSTITUTE
HOUSE BILL 1777
Chapter 236, Laws of 1999
56th Legislature
1999 Regular Session
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
DOCUMENTS--DEFINITION
EFFECTIVE DATE: 7/25/99
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Passed by the House March 15,
1999
Yeas 97 Nays 0
 CLYDE
BALLARD
Speaker of the House
of Representatives
 FRANK
CHOPP
Speaker of the House of
Representatives
Passed by the Senate April 12,
1999
Yeas 44 Nays 0
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CERTIFICATE
We, Dean R. Foster and Timothy
A. Martin, Co-Chief Clerks of the House of Representatives of the State of
Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL
1777 as passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on the
dates hereon set forth.
 DEAN
R. FOSTER
Chief
Clerk
 TIMOTHY
A. MARTIN
Chief
Clerk
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BRAD
OWEN
President
of the Senate
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Approved May 10, 1999 Place Style On Codes above, and Style Off Codes
below.
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FILED
May 10, 1999 - 4:19
p.m.
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GARY
LOCKE
Governor
of the State of Washington
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Secretary of
State
State of
Washington
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SUBSTITUTE
HOUSE BILL 1777
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Passed
Legislature - 1999 Regular Session
State
of Washington 56th Legislature 1999 Regular Session
By
Read
first time 03/02/1999.
Defining technical assistance documents.
AN
ACT Relating to technical assistance documents; and amending RCW 43.05.010.
BE IT
ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Sec.
1. RCW
43.05.010 and 1995 c 403 s 602 are each amended to read as follows:
Unless
the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply
throughout this chapter.
(1)
"Civil penalty" means a monetary penalty administratively issued by a
regulatory agency for noncompliance with state or federal law or rules. The
term does not include any criminal penalty, damage assessments, wages,
premiums, or taxes owed, or interest or late fees on any existing obligation.
(2)
"Regulatory agency" means an agency as defined in RCW 34.05.010 that
has the authority to issue civil penalties. The term does not include the
state patrol or any institution of higher education as defined in RCW
28B.10.016.
(3)
"Technical assistance" includes:
(a)
Information on the laws, rules, and compliance methods and technologies
applicable to the regulatory agency's programs;
(b)
Information on methods to avoid compliance problems;
(c)
Assistance in applying for permits; and
(d)
Information on the mission, goals, and objectives of the program.
(4)
"Technical assistance documents" means documents prepared to provide
information specified in subsection (3) of this section entitled a technical
assistance document by the agency head or its designee. Technical assistance
documents do not include notices of correction, violation, or enforcement
action. Technical assistance documents do not impose mandatory obligations or
serve as the basis for a citation.
Passed the House March 15, 1999.
Passed the Senate April 12, 1999.
Approved by the Governor May
10, 1999.
Filed
in Office of Secretary of State May 10, 1999.