CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT

ENGROSSED SENATE BILL 5669

Chapter 308, Laws of 2007

60th Legislature
2007 Regular Session



RENEWABLE FUEL--STANDARDS



EFFECTIVE DATE: 07/22/07

Passed by the Senate April 17, 2007
  YEAS 46   NAYS 0

BRAD OWEN
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President of the Senate
Passed by the House April 3, 2007
  YEAS 96   NAYS 0

FRANK CHOPP
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Speaker of the House of Representatives


 
CERTIFICATE

I, Thomas Hoemann, Secretary of the Senate of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is ENGROSSED SENATE BILL 5669 as passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives on the dates hereon set forth.

THOMAS HOEMANN
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Secretary
Approved May 3, 2007, 2:26 p.m.








CHRISTINE GREGOIRE
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Governor of the State of Washington
 
FILED
May 7, 2007







Secretary of State
State of Washington


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ENGROSSED SENATE BILL 5669
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AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE

Passed Legislature - 2007 Regular Session
State of Washington60th Legislature2007 Regular Session

By Senators Holmquist, Poulsen, Rasmussen, Pflug, Oemig, Swecker, Clements, Schoesler, Roach, Rockefeller and Kilmer

Read first time 01/29/2007.   Referred to Committee on Water, Energy & Telecommunications.



     AN ACT Relating to implementing renewable fuel standards; adding a new section to chapter 43.21C RCW; and providing an expiration date.

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

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 1   A new section is added to chapter 43.21C RCW to read as follows:
     (1) Lead agencies, and other agencies with jurisdiction, shall process all applications and decisions relating to infrastructure improvements or activities necessary to implement renewable fuel standards under chapter 19.112 RCW and RCW 43.19.642 in a defined and efficient manner according to specific timelines and practices designed to minimize processing and review times. Such applications and decisions may be processed prior to competing applications and decisions, to the extent appropriate under current law. Application and permit review requirements, turnaround times, and agency and applicant performance according to these standards shall be posted and made easily accessible to the public.
     (2) Applications and decisions subject to the provisions of this section include, but are not limited to, any attendant and nonexempt state environmental policy act requirements under RCW 43.21C.030 and chapter 197-11 WAC, or other license, permit, or approval requirements relating to the:
     (a) Installation of new storage tanks; pumps; any project to allow for increasing refining and blending capacity; any project to allow for efficiency improvements for refiners, blenders, or bulk plant operators; and any modification to off-loading or on-loading racks;
     (b) Addition of heating or other equipment to biodiesel storage tanks or tanks that hold a blended product; and
     (c) Replacement of underground fuel storage tanks, aboveground fuel storage tanks, pumps, and large bulk tanks.
     (3) This section does not apply to biodiesel or ethanol production facilities.
     (4) This section expires January 1, 2009.


         Passed by the Senate April 17, 2007.
         Passed by the House April 3, 2007.
         Approved by the Governor May 3, 2007.
         Filed in Office of Secretary of State May 7, 2007.