(1) This chapter applies to owners and operators of onshore facilities, offshore facilities, and covered vessels required to submit oil spill contingency plans under chapters
90.56 and
88.46 RCW.
(2) This chapter applies to any person submitting a contingency plan on behalf of a covered vessel, multiple covered vessels, onshore facilities and offshore facilities, or any combination thereof.
(3) This chapter applies to response contractors that must be approved by ecology before they may serve as primary response contractors (PRCs) for a contingency plan.
(4) This chapter applies to spill management teams (SMTs) that must be approved by ecology before they may serve as SMTs for a contingency plan.
(5) This chapter applies to wildlife response service providers (WRSPs) that must be approved by ecology before they may serve as WRSPs for a contingency plan.
(6) This chapter does not apply to public vessels as defined by this chapter, mobile facilities or to spill response vessels that are exclusively dedicated to spill response activities when operating on the waters of this state.
(7) Railroads are facilities for the purposes of contingency planning under RCW
90.56.210. Railroad contingency planning regulations are described in chapter
173-186 WAC.
[Statutory Authority: RCW
88.46.0601,
88.46.060,
88.46.120,
88.46.068,
90.56.2101,
90.56.210,
90.56.240,
90.56.569,
90.56.050, and
90.56.005. WSR 20-01-165 (Order 18-10), § 173-182-015, filed 12/18/19, effective 1/18/20. Statutory Authority: Chapter
90.56 RCW. WSR 16-21-046 (Order 15-08), § 173-182-015, filed 10/12/16, effective 11/12/16. Statutory Authority: RCW
88.46.060,
90.46.050. WSR 14-15-076 (Order 13-10), § 173-182-015, filed 7/16/14, effective 8/16/14. Statutory Authority: Chapters
88.46, 90.48,
90.56 RCW, and 2011 c 122. WSR 13-01-054 (Order 11-06), § 173-182-015, filed 12/14/12, effective 1/14/13. Statutory Authority: Chapters
88.46, 90.56, and
90.48 RCW. WSR 06-20-035 (Order 00-03), § 173-182-015, filed 9/25/06, effective 10/26/06.]