| Passed by the Senate April 17, 2007 YEAS 46 BRAD OWEN ________________________________________ President of the Senate Passed by the House April 3, 2007 YEAS 96 FRANK CHOPP ________________________________________ Speaker of the House of Representatives | 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 ________________________________________ Secretary | |
| Approved May 3, 2007, 2:26 p.m. CHRISTINE GREGOIRE ________________________________________ Governor of the State of Washington | May 7, 2007 Secretary of State State of Washington |
| State of Washington | 60th Legislature | 2007 Regular Session |
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.