SB 6501.E - DIGEST
(DIGEST AS ENACTED)

Authorizes cities and counties to submit a petition to the department of ecology for reimbursement of extraordinary costs associated with managing unforeseen consequences of used oil contaminated with polychlorinated biphenyl.

Requires the department of ecology to: (1) Update the guidelines establishing statewide equipment and operating standards for public used oil collection sites;

(2) In consultation with city and county moderate risk waste coordinators, the United States environmental protection agency, and other stakeholders, process and prioritize city and county petitions that meet certain conditions; and

(3) Develop best management practices for preventing and managing polychlorinated biphenyl contamination at public used oil collection sites.

Requires each local government to include a plan for addressing best management practices in its used oil recycling element.