70A.540.120 – Violation of chapter—Civil penalty.
RCW 70A.540.120 Violation of chapter—Civil penalty. Any person who violates this chapter or any rules that implement this chapter may incur a civil penalty pursuant to RCW 70A.15.3160. The department shall waive penalties in the event the owner or operator of the landfill is actively taking corrective actions to control any methane exceedances. Penalties collected […]
70A.540.010 – Definitions.
RCW 70A.540.010 Definitions. The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (1) “Active municipal solid waste landfill” means a municipal solid waste landfill that has accepted or is accepting solid waste for disposal and has not been closed in accordance with the requirements set forth in WAC 173-351-500 […]
70A.540.020 – Application of chapter—Rules.
RCW 70A.540.020 Application of chapter—Rules. (1) This chapter applies to all municipal solid waste landfills that received solid waste after January 1, 1992, except as provided in subsection (2) of this section. (2) This chapter does not apply to the following landfills: (a) Landfills that receive only hazardous waste, or are currently regulated under the […]
70A.535.070 – Producers or importers must register with the department—Transfer of ownership of transportation fuels—Documentation—Reporting of information—Adoption of rules.
RCW 70A.535.070 Producers or importers must register with the department—Transfer of ownership of transportation fuels—Documentation—Reporting of information—Adoption of rules. (1)(a) Each producer or importer of any amount of a transportation fuel that is ineligible to generate credits consistent with the requirements of RCW 70A.535.030(3) must register with the department. (b) Electric vehicle manufacturers and producers, […]
70A.535.080 – Electric utilities—Use of certain revenues—Provision of information to the department.
RCW 70A.535.080 Electric utilities—Use of certain revenues—Provision of information to the department. (1)(a) Fifty percent of the revenues generated by an electric utility from credits earned from the electricity supplied to retail customers by an electric utility under the clean fuels program must be expended by the electric utility on transportation electrification projects, which may […]
70A.535.090 – Reporting requirements—Report to the legislature—Independent analysis.
RCW 70A.535.090 Reporting requirements—Report to the legislature—Independent analysis. (1) Beginning May 1, 2025, and each May 1st thereafter, the department must post a report on the department’s website that includes the following information regarding the previous calendar year of clean fuels program activities: (a) The program-wide number of credits and deficits generated by entities participating […]
70A.535.100 – Fuel supply forecast.
RCW 70A.535.100 Fuel supply forecast. (1) In consultation with the department, the utilities and transportation commission, and the department of agriculture, the department of commerce must develop a periodic fuel supply forecast to project the availability of fuels to Washington necessary for compliance with clean fuels program requirements. (2) Based upon the estimates in subsection […]
70A.535.110 – Forecast deferral.
RCW 70A.535.110 Forecast deferral. (1) No later than 30 calendar days before the commencement of a compliance period, the department shall issue an order declaring a forecast deferral if the fuel supply forecast under RCW 70A.535.100 projects that the amount of credits that will be available during the forecast compliance period will be less than […]
70A.535.120 – Emergency deferral of compliance with carbon intensity standard.
RCW 70A.535.120 Emergency deferral of compliance with carbon intensity standard. (1) The director of the department may issue an order declaring an emergency deferral of compliance with the carbon intensity standard established under RCW 70A.535.025 no later than 15 calendar days after the date the department determines, in consultation with the governor’s office and the […]
70A.535.130 – Fee—Clean fuels program account—Rule making to be conducted as provided in RCW 34.05.328.
RCW 70A.535.130 Fee—Clean fuels program account—Rule making to be conducted as provided in RCW 34.05.328. (1) The department may require that persons that are required or elect to register or report under this chapter pay a fee. If the department elects to require program participants to pay a fee, the department must, after an opportunity […]