Rule-Making Archive

Chapter 173-180 WAC - Facility oil handling standards

Chapter 173-182 WAC - Oil spill contingency planning

Chapter 173–183 WAC - Pre-assessment screening and oil spill compensation schedule regulations

Chapter 173-184 WAC - Vessel oil transfer advance notice and containment requirements

Chapter 317–05 WAC - Definitions [Office of Marine Safety]

Chapter 347,2007 laws. (Senate Bill 5552) made changes to the Natural Resource Damage Assessment (NRDA) assessment penalty from $50 to $100 per gallon of oil spilled.

WAC Chapter 173-183-320 will be amended to reflect the change.
The same law also provided a change in definition of oil to include "oils of any kind". This includes biological fuels, such as biodiesel. This change will affect all current rules that reference the definition.
Change to the definition of "oil" to match the statute will be made to WAC 173-180-025; 173-184-025; 173-182- 030; 173-1 83-1 00; and 31 7-05-020.

This amendment will make rules consistent with law.

Filing date

Rule-making progress

11/07/07

Expedited adoption

8/31/07

Expedited rule proposal

This rule is being proposed under an expedited rule-making process that will eliminate the need for the agency to hold public hearings, prepare a small business economic impact statement, or provide responses to the criteria for a significant legislative rule. If you object to this use of the expedited rule-making process, you must express your objections in writing no later than November 5, 2007 and send them to:

Jerry Thielen, Agency Rules Coordinator
Department of Ecology
PO Box 47600
Olympia, WA 98504-7600