Revised Code of Washington - RCW Title 76 Forests And Forest Products - Chapter 76.15 Community And Urban Forestry

76.15.005 Finding
(1) Trees and other woody vegetation are a necessary and important part of community and urban environments. Community and urban forests have many values and ...

76.15.007 Purpose
The purpose of this chapter is to: (1) Encourage planting and maintenance and management of trees in the state's municipalities and counties and maximize the ...

76.15.010 Definitions
Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter. (1) "Community and urban forest" is that land in and ...

76.15.020 Authority
(1) The department may establish and maintain a program in community and urban forestry to accomplish the purpose stated in RCW 76.15.007. The department may ...

76.15.030 Funding sources -- Fees -- Contracts
The department may: (1) Receive and disburse any and all moneys contributed, allotted, or paid by the United States under authority of any act of ...

76.15.040 Primary duty, department's -- Cooperation
The department shall assume the primary responsibility of carrying out this chapter and shall cooperate with other private and public, state and federal persons, any ...

76.15.050 Agreements for urban tree planting
The department may enter into agreements with one or more nonprofit organizations whose primary purpose is urban tree planting. The agreements shall be to further ...

76.15.060 Urban tree planting to be encouraged
The department shall encourage urban planting of tree varieties that are site-appropriate and provide the best combination of energy and water conservation, fire safety and ...

76.15.070 Prioritized statewide inventory of community and urban forests -- Community and urban forest assessment -- Criteria and implementation plan
(1)(a) The department may, in collaboration with educational institutions, municipalities, corporations, the technical advisory committee created in RCW 76.15.080, state and national service organizations, and ...

76.15.080 Technical advisory committee
(1) The commissioner of public lands shall appoint a technical advisory committee to provide advice to the department during the development of the criteria and ...

76.15.090 Evergreen community designation -- Department's duties
The department shall manage the application and evaluation of candidates for evergreen community designation under RCW 35.105.030, and forward its recommendations to the department of ...