Revised Code of Washington - RCW Title 70 Public Health And Safety - Chapter 70.121 Mill Tailings -- Licensing And Perpetual Care
- 70.121.010 Legislative findings
The legislature finds that: (1) The milling of uranium and thorium creates potential hazards to the health of the citizens of the state of Washington ...
- 70.121.020 Definitions
Unless the context clearly requires a different meaning, the definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter. (1) "Department" means the department of health. (2) ...
- 70.121.030 Licenses -- Renewal -- Hearings
(1) Any person who proposes to operate a uranium or thorium mill within the state of Washington after January 1, 1980, shall obtain a license ...
- 70.121.040 Facility operations and decommissioning -- Monitoring
The secretary or his representative shall monitor the operations of the mill for compliance with the conditions of the license by the owner or operator. ...
- 70.121.050 Radiation perpetual maintenance fund -- Licensee contributions -- Disposition
On a quarterly basis on and after January 1, 1980, there shall be levied and the department shall collect a charge of five cents per ...
- 70.121.060 State authority to acquire property for surveillance sites
In order to provide for the proper care and surveillance of sites under RCW 70.121.050, the state may acquire by gift or transfer from any ...
- 70.121.070 Status of acquired state property for surveillance sites
Recognizing the uncertainty of the existence of a person or corporation in perpetuity, and recognizing that ultimate responsibility to protect the public health and safety ...
- 70.121.080 Payment for transferred sites for surveillance
If a person licensed by any governmental agency other than the state or if any other governmental agency desires to transfer a site to the ...
- 70.121.090 Authority for on-site inspections and monitoring
Each licensee under this chapter, as a condition of his license, shall submit to whatever reasonable on-site inspections and on-site monitoring as required in order ...
- 70.121.100 Licensees' bond requirements
The secretary or the secretary's duly authorized representative shall require the posting of a bond by licensees to be used exclusively to provide funds in ...
- 70.121.110 Acceptable bonds
A bond shall be accepted by the department if it is a bond issued by a fidelity or surety company admitted to do business in ...
- 70.121.120 Forfeited bonds -- Use of fund
All bonds forfeited shall be paid to the department for deposit in the radiation perpetual maintenance fund. All moneys in this fund may only be ...
- 70.121.130 Exemptions from bonding requirements
All state, local, or other governmental agencies, or subdivisions thereof, are exempt from the bonding requirements of this chapter.[1987 c 184 § 7; 1979 ex.s. ...
- 70.121.140 Amounts owed to state -- Lien created
If a licensee fails to pay the department within a reasonable time money owed to the state under this chapter, the obligation owed to the ...
- 70.121.150 Amounts owed to the state -- Collection by attorney general
The attorney general shall use all available methods of obtaining funds owed to the state under this chapter. The attorney general shall foreclose on liens ...
- 70.121.900 Construction
This chapter is cumulative and not exclusive, and no part of this chapter shall be construed to repeal any existing law specifically enacted for the ...
- 70.121.905 Short title
This chapter may be known as the "Mill Tailings Licensing and Perpetual Care Act of 1979".[1979 ex.s. c 110 § 15.]Notes: Effective date -- 1979 ...
- 70.121.910 Severability -- 1979 ex.s. c 110
If any provision of this act or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the act or the application ...
Last modified: April 7, 2009