Revised Code of Washington - RCW Title 70 Public Health And Safety - Chapter 70.148 Underground Petroleum Storage Tanks

• 70.148.005 Finding -- Intent
  (1) The legislature finds that: (a) Final regulations adopted by the United States environmental protection agency (EPA) require owners and operators of underground petroleum storage ...
• 70.148.010 Definitions
  Unless the context requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter. (1) "Accidental release" means any sudden or nonsudden release of petroleum ...
• 70.148.020 Pollution liability insurance program trust account
  (1) The pollution liability insurance program trust account is established in the custody of the state treasurer. All funds appropriated for this chapter and all ...
• 70.148.025 Reinsurance for heating oil pollution liability protection program
  The director shall provide reinsurance through the pollution liability insurance program trust account to the heating oil pollution liability protection program under chapter 70.149 RCW.[1995 ...
• 70.148.030 Pollution liability insurance program -- Generally -- Ad hoc committees
  (1) The Washington pollution liability insurance program is created as an independent agency of the state. The administrative head and appointing authority of the program ...
• 70.148.035 Program design -- Cost coverage
  The director may design the program to cover the costs incurred in determining whether a proposed applicant for pollution insurance under the program meets the ...
• 70.148.040 Rules
  The director may adopt rules consistent with this chapter to carry out the purposes of this chapter. All rules shall be adopted in accordance with ...
• 70.148.050 Powers and duties of director
  The director has the following powers and duties: (1) To design and from time to time revise a reinsurance contract providing coverage to an insurer ...
• 70.148.060 Disclosure of reports and information -- Penalty
  (1) All examination and proprietary reports and information obtained by the director and the director's staff in soliciting bids from insurers and in monitoring the ...
• 70.148.070 Insurer selection process and criteria
  (1) In selecting an insurer to provide pollution liability insurance coverage to owners and operators of underground storage tanks, the director shall evaluate bids based ...
• 70.148.080 Cancellation or refusal by insurer -- Appeal
  If the insurer cancels or refuses to issue or renew a policy, the affected owner or operator may appeal the insurer's decision to the director. ...
• 70.148.090 Exemptions from Title 48 RCW -- Exceptions
  (1) The activities and operations of the program are exempt from the provisions and requirements of Title 48 RCW and to the extent of their ...
• 70.148.110 Reservation of legislative power
  The legislature reserves the right to amend or repeal all or any part of this chapter at any time, and there is no vested right ...
• 70.148.120 Financial assistance for corrective actions in small communities -- Intent
  The legislature recognizes as a fundamental government purpose the need to protect the environment and human health and safety. To that end the state has ...
• 70.148.130 Financial assistance -- Criteria
  (1) Subject to the conditions and limitations of RCW 70.148.120 through 70.148.170, the director shall establish and manage a program for providing financial assistance to ...
• 70.148.140 Financial assistance -- Private owner or operator
  (1) To qualify for financial assistance, a private owner or operator retailing petroleum products to the public must: (a) First apply for insurance from the ...
• 70.148.150 Financial assistance -- Public owner or operator
  (1) To qualify for financial assistance, a public owner or operator must: (a) First apply for insurance from the pollution liability insurance program and request ...
• 70.148.160 Financial assistance -- Rural hospitals
  To qualify for financial assistance, a rural hospital as defined in *RCW 18.89.020, owning or operating an underground storage tank must: (1) First apply for ...
• 70.148.170 Certification
  (1) The director shall develop and distribute to appropriate cities, towns, and counties a form for use by the local government in making the certification ...
• 70.148.900 Expiration of chapter
  This chapter shall expire June 1, 2013.[2006 c 276 § 3; 2000 c 16 § 1; 1995 c 12 § 2; 1989 c 383 § ...
• 70.148.901 Severability -- 1989 c 383
  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