Revised Code of Washington - RCW Title 17 Weeds, Rodents, And Pests - Chapter 17.26 Control Of Spartina And Purple Loosestrife
- 17.26.005 Findings
The legislature finds that: (1) Spartina alterniflora, Spartina anglica, Spartina x townsendii, and Spartina patens which are collectively called spartina are not native to the ...
- 17.26.006 Findings -- Purpose
This state is facing an environmental disaster that will affect other states as well as other nations. The legislature finds that six years is sufficient ...
- 17.26.007 Findings -- Application to appropriations
This section applies to appropriations made to the department of agriculture specifically for the removal or control of spartina or purple loosestrife or both plants. ...
- 17.26.010 Restriction on state agencies and local governments
State agencies and local governments may not use any other local, state, or federal permitting requirement, regulatory authority, or legal mechanism to override the legislative ...
- 17.26.011 Spartina removal includes restoration -- Study
Spartina removal shall include restoration to return intertidal land and other infested lands to the condition found on adjacent unaffected lands in the same tidal ...
- 17.26.015 Lead agency -- Responsibilities
(1) The state department of agriculture is the lead agency for the control of spartina and purple loosestrife with the advice of the state noxious ...
- 17.26.020 High priority for all state agencies -- Definitions
(1) Facilitating the control of spartina and purple loosestrife is a high priority for all state agencies. (2) The department of natural resources is responsible ...
- 17.26.900 Severability -- 1995 c 255
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 ...
- 17.26.901 Effective date -- 1995 c 255
This act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of the state government and its existing public ...
Last modified: April 7, 2009