The department shall have the authority to coordinate implementation of the action plan with appropriate state agencies including the parks and recreation commission and the departments of ecology and fish and wildlife. The department is authorized to adopt, in consultation with affected agencies, the necessary rules to provide for the cleanup and to prevent pollution of the waters of the state and aquatic lands by plastic and other marine debris.
[ 2005 c 155 § 903; 1994 c 264 § 65; 1989 c 23 § 3. Formerly RCW 79.97.030, 79.81.030.]

Terms Used In Washington Code 79.145.030

  • Action plan: means the marine plastic debris action plan of October 1988 as presented to the commissioner by the marine plastic debris task force. See Washington Code 79.145.020
  • Department: means the department of natural resources. See Washington Code 79.145.020