§ 43.21C.010 Purposes
§ 43.21C.020 Legislative recognitions — Declaration — Responsibility
§ 43.21C.030 Guidelines for state agencies, local governments — Statements — Reports — Advice — Information
§ 43.21C.0301 Decisions not subject to RCW 43.21C.030
§ 43.21C.031 Significant impacts
§ 43.21C.0311 Final environmental impact statements — Expeditious manner — Time limit — Reports
§ 43.21C.033 Threshold determination to be made within ninety days after application is complete
§ 43.21C.034 Use of existing documents
§ 43.21C.035 Certain irrigation projects decisions exempt from RCW 43.21C.030(2)(c)
§ 43.21C.036 Hazardous substance remedial actions — Procedural requirements and documents to be integrated
§ 43.21C.037 Application of RCW 43.21C.030(2)(c) to forest practices
§ 43.21C.038 Application of RCW 43.21C.030(2)(c) to school closures
§ 43.21C.0381 Application of RCW 43.21C.030(2)(c) to decisions pertaining to air operating permits
§ 43.21C.0382 Application of RCW 43.21C.030(2)(c) to watershed restoration projects — Fish habitat enhancement projects
§ 43.21C.0383 Application of RCW 43.21C.030(2)(c) to waste discharge permits
§ 43.21C.0384 Application of RCW 43.21C.030(2)(c) to wireless services facilities — Reporting requirement — Definitions
§ 43.21C.039 Metals mining and milling operations — Environmental impact statements required
§ 43.21C.040 Examination of laws, regulations, policies by state agencies and local authorities — Report of deficiencies and corrective measures
§ 43.21C.050 Specific statutory obligations not affected
§ 43.21C.060 Chapter supplementary — Conditioning or denial of governmental action
§ 43.21C.065 Impact fees and fees for system improvements
§ 43.21C.075 Appeals
§ 43.21C.080 Notice of action by governmental agency — How publicized — Time limitation for commencing challenge to action
§ 43.21C.087 List of filings required by RCW 43.21C.080
§ 43.21C.090 Decision of governmental agency to be accorded substantial weight
§ 43.21C.095 State environmental policy act rules to be accorded substantial deference
§ 43.21C.110 Content of state environmental policy act rules
§ 43.21C.120 Rules, ordinances, resolutions and regulations — Adoption — Effective dates
§ 43.21C.130 Model ordinances
§ 43.21C.135 Authority of local governmental units to adopt rules, guidelines and model ordinances by reference
§ 43.21C.150 RCW 43.21C.030(2)(c) inapplicable when statement previously prepared pursuant to national environmental policy act
§ 43.21C.160 Utilization of statement prepared under RCW 43.21C.030 to implement chapter 90.62 RCW — Utilization of chapter 90.62 RCW procedures to satisfy RCW 43.21C.030(2)(c)
§ 43.21C.170 Council on environmental policy
§ 43.21C.175 Council on environmental policy — Personnel
§ 43.21C.210 Certain actions during state of emergency exempt from chapter
§ 43.21C.220 Incorporation of city or town exempt from chapter
§ 43.21C.222 Annexation by city or town exempt from chapter
§ 43.21C.225 Consolidation and annexation of cities and towns exempt from chapter
§ 43.21C.227 Disincorporation of a city or town or reduction of city or town limits exempt from chapter
§ 43.21C.229 Infill and housing development — Categorical exemptions from chapter
§ 43.21C.230 Development and adoption of plan under chapter 43.180 RCW exempt from chapter
§ 43.21C.240 Project review under the growth management act
§ 43.21C.250 Forest practices board — Emergency rules — Exempt from chapter
§ 43.21C.260 Certain actions not subject to RCW 43.21C.030(2)(c) — Threshold determination on a watershed analysis
§ 43.21C.300 Workshops — Handbook
§ 43.21C.400 Unfinished nuclear power projects — Council action exempt from this chapter
§ 43.21C.405 Nonproject environmental reviews of electrical transmission facilities
§ 43.21C.408 Lead agency use of nonproject environmental impact statement for electrical transmission facility
§ 43.21C.410 Battery charging and exchange station installation
§ 43.21C.420 Comprehensive plans and development regulations — Optional elements — Nonproject environmental impact statements — Subarea plans — Transfer of development rights program — Recovery of expenses
§ 43.21C.428 Recovery of expenses of nonproject environmental impact statements — Fees for subsequent development
§ 43.21C.430 Certain fish protection standards exempt from compliance with chapter
§ 43.21C.440 Planned action — Defined — Authority of a county, city, or town — Community meetings
§ 43.21C.450 Nonproject actions exempt from requirements of chapter
§ 43.21C.460 Environmental checklist — Authority of lead agency — Limitations of section
§ 43.21C.470 Categorical exemption for structurally deficient bridges — Definition
§ 43.21C.480 Repair or replacement of structurally deficient state bridges exempt from chapter
§ 43.21C.490 Formation of community facilities districts exempt from this chapter
§ 43.21C.495 Adoption of ordinances, development regulations, and other nonproject actions — Certain actions not subject to administrative or judicial appeals
§ 43.21C.497 Other actions not subject to appeal
§ 43.21C.501 Certain project actions evaluated under this chapter by a city or town planning under RCW 36.70A.040 — When exempt from appeals under this chapter
§ 43.21C.503 Exempt projects — Environmental checklist not required
§ 43.21C.515 Projects permitted pursuant to RCW 77.55.480 — Not subject to RCW 43.21C.030(2)
§ 43.21C.520 Review of greenhouse gas emissions from a new or expanded facility
§ 43.21C.525 Model ordinances created under RCW 70A.207.030 — Certain actions not subject to the requirements of this chapter
§ 43.21C.530 Clean energy projects
§ 43.21C.535 Clean energy projects — Nonproject environmental impact statements
§ 43.21C.538 Clean energy projects — Nonproject environmental impact statements — Lead agency use
§ 43.21C.540 Mitigation of light pollution at utility-scale wind energy facility — Actions exempt from requirements of this chapter
§ 43.21C.900 Short title
§ 43.21C.911 Section headings not part of law — 1983 c 117
§ 43.21C.912 Applicability — 1983 c 117
§ 43.21C.914 Effective dates — 1983 c 117

Terms Used In Washington Code > Chapter 43.21C - State environmental policy

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