Washington Administrative Code
Title 173 - Ecology, Department of (See also Titles 197, 317, 372, and 508)
Chapter 173-430 - Agricultural burning
Section 173-430-042 - Adjusting agricultural burning fees
Current through Register Vol. 24-06, March 15, 2024
(1)RCW 70.94.6528 provides the following maximum fees for agricultural burning:
Field burning |
$3.75 per acre |
Pile burning |
$1.00 per ton |
(2)RCW 70.94.6528(5) authorizes the agricultural burning practices and research task force (task force) to determine the level of the fee.
(3) Process for adjusting the fee schedule for agricultural burning. The process for adjusting the fee schedule requires the following two steps:
The task force must determine the fee schedule using the process established in subsection (4) of this section;
If the task force decides to adjust the fee schedule, ecology will finalize the new fee schedule through the process established in subsection (6) of this section.
(4) Task force process to determine agricultural burning fees. The task force may examine the agricultural burning fee schedule once a year using the process outlined in this section. However, the task force must examine the agricultural burning fee schedule at least every two years. The task force process for examining the agricultural burning fee schedule must include the following:
(5) Examining the fee schedule more frequently. The task force may examine the agricultural burning fee schedule more frequently than every two years, if all of the following occurs:
(6) Ecology process to finalize fees set by the task force. After the task force determines a new fee schedule, ecology will:
Time;
Date;
Location;
Last day ecology will accept written comments.
(7) Effective date of the new fee schedule. The new fee schedule becomes effective January 1st of the calendar year after it is finalized.
Statutory Authority: 2010 c 70, RCW 70.94.6528 and Ted Rasmussen Farms, LLC v. State of Washington, Department of Ecology, Docket # 22989-1-III. 10-23-049 (Order 10-05), § 173-430-042, filed 11/10/10, effective 12/11/10.