The director of the department of ecology is authorized to adopt such rules and regulations as are necessary and appropriate to carry out the provisions of this chapter: PROVIDED, That the director may not adopt rules after July 23, 1995, that are based solely on a section of law stating a statute's intent or purpose, on the enabling provisions of the statute establishing the agency, or on any combination of such provisions, for statutory authority to adopt the rule.
RCW 43.21A.080
Rule-making authority.
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 86 Wash. 2d 310 - Weyerhaeuser Co. v. Department of Ecology (1976)
Most recently applied in 86 Wash. 2d 310 - Weyerhaeuser Co. v. Department of Ecology (January 1976)
1995 c 403 s 103; 1970 ex.s. c 62 s 8.
Official source: Washington State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Washington statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.