In order to emphasize the importance of the state's environmental laws and regulations and to facilitate compliance with them, the department of ecology shall provide assistance to businesses interested in locating in Washington state. When the department of commerce receives a query from an interested business through its industrial marketing activities, it shall arrange for the department of ecology to provide information on the state's environmental laws and regulations and methods of compliance. This section shall facilitate compliance with state environmental laws and regulations and shall not weaken their application or effectiveness.
RCW 43.21A.515
Assistance to businesses interested in locating in Washington required—Information on environmental laws and regulations to be provided.
2023 c 470 s 2036; 1995 c 399 s 67; 1985 c 466 s 52; 1984 c 94 s 3.
Official source: Washington State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Washington statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.