The requirements of RCW 43.21C.030(2)(c) pertaining to the preparation of a detailed statement by branches of government shall not apply when an adequate detailed statement has been previously prepared pursuant to the national environmental policy act of 1969, in which event said prepared statement may be utilized in lieu of a separately prepared statement under RCW 43.21C.030(2)(c).
RCW 43.21C.150
RCW 43.21C.030(2)(c) inapplicable when statement previously prepared pursuant to national environmental policy act.
Known as the State Environmental Policy Act
The act spans §§ 43.21C.010 to 43.21C.914 (74 sections).
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case 120 Wash. App. 434 - Kettle Range Conservation Group v. Department of Natural Resources (2003)
Most recently applied in Coalition for a Sustainable 520 v. United States Department of Transportation (July 2012)
1975 1st ex.s. c 206 s 1; 1974 ex.s. c 179 s 12.
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Court decisions citing this, by year. The dip in the last several years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so recent citations are undercounted.
Official source: Washington State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Washington statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.