Forest Practices Act

Overview

Sections covered

• RCW 76.09.010Legislative finding and declaration.17 cites
• RCW 76.09.020Definitions.16 cites
• RCW 76.09.030Forest practices board—Created—Membership—Terms—Vacancies—Meetings—Compensation, travel expenses—Staff.2 cites
• RCW 76.09.040Forest practices rules—Adoption—Review of proposed rules—Hearings—Fish protection standards—Program for the acquisition of riparian open space.10 cites
• RCW 76.09.050Rules establishing classes of forest practices—Applications for classes of forest practices—Approval or disapproval—Notifications—Procedures—Appeals—Waiver.16 cites
• RCW 76.09.055Findings—Emergency rule making authorized.
• RCW 76.09.060Form and contents of notification and application—Reforestation requirements—Conversion of forestland to other use—New applications—Approval—Emergencies.9 cites
• RCW 76.09.063Forest practices permit—Habitat incentives agreement.
• RCW 76.09.065Fee for applications and notifications related to the commercial harvest of timber—Forest practices application account—Creation—Applications submitted to a local governmental entity.
• RCW 76.09.067Application for forest practices—Owner of perpetual timber rights.
• RCW 76.09.070Reforestation—Requirements—Procedures—Notification on sale or transfer.2 cites
• RCW 76.09.080Stop work orders—Grounds—Contents—Procedure—Appeals.6 cites
• RCW 76.09.090Notice of failure to comply—Contents—Procedures—Appeals—Hearing—Final order—Limitations on actions.2 cites
• RCW 76.09.100Failure to comply with water quality protection—Department of ecology authorized to petition appeals board—Action on petition.
• RCW 76.09.110Final orders or final decisions binding upon all parties.
• RCW 76.09.120Failure of owner to take required course of action—Notice of cost—Department authorized to complete course of action—Liability of owner for costs—Lien.
• RCW 76.09.130Failure to obey stop work order—Departmental action authorized—Liability of owner or operator for costs.
• RCW 76.09.140Enforcement.3 cites
• RCW 76.09.150Inspection—Right of entry.2 cites
• RCW 76.09.160Right of entry by department of ecology.
• RCW 76.09.170Violations—Conversion to nontimber operation—Penalties—Remission or mitigation—Appeals—Lien.3 cites
• RCW 76.09.180Disposition of moneys received as penalties, reimbursement for damages.
• RCW 76.09.190Additional penalty, gross misdemeanor.1 cite
• RCW 76.09.205Appeals board review.
• RCW 76.09.240Forest practices—County, city, or town to regulate—When—Adoption of development regulations—Enforcement—Technical assistance—Exceptions and limitations—Verification that land not subject to a notice of conversion to nonforestry uses—Reporting of information to the department of revenue.2 cites
• RCW 76.09.250Policy for continuing program of orientation and training.
• RCW 76.09.260Department to represent state's interest—Cooperation with other public agencies—Grants and gifts.
• RCW 76.09.270Annual determination of state's research needs—Recommendations.
• RCW 76.09.280Removal of log and debris jams from streams.
• RCW 76.09.290Inspection of lands—Reforestation.
• RCW 76.09.300Mass earth movements and fluvial processes—Program to correct hazardous conditions on sites associated with roads and railroad grades—Hazard-reduction plans.
• RCW 76.09.305Advisory committee to review hazard-reduction plans authorized—Compensation, travel expenses.
• RCW 76.09.310Hazard-reduction program—Notice to landowners within areas selected for review—Proposed plans—Objections to plan, procedure—Final plans—Appeal.
• RCW 76.09.315Implementation of hazard-reduction measures—Election—Notice and application for cost-sharing funds—Inspection—Letter of compliance—Limitations on liability.
• RCW 76.09.320Implementation of hazard-reduction program—Cost sharing by department—Limitations.
• RCW 76.09.330Legislative findings—Liability from naturally falling trees required to be left standing.1 cite
• RCW 76.09.340Certain forest practices exempt from rules and policies under this chapter.
• RCW 76.09.350Long-term multispecies landscape management plans—Pilot projects, selection—Plan approval, elements—Notice of agreement recorded—Memorandums of agreements—Report, evaluation.
• RCW 76.09.360Single multiyear permit.
• RCW 76.09.368Intent—Small forestland owners—Alternate plan processes/alternate harvest restrictions—Report to the legislature.
• RCW 76.09.370Findings—Forests and fish report—Adoption of rules.
• RCW 76.09.390Sale of land or timber rights with continuing obligations—Notice—Failure to notify—Exemption.
• RCW 76.09.405Forest and fish support account—Created.
• RCW 76.09.410Road maintenance and abandonment plans—Fish passage barriers.
• RCW 76.09.420Road maintenance and abandonment plans—Rules—Checklist—Report to the legislature—Emergency rules.
• RCW 76.09.430Application to RCW 76.13.150.
• RCW 76.09.440Small forestland owner—Fish passage barriers.
• RCW 76.09.450Small forestland owner—Defined.
• RCW 76.09.460Notice of conversion to nonforestry use—Denial of permits or approvals by the county, city, town, or regional governmental entity—Enforcement.
• RCW 76.09.470Conversion of land to nonforestry use—Action required of landowner—Action required of county, city, town, or regional governmental entity.
• RCW 76.09.480Identification of projects that mitigate infrastructure and noninfrastructure development.
• RCW 76.09.490Forest practices hydraulic project—Department may request information/technical assistance from the department of fish and wildlife—Concurrence review process.
• RCW 76.09.500Programmatic safe harbor agreement for the northern spotted owl—Department's authority—Rule making—Review of decisions.
• RCW 76.09.900Short title.2 cites
• RCW 76.09.905Air pollution laws not modified.
• RCW 76.09.910Shoreline management act, hydraulics act, other statutes and ordinances not modified—Exceptions.
• RCW 76.09.915Repeal and savings.
• RCW 76.09.920Application for extension of prior permits.
• RCW 76.09.925Effective dates—1974 ex.s. c 137.
• RCW 76.09.935Severability—1974 ex.s. c 137.