Wash. Admin. Code § 173-62-010 - Authority and purpose
(1) Under
RCW
70.107.030(5) of the Noise
Control Act of 1974 (chapter 183, Laws of 1974), the legislature directed the
department of ecology, in exercising rule-making authority to give first
priority to the adoption of motor vehicle noise performance standards. The
purpose of this chapter is to carry out that legislative directive through the
adoption of noise emission standards for new motor vehicles and noise emission
standards for the operation of motor vehicles on public highways.
(2) Local needs. The standards established in
this chapter provide several methods of evaluating motor vehicle noise levels.
Nothing in these rules is meant to require enforcement agencies or local
governments to adopt or use every standard in this chapter to determine a
violation. Specific local needs shall dictate the standard(s) which may be
adopted or used.
Notes
Statutory Authority: Chapter 70.107 RCW. 80-14-041 (Order DE 80-29), § 173-62-010, filed 9/30/80; Order DE 74-33, § 173-62-010, filed 1/30/75, effective 7/1/75.
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