Wash. Admin. Code § 197-11-630 - Adoption - Procedures
(1) The agency
adopting an existing environmental document must independently review the content
of the document and determine that it meets the adopting agency's environmental
review standards and needs for the proposal. However a document is not required
to meet the adopting agency's own procedures for the preparation of environmental
documents (such as circulation, commenting, and hearing requirements) to be
adopted.
(2) An agency shall adopt an
environmental document by identifying the document and stating why it is being
adopted, using the adoption form substantially as in WAC
197-11-965. The adopting agency
shall ensure that the adopted document is readily available to agencies and the
public by:
(a) Sending a copy to agencies with
jurisdiction that have not received the document, as shown by the distribution
list for the adopted document; and
(b) Placing copies in libraries and other
public offices, or by distributing copies to those who request one.
(3) When an existing EIS is adopted
and:
(a) A supplemental environmental impact
statement or addendum is not being prepared, the agency shall circulate its
statement of adoption as follows:
(i) The agency
shall send copies of the adoption notice to the department of ecology, to
agencies with jurisdiction, to cities/counties in which the proposal will be
implemented, and to local agencies or political subdivisions whose public
services would be changed as a result of implementation of the
proposal.
(ii) The agency is
encouraged to send the adoption notice to persons or organizations that have
expressed an interest in the proposal or are known by the agency to have an
interest in the type of proposal being considered, or the lead agency should
announce the adoption in agency newsletters or through other means.
(iii) No action shall be taken on the proposal
until seven days after the statement of adoption has been issued. The date of
issuance shall be the date the statement of adoption has been sent to the
department of ecology and other agencies and is publicly available.
(b) A SEIS is being prepared, the
agency shall include the statement of adoption in the SEIS; or
(c) An addendum is being prepared, the agency
shall include the statement of adoption with the addendum and circulate both as
in subsection (3)(a) of this section.
(4) A copy of the adopted document must
accompany the current proposal to the decision maker; the statement of adoption
may be included.
(5) If known, the
adopting agency shall disclose in its adoption notice when the adopted document
or proposal it addresses is the subject of a pending appeal or has been found
inadequate on appeal.
Notes
Statutory Authority: RCW 43.21C.110. 84-05-020 (Order DE 83-39), § 197-11-630, filed 2/10/84, effective 4/4/84.
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