Washington Code 80.50.075 – Expedited processing of applications
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(1) Any person filing an application for certification of any facility pursuant to this chapter may apply to the council for an expedited processing of such an application. The application for expedited processing shall be submitted to the council in such form and manner and accompanied by such information as may be prescribed by council rule. The council may grant an applicant expedited processing of an application for certification upon finding that the environmental impact of the proposed facility is not significant or will be mitigated to a nonsignificant level under RCW 43.21C.031 and the project is found under RCW 80.50.090(2) to be consistent and in compliance with city, county, or regional land use plans or zoning ordinances.
Terms Used In Washington Code 80.50.075
- Applicant: means any person who makes application for a site certification pursuant to the provisions of this chapter. See Washington Code 80.50.020
- Application: means any request for approval of a particular site or sites filed in accordance with the procedures established pursuant to this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires. See Washington Code 80.50.020
- Certification: means a binding agreement between an applicant and the state which shall embody compliance to the siting guidelines, in effect as of the date of certification, which have been adopted pursuant to RCW 80. See Washington Code 80.50.020
- Commission: means the utilities and transportation commission. See Washington Code 80.04.010
- Council: means the energy facility site evaluation council created by RCW 80. See Washington Code 80.50.020
- information: means knowledge or intelligence represented by any form of writing, signs, signals, pictures, sounds, or any other symbols. See Washington Code 80.04.010
- Person: means an individual, partnership, joint venture, private or public corporation, association, firm, public service company, political subdivision, municipal corporation, government agency, public utility district, or any other entity, public or private, however organized. See Washington Code 80.50.020
(2) Upon granting an applicant expedited processing of an application for certification, the council shall not be required to:
(a) Commission an independent study to further measure the consequences of the proposed facility on the environment, notwithstanding the other provisions of RCW 80.50.071; nor
(b) Hold an adjudicative proceeding under chapter 34.05 RCW, the administrative procedure act, on the application.
(3) The council shall adopt rules governing the expedited processing of an application for certification pursuant to this section.
NOTES:
Effective date—2022 c 183: See note following RCW 80.50.010.
Effective date—1989 c 175: See note following RCW 34.05.010.