Bill > SB5334

This bill adds the Department of Natural Resources' civil enforcement decisions under Revised Code of Washington (RCW) 76.04.205 to the list of decisions that can be appealed to the Pollution Control Hearings Board. Specifically, the bill amends RCW 43.21B.110 to include a new subsection that allows appeals of decisions made by the Department of Natural Resources under RCW 76.04.205, which relates to forest practices. The Pollution Control Hearings Board already has jurisdiction over a wide range of environmental and natural resource management decisions, including those from various state departments like the Department of Ecology, Department of Fish and Wildlife, and the Department of Natural Resources. This change expands the board's ability to hear and decide appeals specifically related to civil enforcement actions in forest practices, providing an additional avenue for review of such decisions. The bill was passed by the Washington State Senate on March 3, 2025, passed by the House on April 15, 2025, approved by the Governor on May 17, 2025, and filed with the Secretary of State on May 19, 2025.