Washington § 70A.208.140 - Producer responsibility organization — Contingency plan.

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§ 70A.208.140. Producer responsibility organization — Contingency plan.

(1) A producer responsibility organization must submit to the department a contingency plan demonstrating how the activities in the plan will continue to be carried out by some other entity, such as an escrow company, if needed:
(a) Until such time as a new or updated plan is submitted and approved by the department;
(b) Upon the expiration of an approved plan;
(c) If the producer responsibility organization notifies the department that it will cease to implement an approved plan; or
(d) In any other event that the producer responsibility organization can no longer carry out plan implementation.
(2) The contingency plan must be submitted to the department as a component of the producer responsibility organization's initial plan. The department may require a producer responsibility organization to revise the contingency plan coincident with any plan submittal.
(3) The requirements of this section do not require a producer responsibility organization to hold funds in a dedicated account until such time as the contingency plan must be implemented.
(4) The department must follow the same process and timelines for reviewing and approving the contingency plan as it follows for the plan.
[ 2025 c 316 s 114.]

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