Washington § 8.26.901 - Severability — Conflict with federal requirements — 1988 c 90.

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§ 8.26.901. Severability — Conflict with federal requirements — 1988 c 90.

(1) If any provision of this act or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the act or the application of the provision to other persons or circumstances is not affected.
(2) If any part of this chapter is found to be in conflict with federal requirements that are a prescribed condition to the allocation of federal funds to the state, the conflicting part of this chapter is declared to be inoperative solely to the extent of the conflict and with respect to the agencies directly affected, and that finding or determination shall not affect the operation of the remainder of this chapter in its application to the agencies concerned. The rules under this chapter shall meet federal requirements that are a necessary condition to the receipt of federal funds by the state.
[ 1988 c 90 s 16.]

Source: official Washington text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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