EXECUTIVE ORDER EO 90-06
IMPLEMENTING THE WASHINGTON ENVIRONMENT 2010 ACTION AGENDA
WHEREAS,
on December 15, 1988, the Washington Environment 2010
Advisory Committee was formally established by Executive Order 88-09 and was
directed to prepare a State of the Environment Report and an environmental
action agenda, and
WHEREAS, the State of the
Environment Report was released in October, 1989, and "Toward 2010: An
Environmental Action Agenda," was released to the public on July 18, 1990,
and
WHEREAS, both reports were
prepared in consultation with the Environment 2010 Public Advisory Committee,
utilizing support from interagency technical and policy committees and in
cooperation with a Steering Committee of agency directors and with financial
and staff support from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and
WHEREAS, the State of the
Environment Report and Action Agenda address key issues in pollution prevention
and protection of this states' wildlife, fisheries, outdoor recreation
opportunities and other natural resources essential to the quality of life in
Washington State, and
WHEREAS, the Environment 2010
Action Agenda is responsive to priority environmental issues identified in the
State of the Environment Report and was developed through an extensive process
of public outreach and support, and
WHEREAS, the Environment 2010
Action Agenda establishes an ambitious course for preventing pollution,
protecting natural resources and creating an environment that we will be proud
to pass on to future generations by the year 2010, and
WHEREAS, directors of
Executive Branch agencies and representatives of the Commissioner of Public
Lands, Superintendent of Public Instruction, Secretary of Transportation and
federal agencies have participated cooperatively on the Environment 2010
Steering Committee, and
WHEREAS, the Environment 2010
Action Agenda provides guidance for action by state government necessary to
achieve the Environment 2010 vision of a sustainable future and is also a call
to the federal government, tribes, local government, business, agriculture,
nongovernmental organizations and individual citizens for responsible
environmental action, and
WHEREAS, effective
environmental education is critical to the successful stewardship of our
state's natural environment, and
WHEREAS, Washington State has
statutory goals to achieve a fifty per cent (50%) recycling rate by 1995 and to
increase recycled paper purchases by fifty per cent (50%) by 1993 and state
government, through its purchasing practices can significantly further waste
reduction and recycling efforts, and
WHEREAS, the spirit of
Environment 2010 is an attempt to replace conflict and confrontation with
cooperative and constructive resolution of environmental and natural resource
disputes, and
WHEREAS, the environmental
costs of conventional energy development are not at present sufficiently
addressed in energy system planning which may cause environmentally desirable
energy resources to be foregone because of distortions in their apparent
relative cost, and
WHEREAS, the use of economic
incentives is an emerging and potentially beneficial approach for achieving the
goals of economic growth consistent with reducing pollution and promoting
efficient use and protection of natural resources, and
WHEREAS, a comprehensive and
integrated system for management of environmental information is needed to
provide consistent, accurate and easily accessible data on the condition of the
environment, and
WHEREAS, it is essential to
periodically report on the condition of the state's environment and natural
resources and to measure progress and trends in pollution control and natural
resource conditions.
NOW, THEREFORE,
I, Booth Gardner, Governor of the State of Washington, by virtue of the power
vested in me, do hereby order:
SECTION 1. GENERAL
IMPLEMENTATION AND REPORTING
(a) Using
existing resources, all executive agencies shall exercise their current
authorities and administer current programs in a manner consistent with and
supporting implementation of the Environment 2010 Action Agenda.
(b) The
Environment 2010 Steering Committee shall designate lead and supporting
agencies from among its members for each key recommendation in the Environment
2010 Action Agenda.
(c) Lead
and supporting agencies are responsible for documenting progress by state
government towards implementing each key recommendation and progress by the
federal government, tribes, local government, business, agriculture,
nongovernmental organizations and individual citizens as applicable.
(d) The
Environment 2010 Steering Committee, in consultation with the Public Advisory
Committee, shall monitor progress in implementing all key recommendations and
shall submit a written progress report as part of its State of the Environment
Report as described in Section 9 of this Executive order.
(e) The
Department of Ecology shall provide the staff support necessary to coordinate
the monitoring and reporting of the implementation of Environment 2010 Action
Agenda recommendations.
SECTION 2 ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION
(a) To
promote better understanding and to better foster stewardship, it shall be the
policy of all executive branch agencies to actively support environmental
education, both through formal education systems and through state, local
government or private sector efforts directed toward adults and youth in their
homes, at work, in their communities and at play.
(b) Effective
immediately, the directors of the state's executive natural resource agencies
shall form a Governor's council on environmental education to establish broad
environmental education goals and policies; to serve as a forum for discussion
of environmental education in Washington; to coordinate the efficient and
effective use of resources; and to provide recommendations to the Governor,
Legislature, Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction, State Board of
Education, and Higher Education Coordinating Board on environmental education
issues.
(c) Membership
on the Council shall include Directors, or their designees, of state executive
branch natural resource agencies (Wildlife, Fisheries, Ecology, Energy, Parks,
Puget Sound Water Quality Authority, Agriculture, Health and the Interagency
Committee for Outdoor Recreation).
(d) The
Council shall extend an invitation to sit on the Council to the Superintendent
of Public Instruction, Director of State Cooperative Extension Service and the
Commissioner of Public Lands.
(e) The
Council may consult with and seek participation from representatives of state
schools, colleges/universities, business and industry, agriculture, cities and
counties, and the Legislature.
(f) Chairmanship
of the Council shall be appointed annually by the directors. The Council will
meet at least four times each year and will periodically provide a report to
the Governor.
SECTION 3 AIR
QUALITY
(a) All
Executive Branch agencies, under the oversight of the Department of Ecology,
shall seek ways to reduce the impact of their operations on outdoor air
quality.
(b) The
Department of General Administration shall incorporate ambient outdoor air
quality considerations into the planning and construction of state facilities.
(c) Executive
Branch agencies, under the oversight of the Department of General
Administration and the Washington State Energy Office, shall initiate
transportation demand management activities for their facilities and sites to
reduce use of single occupancy vehicles.
(d) The
Department of General Administration, in consultation with the Department of
Transportation, shall conduct a pilot project utilizing alternative fuel in
state motor pool vehicles, beginning July, 1991.
SECTION 4 STATE
GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT
(a) Executive
Branch agencies, under the oversight of the Department of General
Administration, shall actively seek ways to reduce, recycle, and purchase
recovered material and environmentally desirable products.
(b) It
shall be the policy of all Executive Branch agencies to incorporate waste
reduction and recycling into their management and operating procedures and to
support markets for recovered material products by purchasing such products
pursuant to federal requirements, and statutory and delegated authorities.
(c) Agencies
shall use the definition of recovered material content pursuant to RCW 43.19
or, as appropriate, Environmental Protection Agency guidelines. Executive
agencies shall seek substitutes as practicable for products that are
disposable, nonrecyclable or made with hazardous materials.
(d) The
goals for purchase of recovered material products shall be those of the State
Government Waste Reduction and Recycling Plan, adopted pursuant to 70.95 RCW.
(e) All
Executive Branch agencies, through the Department of General Administration,
shall report to the Governor on purchases of recovered material products. The
reporting required herein shall be incorporated into the State of the
Environment Report, as described in Section 9 of this Executive Order. The
Department of Ecology shall prepare guidelines for such executive agency
reporting.
SECTION 5 DISPUTE
RESOLUTION
(a) Executive
Branch agencies participating in Environment 2010 should continue to explore
ways, such as through the Agriculture/Natural Resources Forum, to promote
mediated resolutions of conflicts involving environmental and natural resources
issues.
(b) Where
appropriate, such forums should occur through a public-private partnership,
including the use of outside financial support.
SECTION 6 ENVIRONMENTAL COSTS OF ENERGY DEVELOPMENT
(a) The
State Energy office shall study and develop recommendations for energy planning
tools that account for the environmental and natural resource costs of energy
development. The Energy off ice shall work with the Northwest Power Planning
Council, Bonneville Power Administration, the Utilities and Transportation
Commission and other affected agencies in the development of such
recommendations.
SECTION 7 ECONOMIC INCENTIVES FOR IMPROVED
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(a) The
Departments of Ecology, Revenue, Trade and Economic Development, together with
other interested agencies, shall form a task force to evaluate economic
incentives designed to produce meaningful pollution reduction and protect the
environment for the lowest possible cost to society.
(b) The
Task Force shall prepare a report by September 1, 1991, which identifies, wherever
possible, the highest priority environmental problems that could be addressed
through the use of economic incentives. The report should include, wherever
possible, recommendations for specific incentives that would be subject to more
thorough and detailed economic analyses. The estimated cost and recommended
method of funding such analyses should be included in the report.
SECTION 8 COMPREHENSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION
MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
(a) The
Department of Ecology, in consultation with the Department of Information
Services and other natural resource agencies, shall plan a comprehensive and
integrated environmental information system. The system shall be planned to
achieve environmental data standards, facilitate data sharing, and minimize redundant
data collection.
SECTION 9 STATE
OF THE ENVIRONMENT REPORT
(a) The
Department of Ecology, in cooperation with other agencies of the state, shall
prepare and distribute a biennial State of the Environment Report consisting of
information on key indicators of pollution levels, the status of this state's
fisheries and wildlife, open space and outdoor recreation opportunities, and
other natural resources.
(b) The
State of the Environment Report shall also report on the initiatives specified
in the previous sections of this executive order.
(c) The
State of the Environment Report will identify key existing and emerging
problems and shall recommend alternative actions to respond to each issue so
identified led.
(d) The
report shall be completed not later than December 1, of each odd numbered year.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto
set my hand and caused
the seal of the State
of Washington to be
affixed at Olympia
this 18th day of
October A.D., Nineteen hundred and ninety.
BOOTH GARDNER
Governor of Washington
BY THE GOVERNOR:
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Acting Deputy
Secretary of State
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