Puget Sound Water Quality Protection (Revised Code of Washington (RCW): Title 90 Water Rights—Environment; Chapter 90.71) Country/Territory United States of America Territorial subdivision State of Washington Document type Legislation Date 2018 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Water Keyword Pollution control Water quality standards Freshwater pollution Surface water Coastal zone management Monitoring Research Institution Procedural matters Ecosystem preservation Basin/catchment/watershed Policy/planning Financing Subsidy/incentive Special fund Inland waters Geographical area Americas, Arctic, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic Abstract This Chapter of the Revised Code of Washington (RCW) concerns Puget Sound water quality protection. Specifically, it provides for Puget Sound assessment and monitoring program; Puget Sound scientific research account; findings, intent; Puget Sound partnership, created; leadership council, membership; leadership council, powers and duties; executive director, appointment, authority; ecosystem coordination board, membership, duties; development of the action agenda, integration of watershed programs and ecosystemlevel plans; science panel, creation, membership; science panel, duties; science panel, strategic science program, Puget Sound science update, quadrennial science work plan; action agenda, goals and objectives; action agenda, development, elements revision and updates; action agenda, biennial budget requests; funding from partnership, accountability; fiscal accountability, fiscal incentives and disincentives for implementation of the action agenda; accountability for achieving and implementing action agenda, noncompliance; limitations on authority; report to the governor and legislature, state of the sound report, review of programs; assessment of basinwide restoration progress; performance audits of the partnership; Puget Sound recovery account; lake whatcom phosphorus loading demonstration program; report to the legislature; and transfer of powers, duties, and functions, references to chair of the Puget Sound action team. Full text English Website leg.wa.gov