70.285.010 - Findings. - Washington Statutes

Findings.

The legislature finds that:

     (1) Brake friction material is an essential component of motor vehicle brakes and is critically important to transportation safety and public safety in general;

     (2) Debris from brake friction material containing copper and its compounds is generated and released to the environment during normal operation of motor vehicle brakes;

     (3) Thousands of pounds of copper and other substances released from brake friction material enter Washington state's streams, rivers, and marine environment every year; and

     (4) Copper is toxic to many aquatic organisms, including salmon.

[2010 c 147 § 1.]