# RCW 64.70.005: RCW 64.70.005: Findings—National uniform legislation

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T64_C70_S005

## Section

- **Citation:** RCW 64.70.005
- **Heading:** RCW 64.70.005: Findings—National uniform legislation
- **Jurisdiction:** Washington
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Washington Code / Title 64 / Chapter 70 / Section 005

## Text

The legislature finds that the national conference of commissioners on uniform state laws has developed uniform legislation called the uniform environmental covenants act. The act ensures that environmental covenants, recorded use restrictions negotiated in connection with hazardous waste site cleanups, and other environmental response projects are legally valid and enforceable. The uniform environmental covenants act achieves this objective by providing clear statutory standards that override court-made doctrines that do not fit such cleanup and reuse contexts. The legislature further finds that nothing in this chapter will amend or modify any local or state laws that determine when environmental covenants are required, when a particular contaminated site must be cleaned up, or the standards for a cleanup. Adoption of the uniform environmental covenants act in Washington will provide all participants in a cleanup with greater confidence that environmental covenants and other institutional controls will be effective over the life of the cleanup. This will facilitate cleanups of many sites and assist in the recycling of urban brownfield properties into new economic uses for the benefit of the citizens of Washington. This chapter adopts most provisions of the uniform legislation while making modifications to integrate the uniform environmental covenants act with Washington's environmental cleanup programs.

## Nearby sections

- [RCW 64.70.005 RCW 64.70.005: Findings—National uniform legislation.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T64_C70_S005.md)
- [RCW 64.70.010 RCW 64.70.010: Short title.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T64_C70_S010.md)
- [RCW 64.70.015 RCW 64.70.015: Application—Construction—2007 c 104.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T64_C70_S015.md)
- [RCW 64.70.020 RCW 64.70.020: Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T64_C70_S020.md)
- [RCW 64.70.030 RCW 64.70.030: Interests in real property—Subordination.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T64_C70_S030.md)
- [RCW 64.70.040 RCW 64.70.040: Covenants—Contents—Agency discretion—Local land use consideration.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T64_C70_S040.md)
- [RCW 64.70.050 RCW 64.70.050: Covenants—Enforceability.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T64_C70_S050.md)
- [RCW 64.70.060 RCW 64.70.060: Use of real property—Chapter application.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T64_C70_S060.md)
- [RCW 64.70.070 RCW 64.70.070: Covenants—Providing copies.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T64_C70_S070.md)
- [RCW 64.70.080 RCW 64.70.080: Covenants—Recording and priority of interests.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T64_C70_S080.md)
- [RCW 64.70.090 RCW 64.70.090: Covenant—Duration—Court action.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T64_C70_S090.md)
- [RCW 64.70.100 RCW 64.70.100: Covenant—Amendment or termination by consent.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T64_C70_S100.md)
- [RCW 64.70.110 RCW 64.70.110: Violations—Civil actions—Regulatory authority under chapter—Liability.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T64_C70_S110.md)
- [RCW 64.70.120 RCW 64.70.120: Covenants—Registry—Information contained.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T64_C70_S120.md)

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