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. Formerly RCW 70.285.010.