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.
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