(1) The terms "person," "public record," and "writing" shall have the meanings as stated in RCW 42.17.020.

(2) "Board" means the nuclear waste board.

(3) "Department" means the department of ecology.

(4) "Director" means the director of the department.

(5) "Office" means the office of high-level nuclear waste management, a division of the department to which the administration of the board has been delegated.

(6) "Program director" means the director of the office.

(7) "Public records officer" means the records manager of the office.

(8) "Designee" means the employee of the department designated by the program director or the public records officer to serve as the public records officer at the office in the absence of the officer.