Washington Administrative Code

In selecting a local campaign manager, the local steering committee must assess the following qualities of an applicant to determine the applicant's capability to manage a successful charitable campaign:(1) The local manager shall demonstrate the administrative and financial capa…

The Forest Resources Conservation and Shortage Relief Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-382). The act directs the governor to promulgate rules for its implementation consistent with Section 553, of title 5, United States Code. These rules have been promulgated in accordance with the di…

(1) Applicability. This chapter shall apply to the sale of timber originating from public lands in the state of Washington, when such timber is subject to an order issued by the Secretary of Commerce of the United States under section 491(a) of the Forest Resources Conservation a…

(1) Prohibition on export. Except as specifically provided under this chapter, no person may:(a) Export from the United States export restricted timber; or(b) Sell, trade, exchange, or otherwise convey to any other person, for the purpose of export from the United States, export …

(1) Designation of export restricted timber.(a) Each agency managing public lands subject to this chapter shall designate timber sales to be sold as export restricted and as exportable. Pursuant to an order issued by the Secretary of Commerce of the United States for calendar yea…

(1) Purchaser certification. Prior to issuing a contract for the sale of export restricted timber, an agency which has offered such timber for sale shall require that the purchaser submit two signed copies of a purchaser certification, in such form as the department of revenue ma…

(1) Debarment.(a) Any person who knowingly violates any of the prohibitions in WAC 240-15-015(1) (relating to exports), WAC 240-15-015(2) (relating to substitution), or WAC 240-15-015(3) (relating to certain indirect transactions) shall be debarred, by an order issued by the depa…

(1) Administration. Administration of this chapter shall be the responsibility of the Washington department of revenue.(2) Referrals of violations. Whenever the department of revenue becomes aware of a violation, or possible violation, of the prohibitions in WAC 240-15-015(1) (re…

There is significant state interest in assuring that viable multimodal transportation programs are available throughout the state. The legislature recognizes the need to create a mechanism to fund multimodal transportation programs and projects. The legislature further recognizes…

The multimodal transportation programs and projects selection committee is a twenty-one member committee, organized under the provisions of chapter 393, Laws of 1993 for the purpose of selecting programs and projects for the state central Puget Sound transportation account; the s…

For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply:(1) Committee - The multimodal transportation programs and projects selection committee.(2) Department - The Washington state department of transportation.(3) Public record - Includes any writing containing infor…

(1) The committee shall elect a chair and a chair pro tem from its membership. The chair pro tem shall serve as chair when the chair is absent. The terms of these two positions shall be two years.(2) The committee shall develop a set of by-laws to guide its operation.[Statutory A…

(1) Regular public meetings of the committee shall be held quarterly on the third Friday of the first month of the quarter, or the second Friday if the third Friday is a holiday. Each regular meeting will be held in a meeting room in the vicinity of the SeaTac International Airpo…

Persons wishing to obtain information, be placed on the general mailing list, or to make submissions or requests of any kind shall address their correspondence to:MTPPS Clerk of the CommitteeWashington State Department of TransportationP.O. Box 47370Olympia, WA 98504-7370(360) 70…

The department shall be responsible for providing staff support to the committee. The chair shall appoint a clerk of the committee from the department who shall be responsible to the chair for arranging meeting locations and notices, maintaining records, and preparing minutes. Th…

The committee shall comply with the provisions of RCW 42.17.250 through 42.17.340 dealing with public records.[Statutory Authority: Chapter 47.66 RCW. WSR 94-10-030 and 94-11-081, § 240-20-040, filed 4/28/94 and 5/16/94, effective 5/1/94 and 5/16/94.]

The committee's public records shall be in the charge of the clerk of the committee, who shall be designated the public records officer for the committee. The person so designated shall be officed in the department of transportation office in Olympia, Washington. The public recor…

(1) Notes and/or a tape recording shall be made of each meeting and minutes of each committee meeting shall be approved by motion and maintained by the department.(2) At least every two years, the clerk of the committee shall solicit names and addresses from the public for the pu…

Subject to the provisions of subsection (3) of this section, public records are obtainable by members of the public when those members of the public comply with the following procedures.(1) A request shall be addressed to the public records officer. Such request shall include the…

(1) Public records shall be available for inspection and copying during the normal business hours of the department. For the purposes of this chapter, the normal office hours shall be from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays.(2) No fee shall be charg…

In order to implement the provisions of RCW 42.17 requiring agencies to enact reasonable rules to protect public records from damage or disorganization, the following rules have been adopted.(1) Copying of public documents shall be done by department personnel and under the super…

Each denial of a request for a public record shall be accompanied by a written statement to the person requesting the record clearly specifying the reasons for the denial, including a statement of the specific exemption authorizing the withholding of the record and a brief explan…

Any person who objects to the denial of a request for a public record may request the attorney general to review the matter subject to RCW 42.17.325.[Statutory Authority: Chapter 47.66 RCW. WSR 94-10-030 and 94-11-081, § 240-20-054, filed 4/28/94 and 5/16/94, effective 5/1/94 and…

(1) The committee has available to all persons at the department's offices in Olympia a current index which provides identifying information as to the following records issued, adopted, or promulgated by the committee:(a) Minutes of committee meetings, state legislation, and prop…

The current index promulgated by the committee shall be available to all persons under the same rules and on the same conditions as are applied to public records available for inspection.[Statutory Authority: Chapter 47.66 RCW. WSR 94-10-030 and 94-11-081, § 240-20-058, filed 4/2…

The committee shall prepare application guidelines for all fund accounts. At a minimum, such guidelines shall include all application forms needed and instructions on how to apply, sufficient information as to the scoring process to enable applicants to fairly compete, and a comp…

The committee shall ensure that notification of the availability of funds from the accounts identified in WAC 240-20-010 will be done no less than thirty calendar days prior to the date by which applications must be received. Minimum notification shall mean publishing a notice in…

The program and project selection process shall consist of the following steps for each account.(1) The committee shall create a technical review team. Membership on such team shall be at the discretion of the committee, but shall represent diversified interests and geographical …

After program and project selection, circumstances may develop wherein unobligated funds may accumulate in one or more of the accounts. Such accumulation may occur as a result of a program or project costing less than budgeted, a program or project being unable to go forward or t…

If it shall be determined by the committee that the funding in any of the accounts will be insufficient to meet the contracted obligations identified for the selected projects, the committee shall have discretion as to the remedial action it will take. Such actions may include, b…

The committee shall select projects based on its estimate of revenues and expenditures. The committee may utilize the principle of over-programming when selecting projects, the degree of such over-programming to be at the discretion of the committee for each account and applicati…

The clerk of the committee shall be responsible for the preparation of all reports to and on behalf of the committee. Such reports shall minimally include the following:(1) Exception reports. The clerk of the committee shall report to the chair any exceptions that occur concernin…

(1) Eligibility to apply shall be limited to public agencies with offices in King, Kitsap, Pierce, and Snohomish counties.(2) Projects eligible for funding from the central Puget Sound public transportation account shall be limited to public transportation projects for:(a) Planni…

(1) Projects selected for funding from the central Puget Sound public transportation account shall be consistent with the following criteria:(a) Local, regional, and state transportation plans;(b) Local transit development plans; and(c) Local comprehensive land use plans.(2) The …

[Statutory Authority: Chapter 47.66 RCW. WSR 94-10-030 and 94-11-081, § 240-20-130, filed 4/28/94 and 5/16/94, effective 5/1/94 and 5/16/94.]

(1) Participation in the public transportation systems account shall be limited to those public transportation systems that contribute funds to the account.(2) Projects eligible for funding from the public transportation systems account shall be limited to public transportation p…

(1) Projects selected for funding from the public transportation systems account shall be consistent with the following criteria:(a) Local, regional, and state transportation plans;(b) Local transit development plans; and(c) Local comprehensive land use plans.(2) The following cr…

[Statutory Authority: Chapter 47.66 RCW. WSR 94-10-030 and 94-11-081, § 240-20-230, filed 4/28/94 and 5/16/94, effective 5/1/94 and 5/16/94.]

(1) Participation in the high capacity transportation account shall be limited to transit agencies and regional transportation authorities.(2) Projects eligible for funding from the account shall be limited to planning for high capacity transportation systems.(3) Projects eligibl…

(1) Projects selected for funding from the high capacity transportation account shall be consistent with the following criteria:(a) Local, regional, and state transportation plans;(b) Local transit development plans; and(c) Local comprehensive land use plans.(2) The following cri…

[Statutory Authority: Chapter 47.66 RCW. WSR 94-10-030 and 94-11-081, § 240-20-330, filed 4/28/94 and 5/16/94, effective 5/1/94 and 5/16/94.]

(1) Eligibility to apply shall be limited to public agencies.(2) Programs and projects eligible for funding shall be limited to the following purposes:(a) Planning;(b) Preliminary engineering;(c) Right of way acquisition; (d) Construction; and(e) Capital equipment acquisition.(3)…

(1) Projects selected for funding from the statewide competitive program account shall be consistent with the following criteria:(a) Local, regional, and state transportation plans;(b) Local transit development plans; and(c) Local comprehensive land use plans.(2) The following cr…

[Statutory Authority: Chapter 47.66 RCW. WSR 94-10-030 and 94-11-081, § 240-20-430, filed 4/28/94 and 5/16/94, effective 5/1/94 and 5/16/94.]

(1) The following copy fees and payment procedures apply to requests to the office under chapter 42.56 RCW and received on or after August XX, 2017.(2) Pursuant to RCW 42.56.120 (2)(b), the office is not calculating all actual costs for copying records because to do so would be u…

The growth management hearings board was established pursuant to chapter 36.70A RCW. The board is an independent quasi-judicial agency of the state of Washington with five members appointed by the governor who are qualified by experience or training in matters pertaining to land …

(1) Each petition for review that is filed with the growth management hearings board shall be heard and decided by a regional panel of growth management hearings board members. From the five board members, regional panels shall be constituted as follows:(a) Central Puget Sound re…

The function of the board is to make informed decisions on appeals within the scope of its statutory authority arising from implementation of the Growth Management Act, Shoreline Management Act, and State Environmental Policy Act, in a clear, consistent, timely, and impartial man…

The board has statutory authority to hear and determine:(1) Petitions alleging that a state agency, county, or city is not in compliance with the requirements of:(a) The Growth Management Act; or(b) Chapter 90.58 RCW as it relates to the adoption or amendment of shoreline master …

As used in this title, the following terms shall have the following meaning:(1) "Act" means the Growth Management Act, chapter 36.70A RCW, and subsequent amendments.(2) "Board" means the growth management hearings board or a panel of the board hearing a matter as established in R…