Washington Administrative Code

As used in this chapter:(1) All words and phrases defined in chapter one of this title (WAC 417-01-120) and RCW 44.05.020 shall have the same meaning for the purposes of this chapter.(2) "Commission plan" means a proposed plan of redistricting, including any amendment to a propos…

The commission is required to adhere to the constitutional and statutory requirements applicable to redistricting plans. Therefore, any plan submitted to the commission must also adhere to the requirements applicable to commission plans, in art. 2, sec. 43 of the Constitution of …

(1) Any third-party plan submitted to the commission shall be submitted electronically in the following formats:(a) A text file format containing polygon identification and polygon district assignment columns; or(b) A shape file or geodatabase; or(c) A submission from the MyDistr…

Individuals and interest groups submitting description of a community of interest to the commission may use the following formats:(1) By sending through the commission website (www.redistricting.wa.gov) a video file, a written comment, or map drawn using the MyDistricting tool; o…

Early submission of description of communities of interest is encouraged. All submissions and supporting materials should be mailed to the commission's office in Olympia, electronically mailed to the commission's comment inbox (comment@redistricting.wa.gov) or posted on the websi…

Any third-party submission to the commission, together with any supporting materials or data submitted in connection therewith, will be a public document, subject to inspection and copying in compliance with the commission's rules with respect to public records (chapter 417-02 WA…

Any third-party submission to the commission shall be deemed for all purposes a release and waiver, and an unconditional assignment to the state, of any proprietary or ownership rights therein, and in any materials or data submitted in connection therewith. The commission, the st…

For purposes of Title 420 WAC, the definitions in RCW 77.85.010 apply. In addition, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the following definitions also apply:"Acquisition project" means a project that purchases or receives a donation of fee or less than fee interests i…

All communications with the board, office, director and staff shall be directed to the recreation and conservation office at the Natural Resources Building, 1111 Washington Street S.E., P.O. Box 40917, Olympia, Washington 98504-0917. Telephone 360-902-3000, fax 360-902-3026, webs…

(1) The board was created by the legislature in the Salmon Recovery Funding Act of 1999 (section 3, chapter 13, Laws of 1999 special session) codified in RCW 77.85.110.(2) Membership of the board is defined in RCW 77.85.110.(3) The board is authorized to:(a) Allocate and administ…

(1) The board shall adopt plans, policies, and procedures per the duties of the board as described in WAC 420-04-020. Board policies shall be considered and approved by the board in an open public meeting. Notice of such considerations will be given by distribution of the agenda …

(1) Consistent with RCW 79A.25.240 and other applicable laws, the director is delegated the authority and responsibility to carry out policies and administrative functions of the board. This includes, but is not limited to, the authority to:(a) Provide staff support to the board …

The purpose and duties of the governor's salmon recovery office are described in RCW 77.85.030. Among other duties, the governor's salmon recovery office must maintain and revise a statewide salmon recovery strategy as described in RCW 77.85.150.[Statutory Authority: RCW 77.85.12…

(1) The board's and office's activities and programs are exempt from threshold determinations and environmental impact statement requirements under the provisions of WAC 197-11-875.(2) To the extent applicable, it is the responsibility of sponsors to comply with the provisions of…

(1) Any person may submit a petition for a declaratory order pursuant to RCW 34.05.240 in any written form so long as it:(a) Clearly states the question the declaratory order is to answer; and(b) Provides a statement of the facts which raise the question. (2) The director may con…

Any person may submit a petition requesting the adoption, amendment or repeal of any rule by the board, pursuant to RCW 34.05.330 and the uniform rules adopted by the office of financial management that are set forth in chapter 82-05 WAC.[Statutory Authority: RCW 77.85.120 (1)(d)…

(1) The board is committed to public access to its public records. All public records of the board, as defined in RCW 42.56.070 as now or hereafter amended, are available for public inspection and copying pursuant to this regulation, except as otherwise provided by law including,…

(1) All counties, cities, and tribal governments within a lead entity area must have an opportunity to determine whether they wish to initiate the formation of a lead entity area and the selection of a lead entity.(2) Initiating governments must jointly designate, by resolution o…

(1) A lead entity administers a local process to identify salmon habitat restoration and acquisition projects and activities that support salmon recovery efforts critical to implementing salmon recovery plans. To accomplish this purpose, a lead entity must hire a coordinator to:(…

(1) The main purpose of a regional recovery organization is to coordinate salmon recovery planning and implementation. A regional recovery organization works directly with the federal government to develop, implement, and monitor a regional salmon recovery plan. A regional recove…

(1) The board may award capacity grants to regional salmon recovery organizations as described in RCW 77.85.030 and 77.85.090 and lead entities as described under RCW 77.85.130 for administrative support to implement salmon recovery activities. The governor's salmon recovery offi…

(1) This chapter contains general rules for grant program eligibility, applications, and projects funded with money from or through the board.(2) The director may apply the rules in this chapter to programs administered by the office but which are not subject to the board's appro…

(1) The board shall adopt a technical review and evaluation process to guide it in allocating funds to and among applicants. The board's technical review and evaluation process for applications and habitat project lists shall:(a) Be developed, to a reasonable extent, through the …

(1) Applications must be submitted by the due date approved by the board. Unless otherwise authorized by the board, the director and staff have no authority to extend the application filing deadlines. Excepted are applications for programs where the director specifically establis…

(1) Applicant resources used to match board funds must be eligible in the grant program. Sources of matching resources include, but are not limited to, any one or more of the following:(a) Appropriations and cash;(b) Value of the applicant's expenses for labor, materials, and equ…

(1) The board shall review recommendations from the director for grant awards at regularly scheduled open public meetings.(2) The board retains the authority and responsibility to accept or deviate from the director's recommendations and make the final decision concerning the fun…

(1) For every funded project, an agreement shall be executed within the deadlines in WAC 420-12-030 and as provided in this section.(2) The project agreement shall be prepared by the office after approval of the project by the board at a public meeting. The project agreement is e…

(1) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the office will authorize disbursement of project funds only on a reimbursable basis at the percentage identified in the project agreement after the sponsor has presented an invoice documenting costs incurred and compliance with t…

(1) Unless otherwise provided in this chapter, the office shall not approve the disbursement of funds for costs incurred before execution of a project agreement.(2) The office will only reimburse costs that occur within the period of performance in the project agreement.(3) The d…

Any project cost deemed by the board or director to conflict with applicable statutes, rules and/or related manuals, or the project agreement, must be repaid, upon written request by the director, to the appropriate state account per the terms of the project agreement. Such repay…

(1) Without prior approval of the board, the project area of a facility or property acquired with money granted by the board shall not be converted to a use other than that for which funds were originally approved. The board shall only approve such a conversion under conditions w…

(1) Without prior approval of the board, a facility or project area restored with money granted by the board, shall not be converted to a use other than that for which funds were originally approved.(2) The board shall only approve such a conversion under conditions which assure …

The board shall not approve any grant for proposals where the title to property is acquired through or as a direct result of condemnation proceedings. All acquisitions must be on a willing-seller basis.[Statutory Authority: RCW 42.17.250, [42.17].260(5), [42.17.]290, 43.21C.120(1…

(1) RCW 42.56.070(1) requires state agencies to make available for inspection and copying nonexempt "public records" in accordance with published rules. In compliance, this chapter is approved and adopted by the board of directors of Washington state school directors' association…

(1) "Business days" are weekdays, Monday through Friday, excluding official Washington state holidays and state agency closures for any reason.(2) "Public Records Act" or "act" means chapter 42.56 RCW.(3) "WSSDA" means Washington state school directors' association established un…

(1) Pursuant to RCW 42.56.152, WSSDA's public records officer will complete a training course regarding the act and records retention within 90 days of assuming their responsibilities as public records officer. Thereafter, the public records officer will complete refresher course…

(1) Making requests for public records.(a) Any person wishing to inspect or copy public records of the agency must make the request in writing on WSSDA's request form or through the online portal located on WSSDA's website, or by letter addressed to the public records officer at …

(1) WSSDA is an agency charged with the coordination of programs and procedures about policymaking and control and management among the school districts of Washington state. The powers and duties of WSSDA are described in chapter 28A.345 RCW.(2) WSSDA's administrative offices are…

(1) Acknowledging receipt of the request. The public records officer shall respond within five business days from receipt of a request by doing one or more of the following:(a) Provide copies of the records requested or make the record available for inspection;(b) Provide an inte…

WSSDA reserves the right to exempt public records from disclosure in accordance with chapter 42.56 RCW or other statutes which exempt or prohibit disclosure of specific information or records.Whenever WSSDA believes that a record is exempt from disclosure and should be withheld, …

(1) Inspections. There is no fee for inspecting public records, either in person or on WSSDA's website.(2) Statutory default costs. Pursuant to RCW 42.56.120(2), WSSDA declares for the following reasons that it would be unduly burdensome to calculate the actual costs it charges f…

(1) Closing requests. The request is deemed closed once the requested records or last installment of the request has been provided with the requestor expressly or impliedly acknowledging receipt without further follow-up communication being made. The public records officer or des…

(1) Petition for internal administrative review of denial of access. Any person who objects to the initial denial or partial denial of a records request may submit a petition in writing, including email, to the public records officer for a review of that decision. The petition sh…

In order to adequately protect WSSDA's public records, requestors must comply with the following requirements while inspecting public records:(1) Requestors may not remove any public record from WSSDA's premises.(2) Requestors must have a designated WSSDA employee present while i…

These rules are adopted under authority of chapter 43.04 RCW to provide for the efficient authorization of the use of the state seal.[Statutory Authority: RCW 43.04.040(4). WSR 89-20-031, § 434-04-010, filed 9/29/89, effective 10/30/89.]

When used in this chapter, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:(1) "Secretary" is the secretary of state and his or her designee;(2) "State seal" or "seal" is the seal of the state of Washington, used in any form (embossed, displayed, printed, physical representation o…

(1) Each flag shall have official identical seals, one on each side of the flag, and so placed that the center of each seal shall be centered on each side of the flag. The seal may have a serrated edge;(2) The size of the seal to be used shall be in proportion to the size of the …