Washington Administrative Code

Each of the subprograms has separate criteria for agency eligibility as follows:(1) Urban active transportation program agency eligibility:(a) Incorporated cities with a population of 5,000 and over.(b) Counties with a federally designated urban area.(2) Small city active transpo…

Minimum project requirements for each subprogram are as follows:(1) Urban active transportation program project eligibility:(a) Must be on or related to a federally classified route; and(b) Primary purpose of the project is transportation and not recreation.(2) Small city active …

The board establishes the following criteria for use in evaluating active transportation program grant applications for both urban and small city active transportation projects:(1) Safety improvement - Projects that address hazard mitigation and crash reduction.(2) Mobility acces…

The board allocates active transportation program funding across three regions to ensure statewide distribution of funds. The three regions are as follows:(1) Puget Sound region includes eligible agencies within King, Pierce, and Snohomish counties.(2) East region includes eligib…

For the purpose of allocating funds, the active transportation program is divided into two subprograms, the urban active transportation program and the small city active transportation program. The distribution formulas are as follows:(1) Urban active transportation program - The…

The active transportation program provides funding which will be matched by other funds as follows:(1) The urban active transportation program provides funding which will be matched by other funds as follows:(a) For cities:(i) If the city valuation is under 1,000,000,000 dollars,…

The Public Records Act, chapter 42.56 RCW, requires state agencies to make available for inspection and copying nonexempt public records in accordance with published rules. The sections in this chapter establish the procedures the Washington utilities and transportation commissio…

(1) "Identifiable public record" is a public record that exists at the time the commission receives the request for public records and that commission staff can reasonably locate.(2) "Public record" includes any writing containing information relating to the conduct of government…

Any person may obtain information about the commission or request access to its public records by contacting the commission using the contact information provided in WAC 480-07-125. That information is current at the time of rule adoption but may change. Current information and a…

Many of the commission's public records are publicly accessible on the commission's website. Such documents include, but are not limited to, commission orders and notices, party filings in commission adjudications, regulated company filings, and documents containing general infor…

(1) All of the commission's public records are available for inspection and copying unless the public record is exempt from disclosure under chapter 42.56 RCW (the Public Records Act) or protected from disclosure under RCW 80.04.095 or 81.77.210 (records that contain valuable com…

(1) Content. The commission will maintain and make available to the public an index of the following:(a) Final orders the commission has entered after June 30, 1990, in adjudicative proceedings that contain an analysis or decision of substantial importance to the agency in carryi…

(1) Definition. Except for requests for assistance to review or obtain documents on the commission's website, any request for identifiable public records is a request for public records to which the commission must respond in compliance with the Public Records Act. Requests for p…

The commission will provide the fullest assistance to requesters and the most timely possible action in response to requests for public records consistent with the intent of the Public Records Act to provide full public access to public records, to protect public records from dam…

The commission will charge to provide copies of public records as provided in this section.(1) Adoption of statutory copying charges. The commission has not calculated the actual costs for copying its records because to do so would be unduly burdensome for the following reasons:(…

(1) If the commission denies a request for a public record and the requester disagrees with the denial, the requester may ask the public records officer, in writing, for a review of the denial. The written request for review must describe or enclose the public records officer's w…

(1) Only commission staff may copy public documents unless the public records officer decides that copying by others will not disrupt commission business operations or pose any risk to the integrity and safety of the documents.(2) No person may take any public record from the are…

This chapter includes rules that explain how to conduct business with the Washington utilities and transportation commission (commission). The commission interacts both informally and formally with the public and with the businesses it regulates.Part I of this chapter includes ba…

Part I of this chapter contains information about the commission and general rules that apply in rule-making, adjudicative, and other proceedings described in this chapter.[Statutory Authority: RCW 80.01.040 and 80.04.160. WSR 17-06-051 (General Order R-588), § 480-07-100, filed …

(1) Exceptions and modifications. The commission, in response to a request or on its own initiative, may grant an exemption from, or modify the application of, any of its rules in individual circumstances if the exemption or modification is consistent with the public interest, th…

The commission's offices are open to the public between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except on official state holidays as defined in RCW 1.16.050.[Statutory Authority: RCW 80.01.040 and 80.04.160. WSR 17-06-051 (General Order R-588), § 480-07-120, …

The information included in this section is current at the time of rule adoption but may change. Persons may obtain current and additional contact information for the commission and its personnel by accessing the commission's internet website or by requesting the information in p…

(1) Definitions.(a) "Day" means calendar day whenever used in this chapter, unless otherwise specified.(b) "Business day" as used in this chapter, means any day when the commission's offices are open to the public as provided in WAC 480-07-120.(2) Computation of time. The period …

(1) General.(a) Informal submissions. Informal submissions are oral or written comments or communications directed to the commission that do not seek, or respond to, formal commission action, are not required by statute or commission rule, and generally are not filed in a docket.…

The commission receives documents for administrative purposes, and such receipt alone does not constitute filing or legal acceptance of a document.(1) Compliance review. Upon receipt, the commission will review a submission to determine whether it complies with applicable filing …

(1) Commission service defined. Commission service means sending or delivering notices, orders, or other commission documents from the commission to parties, regulated companies, or interested stakeholders. Such service includes, but is not limited to, commission service of docum…

Several statutory provisions limit or prevent disclosure of certain information provided to the commission, including provisions exempting specified public records from disclosure or preventing the release of confidential information until affected parties have an opportunity to …

(1) Definition. An official communication from the commission notifies interested parties and the public of the agency's position, anticipated action, or resolution of issues in matters that come within the commission's statutory authority.(2) When a communication is official. A …

(1) Inspection. Every public service company must make its accounts, books, papers, and documents available for commission inspection at any and all times. (2) Production. The commission may require a public service company to provide copies of documents to the commission for ins…

Any document that is incorporated by reference in a commission rule or order is available for public inspection at the commission unless exempt from the public disclosure requirements in chapter 42.56 RCW, or under a protective order in an adjudicative proceeding. The commission'…

(1) Authorization. To the extent authorized under RCW 19.360.020, the commission will accept electronic signatures on all documents submitted to the commission for filing that applicable law requires or allows to be signed by hand if the electronic signature complies with this ru…

The rules in this part apply to all rule-making proceedings before the commission.[Statutory Authority: RCW 80.01.040 and 80.04.160. WSR 03-24-028 (General Order R-510, Docket No. A-010648), § 480-07-200, filed 11/24/03, effective 1/1/04.]

The commission conducts rule-making proceedings in compliance with the requirements of RCW 34.05.310 through 34.05.395.[Statutory Authority: RCW 80.01.040 and 80.04.160. WSR 03-24-028 (General Order R-510, Docket No. A-010648), § 480-07-210, filed 11/24/03, effective 1/1/04.]

(1) Information. The commission's website includes information about each pending rule-making proceeding under the docket number the commission has assigned to that rule making.(2) Notification. The commission maintains lists of persons interested in potential rule-making proceed…

Persons who wish to inquire about rules being proposed or considered by the commission may contact the commission's rules coordinator, whose contact information is available on the commission's website.[Statutory Authority: RCW 80.01.040 and 80.04.160. WSR 17-06-051 (General Orde…

Any interested person may petition the commission to request that the commission adopt, amend, or repeal any rule. RCW 34.05.330 and chapter 82-05 WAC govern petitions for new rules or for the amendment or repeal of existing rules.[Statutory Authority: RCW 80.01.040 and 80.04.160…

(1) Scope of rule. This section governs communications to the commission in rule-making proceedings. These rules are in addition to the general rules for communicating with the commission in WAC 480-07-140.(2) Submitting comments. All written comments submitted in a rule making m…

(1) Scope. The rules in this subpart apply to all adjudicative proceedings described in this chapter, except to the extent of any conflict with special rules that govern general rate proceedings (subpart B of this chapter) or abbreviated adjudicative proceedings (subpart C of thi…

(1) Commencement. The commission may commence an adjudicative proceeding at any time with respect to any matter within its jurisdiction and within the scope of its authority. An adjudicative proceeding begins when the commission notifies a party that the commission will conduct a…

An administrative law judge will review the information or evidence supporting any complaint commission staff proposes to have the commission issue and will determine whether probable cause exists to issue the complaint. Upon determining that the information would sustain the com…

(1) General. RCW 34.05.455 and this section govern ex parte communications. After an adjudicative proceeding begins and before a final resolution of the proceeding, no person who has a direct or indirect interest in the outcome of the proceeding, including the commission's advoca…

The commission, in its discretion, may consolidate two or more proceedings in which the facts or principles of law are related. Parties may request consolidation or may request the severance of consolidated matters by motion to the commission. The commission may act on its own mo…

(1) Commissioners. The commissioners may preside in any adjudicative proceeding with or without the assistance of an administrative law judge. When the commissioners preside, they are presiding officers as that term is used in chapter 34.05 RCW and in this chapter. When the commi…

(1) Definitions.(a) Person. As defined in RCW 34.05.010(14), a person is any individual, partnership, corporation, association, governmental subdivision or unit thereof, or public or private organization or entity of any character.(b) Party. As defined in RCW 34.05.010(12), a par…

(1) Minimum qualifications. No person may appear before the commission as a representative of a party to an adjudicative proceeding without meeting at least one of the following qualifications:(a) Membership in good standing in the Washington State Bar Association;(b) Admission t…

(1) Interpreters. The commission incorporates WAC 10-08-150 (rules of procedure governing interpreters) by reference in this rule so that limited-English-speaking and hearing-impaired persons have equal access to the administrative process and the opportunity for full and equal p…

(1) Petition to intervene.(a) Who may petition; when petitions must be filed. The commission strongly prefers written petitions to intervene from any person who seeks to appear and participate as a party in a proceeding before the commission other than the original parties, commi…