WSR 00-02-034

PROPOSED RULES

YAKIMA REGIONAL

CLEAN AIR AUTHORITY

[ Filed December 29, 1999, 8:54 a.m. ]

Original Notice.

Title of Rule: Draft Regulation I of the Yakima Regional Clean Air Authority.

Purpose: To enable the authority to assist the citizens, jurisdictions, and businesses of Yakima County to restore and maintain air quality which conforms to applicable air quality standards with minimal community disruption.

Statutory Authority for Adoption: Chapter 70.94 RCW.

Statute Being Implemented: Chapter 70.94 RCW.

Summary: This new regulation should do the following:

1. Assist the authority in obtaining attainment status for two air pollutants in parts of Yakima County.

2. Clarify, correct, and supplement the existing regulation text.

3. Create a regulation in a clearer reading style.

Name of Agency Personnel Responsible for Drafting: Charles R. Stansel, 6 South 2nd Street, Suite 1016, Yakima, WA 98901, (509) 574-1410; Implementation: Les Ornelas, 6 South 2nd Street, Suite 1016, Yakima, WA 98901, (509) 574-1410; and Enforcement: Gary Pruitt, 6 South 2nd Street, Suite 1016, Yakima, WA 98901, (509) 574-1410.

Name of Proponent: Yakima Regional Clean Air Authority, governmental.

Rule is not necessitated by federal law, federal or state court decision.

Explanation of Rule, its Purpose, and Anticipated Effects: The new regulation will replace Restated Regulation I of the Yakima County Clean Air Authority. See Summary above.

Proposal Changes the Following Existing Rules: New rules or changes to existing rules are highlighted with underscoring.

No small business economic impact statement has been prepared under chapter 19.85 RCW. Does not apply to local air pollution control authorities.

RCW 34.05.328 does not apply to this rule adoption. Does not apply to local air pollution control authorities.

Hearing Location: Room 420, Yakima County Courthouse, 128 North 2nd Street, Yakima, WA 98901, on March 8, 2000, at 2:00 p.m.

Assistance for Persons with Disabilities: Contact Dema Harris by 12:00 noon, (509) 574-2215.

Submit Written Comments to: Yakima Regional Clean Air Authority, 6 South 2nd Street, Suite 1016, Yakima, WA 98901, fax (509) 574-1411, by March 8, 2000.

Date of Intended Adoption: Local adoption March 8, 2000.

Gary Pruitt

for Les Ornelas

Air Pollution Control Officer

Reviser's note: The material contained in this filing exceeded the page-count limitations of WAC 1-21-040 for appearance in this issue of the Register. It will appear in the 00-04 issue of the Register.

© Washington State Code Reviser's Office