PERMANENT RULES
Date of Adoption: March 8, 1999.
Purpose: To reflect changes in the chain of command within the Washington State Department of Transportation.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 468-06-040.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 47.01.101.
Adopted under notice filed as WSR 99-02-065 on January 6, 1999.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0. Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.
March 8, 1999
Gerald E. Smith
Deputy Secretary, Operations
OTS-2661.1
AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending Order 163, filed 7/24/96, effective 8/24/96)
WAC 468-06-040
Description of central and field organization of the Washington
state department of transportation.
(1) The department of transportation is a statutorily created agency of the state of Washington. The central office of the department of transportation is located in the Transportation Building, Olympia, WA 98504.
(2) The department of transportation is headed by a secretary who is the executive head of the department and is appointed by the Washington state transportation commission.
(a) Serving directly under the secretary are the deputy secretary for operations, deputy
secretary for policy ((and the)), audit office, equal opportunity office and the ombudsman. There are also assistant attorney generals assigned to the department who provide legal services
in department matters.
(b) Reporting directly to the deputy secretary for ((policy)) operations are the following
offices: Communications and public involvement, governmental liaison office, ((office of equal
opportunity, office of)) human resources office and Q2000 office.
(c) The following service centers report to the deputy ((secretaries)) secretary for
operations depending upon their needs: Environmental and engineering, field operations
support, finance and administration, planning and programming and transaid. Also reporting to
the deputy ((secretaries)) secretary are the aviation division, transportation economic
partnerships division, highways and local roadways division, public transportation and rail
division and Washington state ferries.
(d) The department field functions are carried out by six regions which are each headed by a region administrator and report directly to the deputy secretary for operations. The central regional office locations are: Seattle, Wenatchee, Tumwater, Vancouver, Yakima, and Spokane. The regions have various project and maintenance area offices which are headed by a supervisor.
[Statutory Authority: Chapter 42.17 RCW and RCW 47.01.101. 96-16-004 (Order 163), § 468-06-040, filed 7/24/96, effective 8/24/96. Statutory Authority: RCW 42.17.250 through 42.17.340. 89-17-047 (Order 120), § 468-06-040, filed 8/14/89, effective 9/14/89; 85-23-040 (Order 97), § 468-06-040, filed 11/18/85. Statutory Authority: 1977 ex.s. c 151. 79-01-033 (DOT Order 10 and Comm. Order 1, Resolution No. 13), § 468-06-040, filed 12/20/78. Formerly WAC 252-03-030.]