Subject of Possible Rule Making: Chapter 51-04 WAC, Policies and procedures for consideration of statewide and local amendments to the State Building Code.

     Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 19.27.031, 19.27.035, and 19.27.074.

     Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: The council has determined that there is a need to clarify the requirements for the procedures of adopting amendments.

     Process for Developing New Rule:      Agency study.

     Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication by contacting Tim Nogler, Managing Director, Washington State Building Code Council, P.O. Box 42525, Olympia, WA 98504-2525, phone (360) 725-2964, fax (360) 586-9383, e-mail sbcc@cted.wa.gov, www.sbcc.wa.gov.

May 4, 2005

Tim Nogler

for John Neff

Council Chair

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