WSR 13-15-039 PROPOSED RULES GAMBLING COMMISSION [Filed July 11, 2013, 1:19 p.m.]
Original Notice.
Preproposal statement of inquiry was filed as WSR 13-04-064.
Title of Rule and Other Identifying Information: WAC 230-05-015 Two-part payment plan for license fees.
Hearing Location(s): Grand Mound Great Wolf Lodge, 20500 Old Highway 99 S.W., Grand Mound, WA 98531, (360) 273-7718, on September 12 or 13, 2013, at 9:00 a.m. or 1:00 p.m. NOTE: Meeting dates and times are tentative. Visit our web site at www.wsgc.wa.gov and select public meeting about ten days before the meeting to confirm meeting date/location/start time.
Date of Intended Adoption: September 12 or 13, 2013.
Submit Written Comments to: Susan Newer, P.O. Box 42400, Olympia, WA 98504-2400, e-mail Susan.Newer@wsgc.wa.gov, fax (360) 486-3625 by September 1, 2013.
Assistance for Persons with Disabilities: Contact Gail Grate by September 1, 2013, TTY (360) 486-3637 or (360) 486-3453.
Purpose of the Proposal and Its Anticipated Effects, Including Any Changes in Existing Rules: This proposed amendment adds language to clarify licensees that use the two-part payment plan must submit their second half payment, even if they stop operating. It also removes language that gross gambling receipts during the first half of the year cannot exceed fifty percent of the annual gross gambling receipts for licensees that use the two-part payment plan.
Statute Being Implemented: Not applicable.
Name of Proponent: Washington state gambling commission, governmental.
Name of Agency Personnel Responsible for Drafting: Susan Newer, Lacey, (360) 486-3466; Implementation: David Trujillo, Director, Lacey, (360) 486-3512; and Enforcement: Mark Harris, Assistant Director, Lacey, (360) 486-3579.
No small business economic impact statement has been prepared under chapter 19.85 RCW. A small business economic impact statement has not been prepared pursuant to RCW 19.85.025, and/or the proposed rule change does not impose additional costs on any businesses.
A cost-benefit analysis is not required under RCW 34.05.328. The Washington state gambling commission is not an agency that is statutorily required to prepare a cost-benefit analysis under RCW 34.05.328.
July 11, 2013
Susan Newer
Rules Coordinator
AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending WSR 06-07-157, filed 3/22/06, effective 1/1/08)
WAC 230-05-015 Two-part payment plan for license fees.
(1) If you are renewing an annual license or applying for an additional license, you may pay the license fee in two payments if: (a) You elect to participate; and (b) The license fee is at least eight hundred dollars; and (c) You pay an administrative processing fee as set out in WAC 230-05-020 or 230-05-030, plus one-half of the annual license fee at the time of application or renewal. (2) We issue licenses under the two-part payment plan with an expiration date of not more than one year and a second-half payment due date. (a) If we receive your second-half payment on or before the due date, the license will remain in effect until the expiration date. (b) If you ((fail to)) do not submit the second-half payment on or before the due date, the license expires and gambling activities must stop. You must pay us the second-half payment regardless if you stop operating the gambling activity, close your business, surrender your license, or your license is revoked. If you do not pay the second-half payment, we may take action against other licenses you hold or refer the debt to collections, or both. (((3) Your gross gambling receipts during the first-half payment period must not exceed fifty percent of the authorized class limitation for annual gross gambling receipts. Licensees whose gross gambling receipts exceed fifty percent of the authorized level must apply for a license at the appropriate license class and pay the full upgrade fee, plus an administrative processing fee, as set out in WAC 230-05-020 and 230-05-030.))
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