WSR 18-02-092

PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY

[Filed January 3, 2018, 9:04 a.m.]

Subject of Possible Rule Making: The university is adding new rules regarding the administration of the state renewable energy system incentive program for citizens, businesses, and utilities.

Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 28B.30.150.

Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: In accordance with the renewable energy system incentive program law, ESSB 5939, signed into law on July 7, 2017, the state renewable energy system incentive program is to be administered by the Washington State University (WSU) energy program. The new rules are needed to provide procedures and requirements for the administration of this program.

Other Federal and State Agencies that Regulate this Subject and the Process Coordinating the Rule with These Agencies: Washington state department of revenue, Washington state department of ecology, Washington utilities and transportation commission.

Process for Developing New Rule: Reviewed internally at many levels before proposal.

Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication by contacting Deborah L. Bartlett, Director, Office of Procedures, Records, and Forms and University Rules Coordinator, P.O. Box 641225, Pullman, WA 99164-1225, phone 509-335-2005, fax 509-335-3969, email prf.forms@wsu.edu, web site http://public.wsu.edu/~forms/ProposedWAC.html.

Additional comments: A public hearing will be held to permit comment to all proposed rules and revisions. There will be an opportunity to provide written comments to the proposed rules.

January 3, 2018

Deborah L. Bartless, Director

Procedures, Records, and Forms

and University Rules Coordinator