WSR 18-19-077

PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY

DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE

[Filed September 18, 2018, 9:36 a.m.]

Subject of Possible Rule Making: WAC 458-61A-219 Developmentally disabled persons—Housing—Transfers and improvements.

Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 82.45.010.

Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: WAC 458-61A-219 (Rule 219) explains the real estate excise tax (REET) exemption provided by RCW 82.45.010 (3)(t) for transfers of real property by a legal representative of a person with a developmental disability to a qualified entity as defined in RCW 82.45.010 (3)(t)(iii).

Other Federal and State Agencies that Regulate this Subject and the Process Coordinating the Rule with These Agencies: None.

Process for Developing New Rule: Parties interested in this rule making may contact the individual listed below. The public may also participate by providing written comments throughout this rule making or giving oral testimony at the public meeting or public hearing.

Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication by contacting Brenton M. Madison, P.O. Box 47453, Olympia, WA 98504-7453, phone 360-534-1583, fax 360-534-1606, TTY 800-833-6384, email brentonm@dor.wa.gov, web site dor.wa.gov.

Additional comments: A preliminary draft of the new rule will be available upon request shortly before the public meeting.

Written comments may be submitted by mail and should be directed to Brenton M. Madison at either email brentonm@dor.wa.gov, or mailing address Brenton M. Madison, ITA Division, P.O. Box 47453, Olympia, WA 98504-7453.

Written and oral comments will be accepted at the public meeting on November 1, 2018, at 10:00 a.m., at Conference Room 114A, 6400 Linderson Way S.W., Tumwater, WA 98501.

September 18, 2018

Erin T. Lopez

Rules Coordinator