WSR 18-24-072

PERMANENT RULES

COLUMBIA RIVER

GORGE COMMISSION

[Filed November 30, 2018, 10:30 a.m., effective December 31, 2018]

Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.

Purpose: These amendments to the Gorge Commission's National Scenic Area (NSA) Land Use Ordinance for Klickitat County make the ordinance consistent with recent amendments to the NSA management plan. The amendments add two definitions and specify when new development proposals must be reviewed for cumulative effects to scenic, cultural, natural, and recreational resources in the NSA. The amendments codify language already adopted into the management plan and largely codify the commission staff's existing practice.

Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Amending 350-81-020, 350-81-540, 350-81-560, 350-81-570, 350-81-580, 350-81-590, and 350-81-600.

Statutory Authority for Adoption: 16 U.S.C. §§ 544e(c), 544f(l); RCW 43.97.015; ORS 196.150.

Adopted under notice filed as WSR 18-19-038 on September 13, 2018.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 7, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 7, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted at the Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Date Adopted: November 30, 2018.

Nancy A. Andring

Rules Coordinator