WSR 19-15-097
PROPOSED RULES
BOARD OF TAX APPEALS
[Filed July 22, 2019, 9:37 a.m.]
Original Notice.
Preproposal statement of inquiry was filed as WSR 19-12-066.
Title of Rule and Other Identifying Information: Rename and redefine chapter 456-12 WAC.
Hearing Location(s): On August 27, 2019, at 11:00 a.m., at 1110 Capitol Way South, Olympia, WA 98501.
Date of Intended Adoption: September 24, 2019.
Submit Written Comments to: Keri Lamb, 1110 Capitol Way South, Suite 300, Olympia, WA 98501, email bta@bta.wa.gov, fax 360-586-9020, by August 20, 2019.
Assistance for Persons with Disabilities: Contact Keri Lamb, phone 360-753-5446, fax 360-586-9020, email bta@bta.wa.gov, by August 20, 2019.
Purpose of the Proposal and Its Anticipated Effects, Including Any Changes in Existing Rules: Rename and redefine chapter 456-12 WAC to encompass all administrative processes.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW
82.03.170.
Rule is not necessitated by federal law, federal or state court decision.
Name of Proponent: Washington state board of tax appeals, governmental.
Name of Agency Personnel Responsible for Drafting and Implementation: Keri Lamb, 1110 Capitol Way South, Suite 300, Olympia, WA 98501, 360-753-5446; and Enforcement: Kate Adams, 1110 Capitol Way South, Suite 300, Olympia, WA 98501, 360-753-5446.
A school district fiscal impact statement is not required under RCW
28A.305.135.
A cost-benefit analysis is not required under RCW
34.05.328.
Explanation of exemptions: Agency exempt under RCW
34.05.328 (5)(b)(iii).
The proposed rule does not impose more-than-minor costs on businesses. Following is a summary of the agency's analysis showing how costs were calculated. The regulation applies only if a business files an annual property tax appeal. The proposed rule does not impose more than a minor cost on such businesses. Additionally, it does not create any new filing or recordkeeping requirements that have not already been established as a procedural requirement for presenting evidence at the Board of Tax Appeals.
July 22, 2019
Kate Adams
Executive Director
Chapter 456-12 WAC
((PUBLIC RECORDS))ADMINISTRATIVE PROCESSES
AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 99-13-098, filed 6/15/99, effective 7/16/99)
WAC 456-12-015Purpose of this chapter.
The purpose of this chapter is to ((
provide))
set forth rules on the organization and administration of the board ((
of tax appeals with))
and rules that comply with chapter ((
42.17))
42.30 RCW
, regarding open public meetings, and chapter 42.56 RCW, regarding public records.