WAC Citation | Subject Matter/ Purpose of Rule | Current Activity/ Approximate Filing Date |
New chapter in Title 365 | Commerce may adopt rules to support recent legislation which authorizes local governments to, in certain cases, generate revenue for affordable and supportive housing through implementation of a local sales tax that can be credited against the state sales tax with reporting due to commerce. | CR-101 filed June 27, 2019. |
194-37-130 | Commerce may adopt rules to update Energy Independence Act rules to reflect new eligibility of federally owned hydropower to meet renewable targets, starting in 2020. | CR-101 filed June 27, 2019. |
365-220 | Commerce may adopt rules for the developmental disability endowment trust fund to clarify when state match and earnings on the match will be retained by the program when an account closes. | CR-101 filed July 24, 2019. |
194-24 | Commerce may adopt rules to update existing appliance efficiency rules that are out of date. 2019 legislation added new products. Water heater interpretation and effective date are likely topics. | CR-101 filed July 19, 2019. |
Title 399 | Commerce may adopt rules with the public works board to assist with implementation of the newly legislated broadband program. | CR-101 filed July 19, 2019. |
Title 399 | Commerce may adopt rules to align current public works board rules with current program practices. | CR-101 filed July 19, 2019. |
Title 133 | Commerce may adopt rules with the community economic revitalization board to update existing WAC. | CR-101 anticipated fall 2019. |
Possible new chapter and/or section | Commerce may adopt rules to establish energy performance standards for buildings to support 2019 legislation. | CR-101 anticipated summer or fall 2019. |
Possible new chapters and/or sections | Commerce may adopt rules to implement the 2019 Clean Energy Transformation Act. This may be one or more rule-making activities. | CR-101 anticipated fall 2019. |