WSR 19-16-003

PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY

ARTS COMMISSION

[Filed July 24, 2019, 1:42 p.m.]

Subject of Possible Rule Making: Amendment to WAC 30-02-010 Definitions.

Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 43.46.040.

Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: The creative districts program is a new program that recently identified a need to make it clearer in the creative district definition that additional entities as approved may qualify for land areas designees.

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

Process for Developing New Rule: Collaborative rule making.

Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication by contacting Terry J. West, 711 Capitol Way South, Suite 600, Olympia, WA 98504, phone 360-586-5350, fax 360-586-5351, email terry.west@arts.wa.gov, web site www.arts.wa.gov.

Additional comments: Public rule-writing session to be held on September 3, at 3:00 – 3:30 p.m., at 711 Capitol Way South, Suite 600, Olympia. Participants may attend in person, send in written comments to address above or attend by conference call. Conference call attendees must notify the agency the day before to allow time for conference call logistics.

July 24, 2019

Karen Hanan

Executive Director