WSR 20-04-086

PERMANENT RULES

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

[Filed February 5, 2020, 7:50 a.m., effective March 7, 2020]

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

Purpose: This amendment adds to the authority statement at the suggestion of the joint administrative rules review committee. The amendment clarifies the authority of the department. There are no substantive changes.

Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 47.01.101.

Adopted under notice filed as WSR 19-24-056 on November 26, 2019.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted at the Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's own Initiative: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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: February 4, 2020.

Kara Larsen, Director

Risk Management and

Legal Services Division

AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 19-17-062, filed 8/20/19, effective 9/20/19)

WAC 468-17-010Authority.

RCW 47.01.101 provides that the Washington state department of transportation (WSDOT) may adopt rules that are subject to the adoption procedures contained in the state Administrative Procedure Act. RCW 47.01.260(1) provides that WSDOT "shall exercise all the powers and perform all the duties necessary" to managing the state's transportation systems.