WSR 21-12-108

PERMANENT RULES

DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY

[Order 20-06—Filed June 2, 2021, 11:07 a.m., effective July 3, 2021]

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

Purpose: The purpose of the rule is to repeal two chapters that ecology no longer has authority to implement, chapters 173-422 and 173-422A WAC. The authority for the motor vehicle emission inspection program expired January 1, 2020. This repeal will eliminate possible confusion over obsolete rules.

In 2005, the legislature phased out emission testing in Clark, King, Pierce, Snohomish, and Spokane counties on January 1, 2020. After thirty-eight years, Washington's emission check program ended, so vehicle owners are no longer required to have their vehicles' emissions tested before renewing their registrations.

Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing chapters 173-422 and 173-422A WAC.

Statutory Authority for Adoption: Chapter 70A.25 RCW, Motor vehicle emission control (RCW 70A.25.100).

Adopted under notice filed as WSR 21-04-032 on January 26, 2021.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 41.

Number of Sections Adopted at the Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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: June 2, 2021.

Laura Watson

Director

OTS-2691.1

The following chapter of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed:

OTS-2692.1

The following chapter of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed: