WSR 23-15-117

PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY

DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING

[Filed July 19, 2023, 10:23 a.m.]

Subject of Possible Rule Making: WAC 308-04-030 Retail sales and use tax exemption criteria for clean alternative fuel vehicles.

Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 82.08.809 Exemptions—Vehicles using clean alternative fuels and electric vehicles, exceptions—Quarterly transfers, 82.12.809 Exemptions—Vehicles using clean alternative fuels and electric vehicles, exceptions—Quarterly transfers, and 46.01.110 Rule-making authority.

Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: Rules for this subject currently exist. The department is proposing to move the rules found in WAC 308-04-030 to chapter 308-56A WAC to better align the section's subject with the subject of the chapter.

Other federal and state agencies that regulate this subject and the process coordinating the rule with these agencies: Department of revenue (DOR). The department of licensing will advise DOR of the proposed locational change. No substantive changes are intended or planned.

Process for Developing New Rule: This is a technical cleanup.

Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication by contacting Kelsey Stone, 1125 Washington Street S.E., Olympia, WA 98504, phone 360-902-0131, email rulescoordinator@dol.wa.gov, website dol.wa.gov/about/rules.

July 19, 2023

Ellis Starrett

Rules and Policy Manager