WSR 23-18-094
PROPOSED RULES
DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING
[Filed September 6, 2023, 11:08 a.m.]
Original Notice.
Preproposal statement of inquiry was filed as WSR 23-15-117.
Title of Rule and Other Identifying Information: WAC 308-04-030 Retail sales and use tax exemption criteria for clean alternative fuel vehicles.
Hearing Location(s): On October 19, 2023, at 9:30 a.m. Join Zoom meeting https://dol-wa.zoom.us/j/82811615105?pwd=R0tQQSszSlpjSHBoYjFSdDhCdXMzQT09, Meeting ID 828 1161 5105, Passcode 743843; one tap mobile +12532158782,,82811615105#,,,,*743843# US (Tacoma), +12532050468,,82811615105#,,,,*743843# US, Meeting ID 828 1161 5105, Passcode 743843. Find your local number https://dol-wa.zoom.us/u/kfYD7xBAi. If you are having difficulty joining the Zoom meeting at the time of the public hearing, please call 360-902-0131. An in-person option is available at the Highways and Licensing Building, 1125 Washington Street S.E., Olympia, WA 98504.
Date of Intended Adoption: October 20, 2023.
Submit Written Comments to: Kelsey Stone, 1125 Washington Street S.E., Olympia, WA 98504, email rulescoordinator@dol.wa.gov, by October 18, 2023.
Assistance for Persons with Disabilities: Contact Kelsey Stone, 1125 Washington Street S.E., Olympia, WA 98504, email rulescoordinator@dol.wa.gov, by October 9, 2023.
Purpose of the Proposal and Its Anticipated Effects, Including Any Changes in Existing Rules: Moving these rules to chapter 308-56A WAC.
Reasons Supporting Proposal: This change will better align the section's subject with the subject of the rule chapter.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW
46.01.110 Rule-making authority,
82.08.809 Exemptions
—Vehicles using clean alternative fuels and electric vehicles, exceptions
—Quarterly transfers, and
82.12.809 Exemptions
—Vehicles using clean alternative fuels and electric vehicles, exceptions
—Quarterly transfers.
Statute Being Implemented: WAC 308-56A-170 Retail sales and use tax exemption criteria for clean alternative fuel vehicles.
Rule is not necessitated by federal law, federal or state court decision.
Name of Agency Personnel Responsible for Drafting: Kelsey Stone, 1125 Washington Street S.E., Olympia, WA 98504, 360-902-0131; Implementation and Enforcement: Chante Vernie, 1125 Washington Street S.E., Olympia, WA 98504, 360-902-3937.
A school district fiscal impact statement is not required under RCW
28A.305.135.
A cost-benefit analysis is not required under RCW
34.05.328. These changes are nonsubstantive; they simply move the location of the rule language in the chapter for easier access to subject material.
This rule proposal, or portions of the proposal, is exempt from requirements of the Regulatory Fairness Act because the proposal:
Scope of exemption for rule proposal:
Is fully exempt.
September 6, 2023
Ellis Starrett
Rules and Policy Manager
OTS-4909.1
NEW SECTION
WAC 308-56A-170Retail sales and use tax exemption criteria for clean alternative fuel vehicles.
(1) The lowest manufacturer's retail price for a base model vehicle is the one provided by a vendor selected by the department;
(2) The department publishes and periodically updates a list of all vehicle models qualifying for the sales and use tax exemptions under those sections; and
(3) The list of qualifying vehicle models is available on the department's website.
As used in this section, "base model" means the least expensive and least optioned model of a qualifying vehicle identified in RCW
82.08.809 (1)(a) and
82.12.809 (1)(a).
OTS-4908.1
REPEALER
The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed:
WAC 308-04-030 | Retail sales and use tax exemption criteria for clean alternative fuel vehicles. |