WSR 97-01-069

PROPOSED RULES

TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION

[Filed December 16, 1996, 4:01 p.m.]

Original Notice.

Preproposal statement of inquiry was filed as WSR 96-21-010.

Title of Rule: WAC 468-500-001 Commission meetings.

Purpose: To designate the commission's monthly meeting schedule.

Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 47.01.061 and 42.30.070.

Summary: Specifies that the commission meets on the third Thursday of each month and the Wednesday immediately preceding that day each month.

Reasons Supporting Proposal: This action was initiated to provide a schedule of the commission's regular monthly meetings.

Name of Agency Personnel Responsible for Drafting: Pam Andersen, Olympia, (360) 705-7070; Implementation and Enforcement: Chris Rose, Olympia, (360) 705-7070.

Name of Proponent: Washington State Transportation Commission, governmental.

Rule is not necessitated by federal law, federal or state court decision.

Explanation of Rule, its Purpose, and Anticipated Effects: Specifies that the commission meets on the third Thursday of each month and the Wednesday immediately preceding that day each month.

Proposal does not change existing rules.

No small business economic impact statement has been prepared under chapter 19.85 RCW.

Section 201, chapter 403, Laws of 1995, does not apply to this rule adoption.

Hearing Location: Transportation Commission, Room 1D2, Transportation Building, Olympia, Washington 98504, on February 19, 1997, at 10:00 a.m.

Assistance for Persons with Disabilities: Contact Commission Office by February 6, 1997, TDD (360) 705-6980, or 1-800-486-8392.

Submit Written Comments to: Chris Rose, Administrator, Transportation Commission, P.O. Box 47308, Olympia, WA 98504-7308, FAX (360) 705-6802, by February 6, 1997.

Date of Intended Adoption: February 19, 1997.

December 9, 1996

Chris R. Rose

Administrator

NEW SECTION

WAC 468-500-001 Commission meetings. Regular public meetings of the Washington state transportation commission are held monthly on the third Thursday of every month and on the Wednesday immediately preceding that day commencing at 9:00 a.m. or such other time as determined by the commission chair. Each such regular meeting shall be held in the transportation commission meeting room (1D2) in the Transportation Building, 410 Maple Park Drive, Olympia, Washington. Persons desiring to know the starting time for a specific meeting can call the commission office at (360) 705-7070.