WSR 00-01-140A

PROPOSED RULES

PUBLIC DISCLOSURE COMMISSION


[ Filed December 20, 1999, 2:22 p.m. ]

Original Notice.

Preproposal statement of inquiry was filed as WSR 99-22-080.

Title of Rule: WAC 390-05-400 Changes in dollar amounts.

Purpose: Adjust for inflation the dollar amounts imposed by Initiative 134 in 1992. These amounts were last amended in 1998.

Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 42.17.370(1) and [42.17].690.

Statute Being Implemented: RCW 42.17.690.

Summary: In even-numbered years, RCW 42.17.690 requires the commission to adjust for inflation the contribution limits and other dollar amounts established by Initiative 134. The proposed amendment to WAC 390-05-400 is being offered in order to satisfy this statutory obligation.

Reasons Supporting Proposal: The existing contribution limits and dollar amounts would be adjusted for inflation according to the formula set out in statute.

Name of Agency Personnel Responsible for Drafting and Implementation: Doug Ellis, Public Disclosure Commission, 711 Capitol Way, Room 403, Olympia, (360) 664-2735; and Enforcement: Susan Harris, Public Disclosure Commission, 711 Capitol Way, Room 403, Olympia, (360) 753-1981.

Name of Proponent: Public Disclosure Commission, governmental.

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

Explanation of Rule, its Purpose, and Anticipated Effects: The proposed rule implements the statutory requirement to adjust the dollar amounts imposed by I-134 every two years.

Using the implicit price deflator inflation index and the formula called for in statute, the original contribution limits and other dollar amounts imposed by I-134 would go up about 20%. However, since these dollar amounts were adjusted in 1998 the actual increase over current dollar levels would be quite modest.

Proposal Changes the Following Existing Rules: The changes only adjust contribution limits and other dollar amounts for inflation.

No small business economic impact statement has been prepared under chapter 19.85 RCW. The proposal would only affect a business that contributes to political campaigns, allowing it, along with other types of contributors, to give slightly more than is currently allowed by law.

Section 201, chapter 403, Laws of 1995, does not apply to this rule adoption. The Public Disclosure Commission is not an agency listed in subsection (5)(a)(i) of section 201. Further, the Public Disclosure Commission does not voluntarily make section 201 applicable to this rule adoption pursuant to subsection (5)(a)(ii) of section 201, and to date the Joint Administrative Rules Review Committee has not made section 201 applicable to this rule adoption.

Hearing Location: Second Floor Conference Room, Evergreen Plaza Building, 711 Capitol Way, Olympia, WA, on January 25, 2000, at 9:00 a.m.

Assistance for Persons with Disabilities: Ruthann Bryant, (360) 753-1111.

Submit Written Comments to: Doug Ellis, Public Disclosure Commission, P.O. Box 40908, Olympia, WA 98504-0908, fax (360) 753-1112, by January 13, 2000.

Date of Intended Adoption: January 25, 2000.

December 20, 1999

Vicki Rippie

Acting Executive Director

OTS-3695.1


AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 98-08-069, filed 3/30/96 [3/30/98], effective 5/1/96 [5/1/98])

WAC 390-05-400
Changes in dollar amounts.

Pursuant to the requirement in RCW 42.17.690 that the commission biennially revise the dollar amounts found in Initiative 134 to reflect changes in economic conditions, the following revisions are made:



Code Section Subject Matter Amount Enacted or Last Revised ((1998)) 2000 Revision

.020 Definition of ((["]))"Independent
Expenditure((["]))" (( $550

$575

 $575))

$600
.125 Reimbursement of candidate for loan to
own campaign $3,500 (($3,500))

$3,800
.180(1) Report --
Applicability of provisions to
Persons who made contributions (( $11,000

$11,500

 $11,500))

$12,000
Persons who made independent
expenditures (($550

$575

 $575))

$600
.640(1) Contribution Limits--
Candidates for state leg. office (( $550

$575

 $575))

$600
Candidates for other state office (($1,100

$1,150

 $1,150))

$1,200
.640(2) Contribution Limits--
State official up for recall or pol comm.
supporting recall--
State Legislative Office (($550

$575

 $575))

$600
Other State Office (($1,100

$1,150

 $1,150))

$1,200
.640(3) Contribution Limits--
Contributions made by political parties
and caucus committees
State parties and caucus committees ((.55)) .58 per voter ((.58 [per voter]))

.60 per voter
County and leg. district parties ((.28)) .29 per voter ((.29 [per voter]))

.30 per voter
Limit for all county and leg. district
parties to a candidate ((.28)) .29 per voter ((.29 [per voter]))

.30 per voter
.640(4) Contribution Limits--
Contributions made by pol. parties and caucus
committees to state official up for recall or
committee supporting recall
State parties and caucuses ((.55)) .58 per voter ((.58 [per voter]))

.60 per voter
County and leg. district parties ((.28)) .29 per voter ((.29 [per voter]))

.30 per voter
Limit for all county and leg. district parties
to state official up for recall or pol. comm.
supporting recall ((.28)) .29 per voter ((.29 [per voter]))

.30 per voter
.640 (6) Limits on contributions to political parties
and caucus committees
To caucus committee (($550

$575

 $575))

$600
To political party (($2,750

$2,875

 $2,875))

$3,000
.740 Contribution must be (([made])) made by written instrument $55 (($55))

$60

[Statutory Authority: RCW 42.17.690.      98-08-069, § 390-05-400, filed 3/30/98, effective 5/1/98; 96-04-021, § 390-05-400, filed 1/30/96, effective 3/1/96.]

Reviser's note: The bracketed material preceding the section above was supplied by the code reviser's office.

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