PERMANENT RULES
Date of Adoption: September 18, 2002.
Purpose: Environmental policy, the rule assists the authority in complying with the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA).
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 43.340.030 [(1)](h).
Adopted under notice filed as WSR 02-13-094 on June 18, 2002.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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Repealed 0;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Repealed 0;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Repealed 0.
Effective Date of Rule:
Thirty-one days after filing.
September 18, 2002
Paul Edwards
Deputy Director
Chapter 465-30 WACEnvironmental policy
NEW SECTION
WAC 465-30-010
Environmental policy.
(1) The authority
recognizes its responsibilities to adopt rules pertaining to
the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA). The authority has
reviewed SEPA and its own operations. The authority concludes
that all actions that the authority is authorized to undertake
under chapter 365, Laws of 2002 are exempt from SEPA pursuant
to WAC 197-11-904(4). The authority is an administrative
agency created to issue bonds securitizing revenues from the
master settlement agreement between the state and tobacco
product manufacturers. The authority's operations will
consist of activities in support of and related to this bond
issuance responsibility. The issuance of bonds and activities
with respect to related financing agreements and approvals
constitute administrative, fiscal or personnel activities
exempt under WAC 197-11-800 (15)(d).
(2) In accordance with WAC 197-11-904(4), the authority adopts this statement regarding the adoption of rules in compliance with SEPA.
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