Effective Date of Rule: January 1, 2011.

     Other Findings Required by Other Provisions of Law as Precondition to Adoption or Effectiveness of Rule: The forest land value rule is required by statute (RCW 84.33.140) to be effective on January 1, 2011.

     Purpose: WAC 458-40-540 contains the forest land values, which must be adjusted annually by a statutory formula contained in RCW 84.33.140(3). This rule has been amended to provide county assessors with forest land values for the 2011 assessment year.

     Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 458-40-540 Forestland values -- 2011.

     Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 82.01.060(2), 82.32.300, and 84.33.096.

     Other Authority: RCW 84.33.091.

      Adopted under notice filed as WSR 10-22-063 on October 29, 2010.

     Changes Other than Editing from Proposed to Adopted Version: The following changes to the forest land values in the proposed rule were made:

•	Land Grade 1/Operability Class 3 - $190 was changed to $189.
•	Land Grade 5/Operability Code [Class] 3 - $67 was changed to $66.

     Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0;      Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Date Adopted: December 29, 2010.

Alan R. Lynn

Rules Coordinator

OTS-3740.4

AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 10-02-031, filed 12/29/09, effective 1/1/10)

WAC 458-40-540   Forest land values -- ((2010)) 2011.   The forest land values, per acre, for each grade of forest land for the ((2010)) 2011 assessment year are determined to be as follows:

LAND GRADE	OPERABILITY CLASS	((2010)) 2011 VALUES ROUNDED
1	1 2 3 4	$((209)) 204 ((207)) 202 ((194)) 189 ((140)) 137
2	1 2 3 4	((175)) 171 ((170)) 166 ((163)) 159 ((117)) 114
3	1 2 3 4	((137)) 134 ((133)) 130 ((132)) 129 ((101)) 99
4	1 2 3 4	((105)) 103 ((102)) 100 ((101)) 99 ((77)) 75
5	1 2 3 4	((76)) 74 ((69)) 67 ((68)) 66 ((47)) 46
6	1 2 3 4	((39)) 38 ((36)) 35 ((36)) 35 ((34)) 33
7	1 2 3 4	17 17 16 16
8	1	1

[Statutory Authority: RCW 82.01.060(2), 82.32.300, 84.33.096, and 84.33.091. 10-02-031, § 458-40-540, filed 12/29/09, effective 1/1/10; 09-02-044, § 458-40-540, filed 12/31/08, effective 1/1/09; 08-02-063, § 458-40-540, filed 12/28/07, effective 1/1/08; 07-02-038, § 458-40-540, filed 12/26/06, effective 1/1/07. Statutory Authority: RCW 82.01.060(2), 82.32.300, 84.33.096, and 84.33.140. 06-02-006, § 458-40-540, filed 12/22/05, effective 1/1/06; 05-02-037, § 458-40-540, filed 12/30/04, effective 1/1/05. Statutory Authority: RCW 82.32.300 and 84.33.140. 04-02-018, § 458-40-540, filed 12/30/03, effective 1/1/04. Statutory Authority: RCW 82.01.060(2), 82.32.300, 84.33.096, 84.33.091, and 84.33.140. 03-02-004, § 458-40-540, filed 12/19/02, effective 1/1/03. Statutory Authority: RCW 82.32.300, 84.33.096, 84.33.091 and 84.33.120. 02-02-033, § 458-40-540, filed 12/24/01, effective 1/1/02. Statutory Authority: RCW 82.32.300, 84.33.096 and 84.33.120. 01-02-018, § 458-40-540, filed 12/21/00, effective 1/1/01; 00-02-018, § 458-40-540, filed 12/27/99, effective 1/1/00; 99-02-030, § 458-40-540, filed 12/30/98, effective 1/1/99; 98-02-014, § 458-40-540, filed 12/30/97, effective 1/1/98; 97-07-041, § 458-40-540, filed 3/14/97, effective 4/14/97; 96-02-055, § 458-40-540, filed 12/29/95, effective 1/1/96. Statutory Authority: RCW 82.32.300 and 84.33.120. 95-02-039, § 458-40-540, filed 12/30/94, effective 1/1/95. Statutory Authority: RCW 82.32.300. 94-02-046, § 458-40-540, filed 12/30/93, effective 1/1/94. Statutory Authority: RCW 84.33.120. 93-02-024, § 458-40-540, filed 12/31/92, effective 1/1/93; 91-24-026, § 458-40-540, filed 11/26/91, effective 1/1/92. Statutory Authority: RCW 84.33.120 and 84.08.010. 90-24-012, § 458-40-540, filed 11/27/90, effective 12/28/90; 89-23-095, § 458-40-540, filed 11/21/89, effective 12/22/89. Statutory Authority: RCW 84.33.120 and 84.33.130. 88-23-055 (Order FT-88-3), § 458-40-540, filed 11/15/88; 87-22-068 (Order FT-87-3), § 458-40-540, filed 11/4/87. Statutory Authority: Chapter 84.33 RCW. 87-02-023 (Order 86-4), § 458-40-540, filed 12/31/86.]

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